School for the Deaf Pk-8
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Devils Lake, North Dakota
School for the Deaf Pk-8 in Devils Lake, North Dakota enrolled 16 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 3.2 students per teacher against the North Dakota elementary-school median of 10.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
18 students in 2022-23, 17 students in 2023-24, 16 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.0 to 5.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 18 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| 2023-24 | 17 | 5.0 | 3.4 |
| 2024-25 | 16 | 5.0 | 3.2 |
3.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection School for the Deaf Pk-8 enrolled 12 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent5.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.8% of students were American Indian, 25.0% White, 6.3% Black in 2024-25.
- American Indian68.8%
- White25.0%
- Black6.3%
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 School for the Deaf Pk-8 scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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 | under 50% | under 50% | 43.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | under 50% | under 50% (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 Devils Lake
4 public elementary schools in Devils Lake report 2024-25 enrollment; School for the Deaf Pk-8 is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Elementary School | 269 | 13.1 | 36.8% |
| Prairie View Elementary School | 262 | 13.4 | 33.6% |
| Minnie H Kindergarten Center | 167 | 11.5 | 38.9% |
| School for the Deaf Pk-8 | 16 | 3.2 | 81.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about School for the Deaf Pk-8
- Sweetwater Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 269 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Minnie H Kindergarten CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 167 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare School for the Deaf Pk-8 with Sweetwater Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Nd School for the Deaf spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in North DakotaSchool for the Deaf Pk-8 is the number 257 by size of 269 North Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#257 of 269
- North Dakota schools by students per teacher3.2 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 10.6 for elementary schools.3.2:1
- 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 School for the Deaf Pk-8
How many students attend School for the Deaf Pk-8?
16 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 18 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Devils Lake, ND.What is the student-teacher ratio at School for the Deaf Pk-8?
3.2 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 School for the Deaf Pk-8 a Title I school?
School for the Deaf Pk-8 was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at School for the Deaf Pk-8 do on state tests?
The students tested at School for the Deaf Pk-8 scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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 School for the Deaf Pk-8 in?
Nd School for the Deaf, NCES district ID 3800006. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 380000600801 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.