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Robert Place Miller Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Robert Place Miller Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bismarck, North Dakota, serving 481 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school 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.

Despite the district's strong performance, Robert Place Miller Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state in academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 36% in math and 28% in reading, compared to the district's 47% and 42%, and the state's 41% and 40%, respectively. The school's statewide ranking has also declined, dropping from 87th out of 207 elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 46th out of 53 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has higher chronic absenteeism rates than the state average, with 20% of students chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to nearby schools within the Bismarck 1 district, Robert Place Miller Elementary School generally underperforms in terms of academic achievement and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. For example, Sunrise Elementary School and Centennial Elementary School have higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. However, Robert Place Miller Elementary School has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to some nearby schools, such as Will-Moore Elementary School and Jeannette Myhre Elementary School, which have over 60% of their students receiving this assistance.

485

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,944

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1989 N 20th St
Bismarck, ND 58501

(701) 323-4170

District: Bismarck 1

Students who attend Robert Place Miller Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Simle Middle School
High:	Legacy High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.5%

Two or more races:

8.9%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Dakota average (31% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg44%

North Dakota avg40%

175^th of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Bismarck 1

67^th of 134Bismarck 1 among North Dakota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	175 of 216	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	138 of 217	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	123 of 215	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	94 of 217	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	140 of 207	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2020	49.5	114 of 203	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	115 of 203	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.7	37 of 202	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	43.3	127 of 199	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.4	96 of 194	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.3	129 of 181	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.2	140 of 217	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.9	100 of 217	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.4	94 of 195	51.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	124 of 143	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	111 of 138	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	81 of 137	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	70 of 141	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.7	103 of 132	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	44.6	84 of 132	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	84 of 132	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.0	25 of 130	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	38.4	94 of 128	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.0	77 of 123	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.5	87 of 109	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	85 of 101	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	61 of 93	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	78 of 88	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	41 of 64	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	37 of 64	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2020	47.8	48 of 88	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	48 of 88	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	32 of 87	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.3	53 of 81	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.8	30 of 74	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	22.9	60 of 65	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	113 of 143	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.7	62 of 138	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	69 of 137	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	40 of 141	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	42.2	89 of 132	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2020	51.6	70 of 132	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	70 of 132	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.6	21 of 130	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	49.6	72 of 128	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.6	60 of 123	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.8	79 of 109	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2023	47.6	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2024	21.6	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	71 of 83	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.4	33 of 79	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	16 of 71	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	11 of 75	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	31 of 62	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2020	35.7	47 of 66	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	47 of 66	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	87.2	5 of 54	90.7%	★★★★★
2017	49.6	31 of 53	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.8	22 of 51	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	14.1	37 of 40	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)94th percentile+75 vs school

Military Connected (2023)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Native American (2024)20th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Math36%-5 vs state

Science29%-9 vs state

Reading28%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Robert Place Miller Elementary School

