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Rickard Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Rickard Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 352 students in grades K-4 in Williston, North Dakota, which is part of the Williston Basin 7 school district.

Despite spending $13,245 per student, which is higher than the state average, Rickard Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 34% of Rickard students were proficient in math, compared to 41% statewide, and only 28% were proficient in reading, compared to 40% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20% to 37% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Rickard Elementary serves a higher proportion of low-income students, with 13.64% to 19.09% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years, compared to the state average.

Rickard Elementary's performance is also poor compared to other elementary schools in the Williston Basin 7 district. For example, in 2024-2025, Rickard's math proficiency rate of 34% was lower than the 39% at Garden Valley Elementary and the 15.5% at Missouri Ridge Elementary. These challenges suggest that Rickard Elementary may need to implement comprehensive improvement strategies to better support its students and close achievement gaps.

319

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,889

Per pupil spending ?

21.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1224 1st Ave E
Williston, ND 58801

(701) 572-5412

District: Williston Basin 7

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2022

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Dakota average (34% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Reading scores 12 pts below the North Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg27%

North Dakota avg40%

169^th of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 11 pts since 2022

From bottom 11% (2022) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Williston Basin 7

126^th of 134Williston Basin 7 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	30.0	169 of 216	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	180 of 217	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	167 of 215	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	193 of 217	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	10 of 17	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	109 of 143	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	127 of 138	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	84 of 137	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	101 of 141	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	7 of 9	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	93 of 101	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	88 of 93	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	69 of 88	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	32 of 64	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	108 of 143	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	117 of 138	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	110 of 137	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	133 of 141	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	62 of 83	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	73 of 79	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	59 of 71	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	65 of 75	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science39%~ state avg

Math34%-7 vs state

Reading28%-12 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
Rickard Elementary School	Public	K-4	1224 1st Ave E	Williston	58801	Williams County	Williston Basin 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 572-5412	319	31	10.2	21.9%	212 (66.5%)	10 (3.1%)	54 (16.9%)	5 (1.6%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (8.5%)	30	169^th of 216 public elementary schools	21.8%		27.3	180^th of 217 public elementary schools	17.1%	11	34.0	39.0					34.0	34.0	24.0					28.0	39.0		39.0	$15,889	$335	$15,554
McVay Elementary School	Public	K-4	420 University Ave	Williston	58801	Williams County	Williston Basin 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 572-9104	449	20	22.4	44.8%	242 (53.9%)	40 (8.9%)	96 (21.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (13.8%)	13.2	207^th of 216 public elementary schools	4.2%		9.5	212^th of 217 public elementary schools	2.3%	5	24.0	19.0					19.0	29.0	19.0					25.5	29.0		29.0	$17,108	$1,470	$15,638
Wilkinson Elementary School	Public	K-4	1200 9th Ave NW	Williston	58801	Williams County	Williston Basin 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 572-6532	301	27	11.3	32.9%	187 (62.1%)	23 (7.6%)	55 (18.3%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (7.6%)	16.7	203^rd of 216 public elementary schools	6.0%		30.3	173^rd of 217 public elementary schools	20.3%	30	14.0	39.0					24.0	14.0	29.0					23.0	29.0		29.0	$15,472	$1,042	$14,430
Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	704 17th Ave W	Williston	58801	Williams County	Williston Basin 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 572-6331	303	24	12.6	17.5%	241 (79.5%)	13 (4.3%)	26 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.9%)	31.9	165^th of 216 public elementary schools	23.6%		27.1	181^st of 217 public elementary schools	16.6%	16	44.0	29.0					39.0	49.0	24.0					30.5	24.0		24.0	$17,004	$335	$16,669
Hagan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2501 29th St	Williston	58801	Williams County	Williston Basin 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 572-4960	486	31	15.6	38.7%	252 (51.9%)	51 (10.5%)	125 (25.7%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.2%)	5.5	216^th of 216 public elementary schools	0.0%		5.5	215^th of 217 public elementary schools	0.9%	1	19.0	19.0					24.0	19.0	14.0					18.0	9.0		9.0	$16,405	$1,018	$15,387
Missouri Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	5640 140th Ave NW	Williston	58801	Williams County	Williston Basin 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 875-2041	397	27	14.7	37.5%	239 (60.2%)	16 (4.0%)	95 (23.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	38 (9.6%)	6	215^th of 216 public elementary schools	0.5%		13.8	206^th of 217 public elementary schools	5.1%	9	19.0	4.0	19.0				15.5	19.0	14.0	19.0				18.0	24.0		24.0	$16,249	$1,226	$15,022
Garden Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	13565 60th St NW	Williston	58801	Williams County	Williston Basin 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 826-4261	178	13	13.6	37.6%	117 (65.7%)	1 (0.6%)	37 (20.8%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.6%)	23.8	182^nd of 216 public elementary schools	15.7%					(n/a)	29.0	39.0					39.0	29.5	29.5					34.0	29.0		29.0	$16,596	$1,240	$15,355
Eight Mile Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	203 1st St E	Trenton	58853	Williams County	Eight Mile 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 774-8221	214	15	13.9	40.7%	101 (47.2%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.1%)	1 (0.5%)	76 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.2%)	23.7	183^rd of 216 public elementary schools	15.3%		12.8	208^th of 217 public elementary schools	4.1%	25	49.0	34.5	19.5	29.5	49.0	29.5	34.0	29.5	34.5	19.5	39.5	49.5	49.5	35.5	20.0	39.0	19.5	$15,890	$960	$14,930

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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How many students attend Rickard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Rickard Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Rickard Elementary School?

Students at Rickard Elementary School are 66% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

What district is Rickard Elementary School in?

Williston Basin 7

Is Rickard Elementary School a good school?

Rickard Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of North Dakota elementary schools.

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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.