Badlands Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Watford City, North Dakota
Badlands Elementary School in Watford City, North Dakota enrolled 538 students in 2024-25 with 45.0 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the North Dakota elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (North Dakota: 43.8% and 38.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 32%
566 students in 2022-23, 500 students in 2023-24, 538 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 45.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 566 | 34.0 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 30.0 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 538 | 45.0 | 12.0 |
12.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 North Dakota elementary schools
Among the 262 North Dakota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 440 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Badlands Elementary School enrolled 440 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 440 of the 440 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent26.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
61.0% of students were White, 30.9% Hispanic, 3.0% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White61.0%
- Hispanic30.9%
- American Indian3.0%
- Two or more races2.4%
- Black1.7%
- Asian0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Badlands Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across North Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | North Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45% | 41% | 43.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 34% | 35% (2021-22) | 38.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Watford City
2 public elementary schools in Watford City report 2024-25 enrollment; Badlands Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Hills Elementary School | 663 | 15.8 | 30.6% |
| Badlands Elementary School | 538 | 12.0 | 35.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Badlands Elementary School
- Fox Hills Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 663 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Alexander Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 17 miles away: 195 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Badlands Elementary School with Fox Hills Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mckenzie Co 1 spends per student$15,006 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,006
- The largest public schools in North DakotaBadlands Elementary School is the number 12 by size of 269 North Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#12 of 269
- North Dakota schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 10.6 for elementary schools.12.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Badlands Elementary School
How many students attend Badlands Elementary School?
538 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 566 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Watford City, ND.What is the student-teacher ratio at Badlands Elementary School?
12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Dakota median for elementary schools is 10.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Badlands Elementary School a Title I school?
Badlands Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Badlands Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Badlands Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across North Dakota. North Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Badlands Elementary School in?
Mckenzie Co 1, NCES district ID 3812540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 381254000414 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.