Sterling Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Sterling, North Dakota
Sterling Elementary School in Sterling, North Dakota enrolled 21 students in 2024-25 with 3.0 full-time teachers, 7.0 students per teacher against the North Dakota elementary-school median of 10.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
19 students in 2022-23, 21 students in 2023-24, 21 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.0 to 3.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 19 | 3.0 | 6.3 |
| 2023-24 | 21 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 2024-25 | 21 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
7.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 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 Sterling Elementary School enrolled 9 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent5.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
100.0% of students were White in 2024-25.
- White100.0%
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 Sterling Elementary School scored proficient or above: under 50% 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. 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 | under 50% | not published | 38.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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.
What to look at next about Sterling Elementary School
- Menoken Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 50 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Apple Creek Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 17 miles away: 78 students, 7.9 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Sterling Elementary School with Menoken Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sterling 35 spends per student$27,684 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,684
- The largest public schools in North DakotaSterling Elementary School is the number 255 by size of 269 North Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#255 of 269
- North Dakota schools by students per teacher7.0 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 10.6 for elementary schools.7.0:1
- 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 Sterling Elementary School
How many students attend Sterling Elementary School?
21 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 19 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sterling, ND.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sterling Elementary School?
7.0 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 Sterling Elementary School a Title I school?
Sterling Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Sterling Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Sterling Elementary School scored proficient or above: under 50% 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 Sterling Elementary School in?
Sterling 35, NCES district ID 3817760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 381776000613 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.