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Heart River Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Heart River Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dickinson, North Dakota, serving 249 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Dickinson 1 School District, which is ranked 98 out of 134 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Heart River Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in math, reading, and science proficiency, the school's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups. For example, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students performed exceptionally well, ranking 2 out of 17 North Dakota elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status (SES) students is below average, ranking 47 out of 101 ND elementary schools. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate, which was 20% in the 2024-2025 school year, may be a contributing factor to its overall underperformance.

Compared to nearby schools in the Dickinson 1 district, such as Prairie Rose Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Roosevelt Elementary, Heart River Elementary School generally underperforms in both math and reading proficiency. However, the school's performance for ELL students is significantly better than the nearby schools, suggesting that the school may be providing effective support for this student population.

273

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,938

Per pupil spending ?

44.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 7th St SW
Dickinson, ND 58601

(701) 456-0012

District: Dickinson 1

Students who attend Heart River Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dickinson Middle School
High:	Dickinson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.6%

Hispanic:

21.2%

American Indian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Dakota average (33% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg41%

North Dakota avg40%

174^th of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Dickinson 1

98^th of 134Dickinson 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	27.8	174 of 216	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	148 of 217	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	156 of 215	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	150 of 217	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	186 of 207	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	39.1	141 of 203	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	141 of 203	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.5	63 of 202	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.0	71 of 199	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.0	109 of 194	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.5	163 of 181	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.2	189 of 217	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.9	184 of 217	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.2	159 of 195	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	2 of 17	88.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	77 of 143	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	54 of 138	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	62 of 137	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	109 of 141	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	123 of 132	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2020	32.4	104 of 132	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	104 of 132	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.8	27 of 130	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	57.8	52 of 128	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.5	70 of 123	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.1	93 of 109	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	47 of 101	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	53 of 93	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	30 of 88	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	43 of 64	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	41 of 64	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2020	61.7	20 of 88	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	20 of 88	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	37 of 87	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.1	29 of 81	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.5	32 of 74	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.9	37 of 65	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	94 of 143	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	123 of 138	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	91 of 137	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	95 of 141	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	113 of 132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	56.7	58 of 132	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	58 of 132	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	62 of 130	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.3	58 of 128	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.7	82 of 123	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.8	95 of 109	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	47 of 83	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	64 of 79	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	41 of 75	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	57 of 62	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2020	47.5	38 of 66	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	38 of 66	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.3	26 of 53	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.6	37 of 51	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.0	35 of 40	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+69 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+27 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+15 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-4 vs state

Math34%-7 vs state

Science30%-8 vs state

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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
Heart River Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 7th St SW	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 456-0012	273	17	15.8	44.3%	190 (69.6%)	9 (3.3%)	58 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	27.8	174^th of 216 public elementary schools	19.4%		37.2	148^th of 217 public elementary schools	31.8%	26	34.0	39.5	29.0				34.0	39.0	29.5	34.0				35.5	29.5		29.5	$15,938	$1,681	$14,256
P S Berg Elementary School	Public	K-5	307 3rd Ave W	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 456-0010	223	28	7.9	43.5%	152 (68.2%)	11 (4.9%)	43 (19.3%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	19.4	196^th of 216 public elementary schools	9.3%		42.4	135^th of 217 public elementary schools	37.8%	61	19.5	29.0	44.0				34.0	19.5	29.5	34.0				29.0	19.5		19.5	$15,823	$1,146	$14,676
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	599 11th Ave W	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 456-0013	370	38	9.7	18.6%	305 (82.4%)	12 (3.2%)	35 (9.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	36.3	149^th of 216 public elementary schools	31.0%		42.4	136^th of 217 public elementary schools	37.3%	13	49.0	34.0	39.0				44.0	29.0	34.0	39.0				35.5	39.0		39.0	$13,522	$720	$12,802
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 3rd Ave E	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 456-0015	254	31	8.0	40.6%	192 (75.6%)	18 (7.1%)	17 (6.7%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.5%)	50.7	104^th of 216 public elementary schools	51.9%		49.8	103^rd of 217 public elementary schools	52.5%	1	54.0	49.0	29.0				44.0	44.0	39.5	39.0				40.5	49.0		49.0	$16,471	$1,663	$14,808
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	102 10th St W	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 456-0014	387	47	8.2	28.7%	316 (81.7%)	9 (2.3%)	28 (7.2%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	36.1	150^th of 216 public elementary schools	30.6%		45.6	123^rd of 217 public elementary schools	43.3%	27	44.0	39.0	49.0				44.0	44.0	19.0	39.0				33.0	19.0		19.0	$15,391	$720	$14,672
Prairie Rose Elementary School	Public	K-5	2785 10th Ave W	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 456-0016	490	58	8.4	40.0%	341 (69.6%)	37 (7.6%)	68 (13.9%)	8 (1.6%)	18 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	48.3	110^th of 216 public elementary schools	49.1%		35.6	154^th of 217 public elementary schools	29.0%	44	54.0	39.0	64.0				50.0	49.0	29.0	34.0				38.0	34.0		34.0	$14,891	$1,578	$13,314
Roughrider Elementary Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	2785 10Th Ave W	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(701) 456-0016	38	3	11.8		27 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	1 (2.6%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)							29.0							49.5			20.0	$14,950	$720	$14,230
South Heart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	310 4th St NW	South Heart	58655	Stark County	South Heart 9	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 677-5671	257	21	12.4	13.2%	241 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	39.6	139^th of 216 public elementary schools	35.6%		62	65^th of 217 public elementary schools	70.0%	74	49.0	29.0	59.0	49.0	39.0	59.0	44.0	29.5	29.5	49.5	39.5	29.5	39.5	35.5	19.5	39.5	34.0	$12,083	$232	$11,850
Taylor-Richardton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	306 Ertel Ave	Taylor	58656	Stark County	Richardton-Taylor 34	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 974-3585	142	11	12.4	26.1%	129 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.9	116^th of 216 public elementary schools	46.3%		57.4	78^th of 217 public elementary schools	64.1%	38	39.0	20.0					34.0	49.0	44.5					39.0	44.5		44.5	$14,023	$495	$13,527
Belfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	302 3rd St NE	Belfield	58622	Stark County	Belfield 13	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 575-4275	131	12	11.1	22.9%	111 (84.7%)	4 (3.1%)	11 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	51.4	101^st of 216 public elementary schools	53.2%		43.4	130^th of 217 public elementary schools	40.1%	29	59.0	34.5	20.0	54.5	29.5	79.0	44.0	44.5	20.0	84.5	54.5	39.5	44.5	39.0	44.5	59.0	49.0	$15,411	$471	$14,939

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 Heart River Elementary School

Is Heart River Elementary School a good school?

Heart River Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.4% of North Dakota elementary schools.

How many students attend Heart River Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Heart River Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Heart River Elementary School?

Students at Heart River Elementary School are 70% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Heart River Elementary School in?

Dickinson 1

What schools do graduates of Heart River Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Heart River Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dickinson Middle School
High : Dickinson High 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.