Louis L'amour Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Jamestown, North Dakota

Louis L'amour Elementary School in Jamestown, North Dakota enrolled 113 students in 2024-25 with 14.8 full-time teachers, 7.7 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, 50-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (North Dakota: 43.8% and 38.9%).

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 43%

107 students in 2022-23, 105 students in 2023-24, 113 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.3 to 14.8.

Students enrolled at Louis L'amour Elementary School by school year2022-23: 107, 2023-24: 105, 2024-25: 1130501001502022-231072023-241052024-25113
Students enrolled at Louis L'amour Elementary School by school year2022-23: 107, 2023-24: 105, 2024-25: 1130501001502022-231072023-241052024-25113
Students enrolled at Louis L'amour Elementary School by school year2022-23: 107, 2023-24: 105, 2024-25: 1130501001502022-231072023-241052024-25113
Students enrolled at Louis L'amour Elementary School by school year2022-23: 107, 2023-24: 105, 2024-25: 1130501001502022-231072023-241052024-25113
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2310710.310.4
2023-2410510.310.2
2024-2511314.87.7

7.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 81 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.

Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 7.7; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 7.7state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 7.7; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 7.7state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 7.7; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 7.7state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 7.7; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 7.7state median 10.6U.S. 14.6

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 206 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Louis L'amour Elementary School enrolled 103 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 206 of the 103 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent7.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.3% of students were White, 5.3% of two or more races, 2.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White90.3%
  2. Two or more races5.3%
  3. Black2.7%
  4. Hispanic0.9%
  5. Asian0.9%

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 Louis L'amour Elementary School scored proficient or above: 50-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-69% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNorth Dakota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250‑59%55%43.8%
Math, 2022-2360‑69%44% (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 Jamestown

5 public elementary schools in Jamestown report 2024-25 enrollment; Louis L'amour Elementary School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
William S Gussner Elementary School23913.219.7%
Roosevelt Elementary School2166.838.9%
Lincoln Elementary School17914.540.8%
Louis L'amour Elementary School1137.729.2%
Washington Elementary School976.241.2%

All public schools in Jamestown →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Louis L'amour Elementary School

  1. Roosevelt Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 216 students, 6.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Washington Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 97 students, 6.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Louis L'amour Elementary School with Roosevelt Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Jamestown Public Schools spends per student$13,986 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,986
  5. The largest public schools in North DakotaLouis L'amour Elementary School is the number 185 by size of 269 North Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#185 of 269
  6. North Dakota schools by students per teacher7.7 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 10.6 for elementary schools.7.7:1
  7. 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 Louis L'amour Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Louis L'amour Elementary School?
    113 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 107 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jamestown, ND.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Louis L'amour Elementary School?
    7.7 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.
  3. Is Louis L'amour Elementary School a Title I school?
    Louis L'amour Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Louis L'amour Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Louis L'amour Elementary School scored proficient or above: 50-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-69% 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.
  5. What district is Louis L'amour Elementary School in?
    Jamestown Public Schools, NCES district ID 3800021. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 380002100825 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