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Wahpeton Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1235 12th St N, Wahpeton, Richland County, 58075

436
Pupils
16.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Wahpeton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wahpeton, Richland County. The school has 436 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wahpeton 37 school district. It serves grades 1โ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Wahpeton 37

Enrollment & staffing

Wahpeton Elementary School enrolls 436 students across grades 1โ€“5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.

Male students
239 (55%)
Female students
197 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student-teacher ratio
16.8:1
Grade span
1โ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 11% American Indian or Alaska Native and 8.9% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White31973%
American Indian or Alaska Native4811%
Hispanic or Latino398.9%
Two or more races163.7%
Black or African American81.8%
Asian61.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

170 of the school's 436 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 1โ€“5Title I

Wahpeton Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ND At-Large, state senate district 25, state house district 25.

School district: WAHPETON 37

Wahpeton Elementary School is one of 4 schools in WAHPETON 37, based in Wahpeton, North Dakota. The district serves 1,224 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 436 students, Wahpeton Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 306 students per school.

1,224
District students
4
Schools
77
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

34%
Reading proficient
44%
Math proficient
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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