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Turtle Mountain Community Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
48th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 59 North Dakota Middle Schools
Better than 19% of North Dakota middle schools
Summary

Turtle Mountain Community Middle School is a public middle school located in Belcourt, North Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 326 students. The school is part of the Belcourt 7 School District, which is ranked 23 out of 23 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, Turtle Mountain Community Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of North Dakota middle schools, with proficiency rates in math and reading significantly lower than the state averages. The school also has extremely high dropout and chronic absenteeism rates, which may be indicative of underlying socioeconomic and cultural factors impacting its performance. Interestingly, the nearby Turtle Mountain Middle School has similar academic and demographic characteristics, suggesting that the challenges faced by Turtle Mountain Community Middle School may be systemic issues within the broader Belcourt 7 School District.

Despite the school's persistent low performance, the data suggests that the issues may require a more comprehensive approach to address the underlying factors contributing to the school's struggles. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and dropout indicate that there may be significant socioeconomic and cultural challenges that need to be addressed in order to improve the academic outcomes for students at Turtle Mountain Community Middle School.

318
Students ?
4.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,007
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1330 Braves Blvd
       Belcourt, ND  58316

(701) 477-6471

District: Belcourt 7


Students who attend Turtle Mountain Community Middle School usually attend:

High:    Turtle Mountain Community High School

Feeder schools for Turtle Mountain Community Middle School:

Elementary:    Turtle Mountain Community Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
99.4%
African American:
0.3%
Hispanic:
0.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016
✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher
Worth a look
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 20% North Dakota)
!Math scores 17 pts below the North Dakota average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school35%
District avg24%
North Dakota avg40%
48th of 59
North Dakota public middle schools ?
Bottom 19%▲ up 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Dakota Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
128th of 134Belcourt 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202524.648 of 5918.6%★☆☆☆☆
202424.845 of 5721.1%★☆☆☆☆
202329.148 of 6121.3%★☆☆☆☆
202217.154 of 6111.5%★☆☆☆☆
20219.555 of 608.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202018.750 of 559.1%★☆☆☆☆
201918.650 of 559.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.250 of 559.1%★☆☆☆☆
201722.648 of 527.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201615.051 of 533.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201517.448 of 527.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201414.8122 of 13610.3%★☆☆☆☆
20136.3127 of 1355.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20128.1116 of 1246.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202519.829 of 3721.6%★☆☆☆☆
202416.932 of 3611.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.835 of 3910.3%★☆☆☆☆
202214.535 of 375.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.135 of 375.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202022.231 of 348.8%★☆☆☆☆
201921.931 of 348.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.127 of 3112.9%★☆☆☆☆
201726.332 of 345.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.830 of 326.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.929 of 303.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202522.431 of 3716.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.530 of 3616.7%★☆☆☆☆
202333.229 of 3925.6%★☆☆☆☆
202221.834 of 378.1%★☆☆☆☆
20216.836 of 372.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202019.032 of 345.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.832 of 345.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.429 of 316.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201724.331 of 348.8%★☆☆☆☆
201615.530 of 326.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201524.127 of 3010.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Female (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)16th percentile~ school
By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?
Science49%+11 vs state
Reading32%-8 vs state
Math24%-17 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Turtle Mountain Community Middle School

Students at Turtle Mountain Community Middle School are 99% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Turtle Mountain Community Middle School.

Students who attend Turtle Mountain Community Middle School usually go on to attend Turtle Mountain Community High School

Turtle Mountain Community Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.6% of North Dakota middle 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.




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