Missouri Ridge Middle School

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

Missouri Ridge Middle School in Williston, North Dakota enrolled 397 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the North Dakota elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% proficient in math in 2022-23 (North Dakota: 43.8% and 38.9%).

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

381 students in 2022-23, 330 students in 2023-24, 397 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 27.0.

Students enrolled at Missouri Ridge Middle School by school year2022-23: 381, 2023-24: 330, 2024-25: 39701002003004002022-233812023-243302024-25397
Students enrolled at Missouri Ridge Middle School by school year2022-23: 381, 2023-24: 330, 2024-25: 39701002003004002022-233812023-243302024-25397
Students enrolled at Missouri Ridge Middle School by school year2022-23: 381, 2023-24: 330, 2024-25: 39701002003004002022-233812023-243302024-25397
Students enrolled at Missouri Ridge Middle School by school year2022-23: 381, 2023-24: 330, 2024-25: 39701002003004002022-233812023-243302024-25397
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338130.012.7
2023-2433029.011.4
2024-2539727.014.7

14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 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 14.7; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 14.7; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 14.7; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 14.7; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state 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 736 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Missouri Ridge Middle School enrolled 368 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 736 of the 368 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent34.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.2% of students were White, 23.9% Hispanic, 9.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White60.2%
  2. Hispanic23.9%
  3. Two or more races9.6%
  4. Black4.0%
  5. Pacific Islander1.0%
  6. Asian0.8%
  7. American Indian0.5%

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 Missouri Ridge Middle School scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% 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, 2021-2231%36%43.8%
Math, 2022-2328%26% (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 Williston

10 public elementary schools in Williston report 2024-25 enrollment; Missouri Ridge Middle School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bakken Elementary School62712.821.5%
Hagan Elementary School48615.731.7%
Mcvay Elementary School44922.539.0%
Missouri Ridge Middle School39714.729.0%
Rickard Elementary School31910.319.4%
Lewis and Clark Elementary School30312.611.9%
Wilkinson Elementary School30111.428.9%
Asb Innovation Academy26515.67.2%

All public schools in Williston →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Missouri Ridge Middle School

  1. Hagan Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 4.9 miles away: 486 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
  2. Garden Valley Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.6 miles away: 178 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
  3. Compare Missouri Ridge Middle School with Hagan Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Williston Basin 7 spends per student$13,026 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,026
  5. The largest public schools in North DakotaMissouri Ridge Middle School is the number 44 by size of 269 North Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#44 of 269
  6. North Dakota schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 10.6 for elementary schools.14.7:1
  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 Missouri Ridge Middle School

  1. How many students attend Missouri Ridge Middle School?
    397 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 381 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Williston, ND.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Missouri Ridge Middle School?
    14.7 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 Missouri Ridge Middle School a Title I school?
    Missouri Ridge Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Missouri Ridge Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Missouri Ridge Middle School scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% 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 Missouri Ridge Middle School in?
    Williston Basin 7, NCES district ID 3800405. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 380040500918 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