Elementary Schools in Wahpeton 37

Summary:

The Wahpeton 37 school district in North Dakota is home to two elementary schools: Wahpeton Elementary School and Zimmerman Elementary School. Both schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Wahpeton 37 district, which is ranked 11th out of 23 districts in the state.

Based on the available data, Wahpeton Elementary School appears to be the weaker performer of the two, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of North Dakota elementary schools over the past three years with a 1-2 star rating. The school's proficiency rates in math and reading are below the district and state averages, and its chronic absenteeism rate is 20%. In contrast, Zimmerman Elementary School does not have a statewide ranking, but it has a significantly lower student-teacher ratio of 12.8 compared to 16.9 at Wahpeton Elementary School.

Both schools serve a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families, with free and reduced lunch rates around 42%. However, Wahpeton Elementary School spends more per student ($16,596) than Zimmerman Elementary School ($15,548), but this does not seem to translate to better academic outcomes based on the available data.

District Detail

1021 11th St N
Wahpeton, ND 58075

(701) 642-6741

SchoolDigger Rank:
94^th of 134 North Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,221

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
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 All Grades	A-Plus Reading 3rd Grade	A-Plus Reading 4th Grade	A-Plus Reading 5th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 4th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wahpeton Elementary School	Public	1-5	1235 12th St N	Wahpeton	58075	Richland County	Wahpeton 37	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 642-8328	469	31	15.1	39.0%	346 (73.8%)	7 (1.5%)	44 (9.4%)	7 (1.5%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	36.5	148^th of 216 public elementary schools	31.5%		41.7	137^th of 217 public elementary schools	36.9%	11	49.0	34.0	34.0	41.0	34.0	34.0	44.0	36.0	34.0	34.0	$13,202	$3,542	$9,660
Zimmerman Elementary School	Public	PK-K	508 9 St N	Wahpeton	58075	Richland County	Wahpeton 37	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 642-3050	116	8	14.5	41.4%	80 (69.0%)	3 (2.6%)	11 (9.5%)	2 (1.7%)	9 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.5%)								(n/a)											$12,305	$2,816	$9,489

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.

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Circle of Nations	0.36 mi	1
Richland 44	13.09 mi	2	13^th
Fairmount 18	15.27 mi	2
Hankinson 8	19.64 mi	2	101^st
Wyndmere 42	24.34 mi	2	64^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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