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Park River Area 8


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76thof 134 North Dakota districts▼ 40
Better than 43% of North Dakota districts
Elementary 1High 1Grades PK, KG-12
704 5th St W
Park River, ND 58270·(701) 284-7164·All North Dakota district rankings →
Statewide performance 2018–2025
2025: better than 43.3% of districts
2
Schools
470
Students
Top rankedPark River Area High School33rd of 126 North Dakota high schools
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Summary:

The Park River Area 8 district in North Dakota operates two schools: Park River Area Elementary School and Park River Area High School. The district is ranked 19 out of 23 in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Park River Area High School has maintained a stronger historical performance, reaching a 4-star statewide ranking in 2015-2016, the Park River Area Elementary School has seen a concerning decline, dropping from 3 stars in 2016-2017 to just 1 star in 2024-2025. The elementary school's test scores are below the district and state averages, and its chronic absenteeism rate is high at 20%.

Despite the differences in academic performance, both schools have similar spending per student ($10,197) and student-teacher ratios (12.4 at the elementary school and 14.4 at the high school). The relatively high free/reduced lunch rates of around 27% at both schools suggest that the district may be serving a population with lower socioeconomic status, which could be a contributing factor to the academic challenges observed. Further investigation into the specific strategies and interventions employed at each school could provide valuable insights to improve educational outcomes in the Park River Area 8 district.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

About North Dakota Assessment Data: To protect student privacy, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction reports assessment results as percentage ranges rather than exact values. SchoolDigger calculates proficiency rates using midpoint imputation, which uses the center value of each reported range. For example, a reported range of 20-29% is represented as 24.5%. As a result, the proficiency rates shown may vary by approximately ±5 percentage points from actual values. This variance is most significant for individual grade/subject combinations and diminishes when data is aggregated across multiple grades or subjects.

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