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Eight Mile Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Eight Mile Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Trenton, North Dakota, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 224 students. The school is part of the Eight Mile 6 school district, which is ranked 112 out of 134 districts in North Dakota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending of around $13,800, which is above the state average, Eight Mile Elementary consistently performs below the state average in math, reading, and science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's overall math proficiency was 34% compared to the state average of 41%. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th and 8th grade math and reading, where proficiency rates are around 19-20%, significantly below the state averages. However, the school performs relatively better in 3rd and 7th grade math, where proficiency rates are closer to the state average.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11% to 20% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Williston Basin 7 district, such as Hagan Elementary, McVay Elementary, and Wilkinson Elementary, also perform poorly, suggesting that the challenges faced by Eight Mile Elementary School may be more systemic within the region. In contrast, the East Fairview Elementary School in Montana, which is also relatively close to Eight Mile Elementary, performs significantly better, with proficiency rates around 59% in math, reading, and science, and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

214

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,890

Per pupil spending ?

40.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

203 1st St E
Trenton, ND 58853

(701) 774-8221

District: Eight Mile 6

Students who attend Eight Mile Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Eight Mile High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.2%

American Indian:

35.5%

Two or more races:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Dakota average (30% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Science scores 18 pts below the North Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

North Dakota avg40%

Elementary school

183^rd of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

39^th of 59

North Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^th of 134Eight Mile 6 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
2025	23.7	183 of 216	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	208 of 217	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	159 of 215	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	183 of 217	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	179 of 207	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	15.5	190 of 203	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	190 of 203	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	178 of 202	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	186 of 199	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	178 of 194	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.2	172 of 181	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.1	206 of 217	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	204 of 217	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	182 of 195	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	112 of 143	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	133 of 137	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	116 of 141	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	94 of 132	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	18.5	122 of 132	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	122 of 132	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	96 of 130	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	119 of 128	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	49 of 101	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	73 of 93	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	47 of 88	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	35 of 64	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	29 of 64	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2020	29.1	74 of 88	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	74 of 88	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	64 of 65	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	118 of 143	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.3	56 of 137	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	115 of 141	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	117 of 132	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	32.5	105 of 132	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	105 of 132	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	98 of 130	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	113 of 128	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.1	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	45.6	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2020	28.0	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.5	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2017	41.6	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	28.2	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2022	41.6	46 of 75	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	39 of 59	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	44 of 57	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	47 of 61	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	53 of 61	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	41 of 60	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2020	38.7	39 of 55	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	39 of 55	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	42 of 55	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	44 of 52	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	49 of 53	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	40.8	30 of 52	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	19.0	118 of 136	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.5	126 of 135	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	114 of 124	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	17 of 37	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	24 of 39	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.2	34 of 37	8.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	24 of 37	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.5	19 of 34	44.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	32.3	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	23 of 28	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.1	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	46.4	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆
2016	53.8	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	25 of 37	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	24 of 37	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	19 of 37	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	29.5	27 of 34	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	26 of 32	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	48.9	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.6	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	63.7	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	73.4	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆
2016	76.5	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2024	59.4	10 of 24	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	21 of 24	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)

Elementary school

Native American (2025)80th percentile+65 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+36 vs school

White (2022)39th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Middle school

Native American (2025)90th percentile+56 vs school

White (2024)58th percentile+36 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)18th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-4 vs state

Math34%-7 vs state

Science20%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Eight Mile 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
East Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-8	301 2nd St S	Fairview	59221	McKenzie County	Yellowstone 14	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 844-5649	62	10	6.2	19.4%	59 (95.2%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72	42^nd of 216 public elementary schools	80.6%					(n/a)		59.0					59.0		54.5					59.0	44.5		59.0	$28,968	$2,109	$26,858
Yellowstone Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	301 2nd St S	Fairview	59221	McKenzie County	Yellowstone 14	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(701) 844-5649	119	1	119.0		93 (78.2%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (8.4%)	3 (2.5%)	3 (2.5%)	5 (4.2%)	4 (3.4%)								(n/a)																		$8,021	$166	$7,855
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

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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What schools do graduates of Eight Mile Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Eight Mile Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Eight Mile High School

How many students attend Eight Mile Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended Eight Mile Elementary School.

What district is Eight Mile Elementary School in?

Eight Mile 6

What is the racial makeup of Eight Mile Elementary School?

Students at Eight Mile Elementary School are 47% White, 36% American Indian, 11% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Eight Mile Elementary School a good school?

Eight Mile Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.3% 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.