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Dunseith Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Dunseith Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Dunseith, North Dakota, with 249 students. The school is part of the Dunseith 1 school district, which is ranked 133 out of 134 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Dunseith Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of North Dakota elementary schools over the past several years, also earning a 0-star rating.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely low test scores, with only 19% of students proficient in math and 23% in reading, compared to state averages of 41% and 40% respectively. Dunseith Elementary also has high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 20-45% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high-poverty student population.

While Dunseith Elementary has a relatively small student-teacher ratio of around 9-10 students per teacher, this does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes compared to nearby schools like Saint John Elementary and Bottineau Elementary, which significantly outperform Dunseith on test scores, with proficiency rates 20-30 percentage points higher in math and reading. The high poverty level at Dunseith is likely a major contributing factor to the school's poor performance, as nearby schools with lower poverty rates tend to have much stronger academic results.

236

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,631

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 2nd Ave SW
Dunseith, ND 58329

(701) 244-5792

District: Dunseith 1

Students who attend Dunseith Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Dunseith High School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

97.9%

Asian:

1.7%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Dakota average (20% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 20% North Dakota)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg18%

North Dakota avg40%

214^th of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

133^rd of 134Dunseith 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	6.9	214 of 216	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	216 of 217	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	213 of 215	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	217 of 217	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	205 of 207	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2020	12.3	195 of 203	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	195 of 203	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	189 of 202	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	194 of 199	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	188 of 194	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	170 of 181	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.2	205 of 217	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.2	207 of 217	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	188 of 195	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	138 of 143	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	132 of 138	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	134 of 137	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	141 of 141	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	128 of 132	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2020	18.8	121 of 132	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	121 of 132	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	124 of 130	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	120 of 128	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	113 of 123	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	97 of 109	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	135 of 143	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	135 of 138	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	135 of 137	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	141 of 141	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	128 of 132	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2020	23.5	116 of 132	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	116 of 132	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	115 of 130	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	121 of 128	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	115 of 123	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.8	105 of 109	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Reading23%-17 vs state

Math19%-22 vs state

Science19%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Dunseith 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 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
Dunseith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 2nd Ave SW	Dunseith	58329	Rolette County	Dunseith 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 244-5792	236	27	8.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	231 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6.9	214^th of 216 public elementary schools	0.9%		4.9	216^th of 217 public elementary schools	0.5%	2	19.5	10.0	10.0	19.5	19.5	29.0	19.0	29.5	19.5	19.5	10.0	19.5	39.0	23.0	19.5	24.0	19.0	$27,631	$5,457	$22,174
Dunseith Day School	Public	K-8	2994 99th St NE	Dunseith	58329	Rolette County	Dunseith Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(701) 263-4636	201	20	10.3	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	201 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ojibwa Indian School	Public	K-8	9620 42nd Ave NE	Belcourt	58316	Rolette County	Ojibwa Indian School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(701) 477-3108	220	16	14.1	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Rolette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	901 3rd Ave NE	Rolette	58366	Rolette County	Rolette 29	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 246-3595	78	13	6.1	42.3%	42 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	30 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)								(n/a)			54.5				39.0			64.5				44.0			34.5	$20,223	$1,865	$18,358
Turtle Mountain Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1209 Gilbert Godon Street	Belcourt	58316	Rolette County	Belcourt 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 477-6471	605	75	8.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	599 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	213^th of 216 public elementary schools	1.4%		10.6	210^th of 217 public elementary schools	3.2%	3	19.0	19.0	24.0				20.0	13.0	19.0	24.0				18.0	24.0		24.0	$17,700	$4,077	$13,623
Turtle Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	1209 Gilbert Godon Street	Belcourt	58316	Rolette County	Turtle Mountain Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(701) 477-6471	544	17	32.9	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	544 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bottineau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Brander St	Bottineau	58318	Bottineau County	Bottineau 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 228-3718	351	30	11.8	32.8%	295 (84.0%)	6 (1.7%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	33 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	61.9	67^th of 216 public elementary schools	69.0%		70	45^th of 217 public elementary schools	79.3%	22	49.0	44.0	54.0	44.0	74.0	64.0	56.0	54.0	49.0	64.0	39.0	39.0	44.0	50.0	49.0	49.0	44.0	$11,059	$422	$10,638
Saint John Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Foussard Ave	Saint John	58369	Rolette County	St John 3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 477-5651	321	31	10.5	100.0%	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	289 (90.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.9%)	22.1	188^th of 216 public elementary schools	13.0%		30.4	172^nd of 217 public elementary schools	20.7%	16	29.5	29.5	19.5	49.5	39.5	59.0	39.0	29.5	29.5	19.5	39.5	59.5	59.0	35.5	29.5	49.0	34.0	$19,014	$00	$19,014

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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Dunseith Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of North Dakota elementary schools.

What district is Dunseith Elementary School in?

Dunseith 1

What is the racial makeup of Dunseith Elementary School?

Students at Dunseith Elementary School are 98% American Indian, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Dunseith Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dunseith Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Dunseith High School

How many students attend Dunseith Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended Dunseith 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.