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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
Robert Place Miller Elementary School	Public	K-5	1989 N 20th St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4170	485	34	14.3	36.9%	313 (64.5%)	29 (6.0%)	38 (7.8%)	22 (4.5%)	37 (7.6%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.9%)	27.7	175^th of 216 public elementary schools	19.0%		41.5	138^th of 217 public elementary schools	36.4%	37	29.0	44.0	44.0	36.0	24.0	29.0	34.0	28.0	29.0	29.0	$14,944	$1,812	$13,132
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Braman Ave	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4220	203	19	10.5	42.9%	129 (63.5%)	5 (2.5%)	18 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	6 (3.0%)	27 (13.3%)	22.4	187^th of 216 public elementary schools	13.4%		34	158^th of 217 public elementary schools	27.2%	29	29.5	24.0	39.0	24.0	29.5	29.0	29.5	28.0	34.0	34.0	$17,250	$2,334	$14,915
Rita Murphy Elementary School	Public	K-5	611 N 31st St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4190	367	25	14.5	33.2%	255 (69.5%)	12 (3.3%)	26 (7.1%)	4 (1.1%)	22 (6.0%)	9 (2.5%)	39 (10.6%)	27.2	177^th of 216 public elementary schools	18.1%		31.9	165^th of 217 public elementary schools	24.0%	12	34.0	34.0	44.0	34.0	24.0	29.0	34.0	30.5	34.0	34.0	$16,218	$1,841	$14,377
Northridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1727 N 3rd St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4210	410	37	11.2	37.3%	279 (68.0%)	20 (4.9%)	21 (5.1%)	8 (2.0%)	24 (5.9%)	14 (3.4%)	44 (10.7%)	56.7	81^st of 216 public elementary schools	62.5%		46.9	120^th of 217 public elementary schools	44.7%	39	49.0	59.0	49.0	52.0	24.0	49.0	34.0	39.0	59.0	59.0	$16,335	$1,771	$14,564
Will-Moore Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 E Ave E	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4270	232	24	9.6	41.8%	107 (46.1%)	14 (6.0%)	30 (12.9%)	13 (5.6%)	34 (14.7%)	2 (0.9%)	32 (13.8%)	20.7	193^rd of 216 public elementary schools	10.6%		28	179^th of 217 public elementary schools	17.5%	14	29.0	29.0	29.0	29.0	29.5	29.5	39.5	30.5	19.5	19.5	$17,082	$2,467	$14,615
Grimsrud Elementary School	Public	K-5	716 W St Benedict Dr	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4150	180	18	10.1	43.9%	100 (55.6%)	14 (7.8%)	24 (13.3%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	12 (6.7%)	25 (13.9%)	32.5	164^th of 216 public elementary schools	24.1%		26.6	183^rd of 217 public elementary schools	15.7%	19	19.5	49.0	19.5	29.0	29.5	39.5	29.5	29.0	49.0	49.0	$22,492	$2,266	$20,227
Bismarck Elementary Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-5	806 N Washington St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 323-4101	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$2,972	$598	$2,373
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	K-5	3800 Nickerson Ave	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4300	445	31	14.2	16.6%	367 (82.5%)	11 (2.5%)	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	53.9	89^th of 216 public elementary schools	58.8%		69.4	46^th of 217 public elementary schools	78.8%	43	54.0	49.0	59.0	53.0	39.0	34.0	39.0	38.0	44.0	44.0	$14,454	$598	$13,855
Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	2800 Ithica Dr	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4290	390	29	13.3	25.4%	289 (74.1%)	8 (2.1%)	16 (4.1%)	15 (3.8%)	20 (5.1%)	9 (2.3%)	33 (8.5%)	59.8	73^rd of 216 public elementary schools	66.2%		73.7	36^th of 217 public elementary schools	83.4%	37	54.0	59.0	64.0	58.0	34.0	34.0	44.0	37.0	49.0	49.0	$14,251	$612	$13,639
Jeannette Myhre Elementary School	Public	K-5	919 S 12th St	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4200	258	22	11.5	65.9%	112 (43.4%)	11 (4.3%)	49 (19.0%)	3 (1.2%)	41 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (16.3%)	21.1	190^th of 216 public elementary schools	12.0%		14.7	204^th of 217 public elementary schools	6.0%	14	29.5	39.0	34.0	34.0	19.5	19.5	24.0	18.0	39.0	39.0	$21,051	$3,472	$17,579

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.

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Place Miller Elementary School

What district is Robert Place Miller Elementary School in?

Bismarck 1

What schools do graduates of Robert Place Miller Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Robert Place Miller Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Simle Middle School
High : Legacy High School

Is Robert Place Miller Elementary School a good school?

Robert Place Miller Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of North Dakota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Robert Place Miller Elementary School?

Students at Robert Place Miller Elementary School are 65% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 8% American Indian, 6% African American, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Robert Place Miller Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Robert Place Miller Elementary School.

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.