State/Public Elementary Open

South Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 117 6th Ave W, West Fargo, Cass County, 58078

381
Pupils
12.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

South Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Fargo, Cass County. The school has 381 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Fargo 6 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
West Fargo 6

Enrollment & staffing

South Elementary School enrolls 381 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.

Male students
191 (50%)
Female students
190 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
31.5
Student-teacher ratio
12.1:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 14% Black or African American and 6.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White26068%
Black or African American5314%
Two or more races246.3%
Hispanic or Latino215.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native174.5%
Asian61.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

125 of the school's 381 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 98 qualify for free lunch and 27 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

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“5

South Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ND At-Large, state senate district 13, state house district 13.

School district: WEST FARGO 6

South Elementary School is one of 25 schools in WEST FARGO 6, based in West Fargo, North Dakota. The district serves 13,191 students district-wide and employs 977 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 381 students, South Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 528 students per school.

13,191
District students
25
Schools
977
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
14%
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: Suburb - Midsize

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