Silver Ranch Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Bismarck, North Dakota
Silver Ranch Elementary School in Bismarck, North Dakota enrolled 386 students in 2024-25 with 23.4 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the North Dakota elementary-school median of 10.6. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (North Dakota: 38.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
361 students in 2022-23, 393 students in 2023-24, 386 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.5 to 23.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 361 | 22.5 | 16.0 |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 23.3 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 386 | 23.4 | 16.5 |
16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 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 Silver Ranch Elementary School reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent4.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.0% of students were White, 4.4% of two or more races, 1.8% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White92.0%
- Two or more races4.4%
- American Indian1.8%
- Hispanic1.0%
- Asian0.5%
- Black0.3%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Silver Ranch Elementary School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 38.9% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 65‑69% | 43% (2021-22) | 38.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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 Bismarck
20 public elementary schools in Bismarck report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Solheim Elementary School | 588 | 15.2 | 15.5% |
| Elk Ridge Elementary School | 510 | 17.5 | 2.0% |
| Robert Place Miller Elementary School | 485 | 14.4 | 30.5% |
| Liberty Elementary School | 470 | 15.7 | 4.5% |
| Sunrise Elementary School | 445 | 14.2 | 13.9% |
| Northridge Elementary School | 410 | 11.2 | 26.8% |
| Dorothy Moses Elementary School | 390 | 12.8 | 61.0% |
| Centennial Elementary School | 390 | 13.3 | 22.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Silver Ranch Elementary School
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 445 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Robert Place Miller Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 485 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Silver Ranch Elementary School with Sunrise Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bismarck School District 1 spends per student$14,558 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,558
- The largest public schools in North DakotaSilver Ranch Elementary School is the number 51 by size of 269 North Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#51 of 269
- North Dakota schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 10.6 for elementary schools.16.5:1
- 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 Silver Ranch Elementary School
How many students attend Silver Ranch Elementary School?
386 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 361 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bismarck, ND.What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Ranch Elementary School?
16.5 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 Silver Ranch Elementary School a Title I school?
Silver Ranch Elementary School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).How do students at Silver Ranch Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Silver Ranch Elementary School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 38.9% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Silver Ranch Elementary School in?
Bismarck School District 1, NCES district ID 3800014. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 380001400950 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, 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.