Wilder Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Grand Forks, North Dakota

Wilder Elementary School in Grand Forks, North Dakota enrolled 184 students in 2024-25 with 18.6 full-time teachers, 9.9 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, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

177 students in 2022-23, 179 students in 2023-24, 184 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.6 to 18.6.

Students enrolled at Wilder Elementary School by school year2022-23: 177, 2023-24: 179, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231772023-241792024-25184
Students enrolled at Wilder Elementary School by school year2022-23: 177, 2023-24: 179, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231772023-241792024-25184
Students enrolled at Wilder Elementary School by school year2022-23: 177, 2023-24: 179, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231772023-241792024-25184
Students enrolled at Wilder Elementary School by school year2022-23: 177, 2023-24: 179, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231772023-241792024-25184
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317719.69.0
2023-2417919.89.0
2024-2518418.69.9

9.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 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 9.9; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 9.9; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 9.9; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 9.9; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state 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 435 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wilder Elementary School enrolled 174 students and had 0.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.4, one per 435 of the 174 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent25.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.8% of students were White, 16.8% of two or more races, 16.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White53.8%
  2. Two or more races16.8%
  3. Hispanic16.3%
  4. American Indian10.3%
  5. Black2.7%

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 Wilder Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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, 2021-2230‑34%47%43.8%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%38% (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 Grand Forks

10 public elementary schools in Grand Forks report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Discovery Elementary School56717.79.0%
Century Elementary School49311.840.4%
J Nelson Kelly Elementary School48213.09.5%
Lake Agassiz Elementary School46412.754.3%
Ben Franklin Elementary School36712.226.2%
Viking Elementary School3287.936.0%
Phoenix Elementary School2359.642.1%
Winship Elementary School2128.958.0%

All public schools in Grand Forks →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Wilder Elementary School

  1. Winship Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 212 students, 8.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Phoenix Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 235 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Wilder Elementary School with Winship Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Grand Forks Public Schools spends per student$15,253 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,253
  5. The largest public schools in North DakotaWilder Elementary School is the number 131 by size of 269 North Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#131 of 269
  6. North Dakota schools by students per teacher9.9 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 10.6 for elementary schools.9.9:1
  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 Wilder Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Wilder Elementary School?
    184 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 177 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Grand Forks, ND.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilder Elementary School?
    9.9 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 Wilder Elementary School a Title I school?
    Wilder 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 Wilder Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Wilder Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 Wilder Elementary School in?
    Grand Forks Public Schools, NCES district ID 3808130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 380813000268 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.

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