Elementary Schools in Nesson 2

Summary:

The Nesson 2 school district in North Dakota contains a single elementary school, Ray Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. While there are no other elementary schools in the immediate area to compare, the available data provides insights into the performance and characteristics of this school.

Ray Elementary School has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 185th out of 207 schools in 2015-2016 to 34th out of 53 schools in 2024-2025. Its performance rating has also increased from 1 star to 2 stars out of 5 during this period. However, the school's proficiency rates in A-Plus/Math (44%) and A-Plus/Reading (35%) remain slightly above the Nesson 2 district average but below the statewide average for North Dakota. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.0% in the 2024-2025 school year is a concerning metric that the school and district should address.

Despite these challenges, Ray Elementary School appears to be allocating significant resources to support student education, with a spending per student of $12,915 in the 2021-2022 school year. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 18.8, which could contribute to more personalized attention and support for students. Overall, while Ray Elementary School has shown improvement, there are still areas for growth, particularly in addressing chronic absenteeism and improving academic performance to better align with statewide averages.

District Detail

224 2nd Ave W
Ray, ND 58849

(701) 568-3301

SchoolDigger Rank:
70^th of 134 North Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 443

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				A-Plus Math (2025)							A-Plus Reading (2025)							A-Plus Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	A-Plus Math 3rd Grade	A-Plus Math 4th Grade	A-Plus Math 5th Grade	A-Plus Math 6th Grade	A-Plus Math 7th Grade	A-Plus Math 8th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 3rd Grade	A-Plus Reading 4th Grade	A-Plus Reading 5th Grade	A-Plus Reading 6th Grade	A-Plus Reading 7th Grade	A-Plus Reading 8th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 4th Grade	A-Plus Science 8th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	224 2nd Ave W	Ray	58849	Williams County	Nesson 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 568-3301	324	17	18.6	15.7%	278 (85.8%)	4 (1.2%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	58.6	75^th of 216 public elementary schools	65.3%		68.5	47^th of 217 public elementary schools	78.3%	28	34.0	69.0	59.0	39.0	39.0	49.0	44.0	29.0	59.5	49.5	39.5	39.5	19.5	35.0	59.0	49.0	49.0	$14,548	$303	$14,244

IMPORTANT NOTE: North Dakota does not publish exact assessment percentages; instead, results are reported as ranges (e.g., 20-29%) to protect student privacy in smaller groups. The proficiency rates displayed on SchoolDigger are calculated using midpoint imputation—the center value of each reported range. Actual values may differ by up to 5 percentage points from the figures shown.

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Stanley 2	35.75 mi	2	117^th
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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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