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Bowman County Elementary School

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Bowman County Elementary School ranks 56 th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Bowman County Elementary School serves 230 students in kindergarten through grade six in Bowman, North Dakota, and is larger than nearby Scranton Elementary School (73 students) and Rhame Elementary School (13 students). Its latest results are strong in math and reading, but science is the clearest concern: in 2025–26, science proficiency was 30–38%, compared with 39% statewide, after the school had scored 44% the year before against a state result of 38%.

Math is the school’s strongest subject compared with the state and district: its 2025–26 result of 60–68% was 6–14 points above the state’s 54% and 3–11 points above the Bowman County 1 result of 57%. Reading was also above the state: 60–68% compared with 57%, while the district’s 63% falls within the school’s range. Against Scranton, Bowman had the same math range, but its reading range was 5 points lower at both ends; science ranges overlap, so they do not establish which school performed better. Grade results vary: fourth-grade math was well above the state, while fifth-grade math and sixth-grade reading include results below state levels.

SchoolDigger ranks the school 56th of 216 statewide, at the 74th percentile and 4 stars for 2025–26—above Scranton’s 61st percentile and 3 stars. The overall percentile rose from 32 in 2023–24 to 77 in 2024–25, then eased to 74. SchoolDigger’s measure for Low Socio Economic Status Students rose from the 12th percentile in 2023–24 to the 72nd in 2024–25, a notable improvement in how the school serves that group. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 8.7, higher than Scranton’s 7.6 and Rhame’s 4.0; free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 18% of enrollment, compared with 23% at each nearby school. Chronic absenteeism was 10% in 2025–26, below the district’s 15% and the state’s 19%. The latest test-score ranges prevent exact comparisons within those ranges.

230

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,927

Per pupil spending ?

18.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

87.5%

Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

102 8th Ave SW
Bowman, ND 58623

(701) 523-3283

District: Bowman County 1

Students who attend Bowman County Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bowman County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.0%

Hispanic:

14.8%

American Indian:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2017 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2017

✓Above the North Dakota median (74th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg51%

North Dakota avg50%

56^th of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 52 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 129Bowman County 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	56 of 216	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	50 of 216	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	38.0	147 of 217	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	131 of 215	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	157 of 217	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	158 of 207	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	37.5	148 of 203	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	148 of 203	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	163 of 202	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.9	132 of 199	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.2	152 of 194	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.2	149 of 181	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	65.0	74 of 217	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.7	92 of 217	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.3	114 of 195	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	31 of 137	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	32 of 143	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	45.4	79 of 138	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	80 of 137	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	82 of 141	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	84 of 132	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2020	55.0	60 of 132	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	60 of 132	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	75 of 130	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.0	58 of 128	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.7	81 of 123	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.0	76 of 109	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	28 of 101	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	24.5	82 of 93	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	28 of 137	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	39 of 143	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	35.2	102 of 138	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.6	66 of 137	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	76 of 141	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	99 of 132	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	44.1	77 of 132	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	78 of 132	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	79 of 130	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.4	101 of 128	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	108 of 123	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.4	76 of 109	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2014	72.3	23 of 136	83.1%	★★★★☆
2013	70.0	26 of 135	80.7%	★★★★☆
2012	63.5	38 of 124	69.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2026)80th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2025-2026) ?

Math64%+10 vs state

Reading64%+7 vs state

Science34%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				A-Plus Math (2026)							A-Plus Reading (2026)							A-Plus Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bowman County Elementary School	Public	K-6	102 8th Ave SW	Bowman	58623	Bowman County	Bowman County 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 523-3283	230	26	8.7	18.3%	184 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	67	56^th of 216 public elementary schools	74.1%		67.1	50^th of 216 public elementary schools	76.9%	6	69.0	79.0	49.0	79.0	49.0	49.0	64.0	79.0	69.0	69.0	49.0	69.0	49.0	64.0	49.0	29.0	34.0	87.5%		$13,927	$351	$13,576
Rhame Elementary School	Public	K-6	402 4th Ave E	Rhame	58651	Bowman County	Bowman County 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 279-5523	13	3	4.0	23.1%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$37,753	$315	$37,438
Scranton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1st and Fries	Scranton	58653	Bowman County	Scranton 33	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 275-8266	73	10	7.6	23.3%	72 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59	84^th of 216 public elementary schools	61.1%		83.5	16^th of 216 public elementary schools	92.6%	68		34.5	89.0			64.5	64.0		69.0	64.5			54.5	69.0	44.5	54.5	39.5			$19,392	$1,345	$18,047

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 Bowman County Elementary School

How many students attend Bowman County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 230 students attended Bowman County Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Bowman County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bowman County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Bowman County High School

Is Bowman County Elementary School a good school?

Bowman County Elementary School ranks 56^th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bowman County Elementary School in?

Bowman County 1

What is the racial makeup of Bowman County Elementary School?

Students at Bowman County Elementary School are 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewNov 13, 2026

2025–26 A-Plus test scoresNewNov 13, 2026

2018–19 through 2025–26 immunization ratesOct 19, 2026

2023–24 through 2024–25 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

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.