Summary
Wachter Middle School is a public middle school in Bismarck, North Dakota, serving 1,007 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Bismarck 1 School District, which is ranked 9th out of 23 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Wachter Middle School consistently outperforms the Bismarck 1 district and the state of North Dakota in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Wachter's proficiency rates in A-Plus/Math, A-Plus/Reading, and A-Plus/Science for all grades were 52%, 47%, and 62%, respectively, compared to the Bismarck 1 district's 47%, 42%, and 44%, and the state's 41%, 40%, and 38%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 8th-grade science, where 62% of students were proficient or better, compared to 50% in the Bismarck 1 district and 44% statewide. Wachter Middle School also has exceptional performance among specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and white students, often ranking among the top schools in the state for these groups.
While Wachter Middle School has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 1% to 5% over the past few years, the school's chronic absenteeism rates are higher, ranging from 16% to 22% in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, Horizon Middle School has similar academic performance, while Simle Middle School lags behind Wachter in several areas, and Mandan Middle School, which is in a different district, has lower academic performance compared to Wachter across various subjects and grade levels.
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