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Washington Elementary School

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Washington Elementary School ranks 134 th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fargo, North Dakota, serving 307 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Fargo 1 School District, which is ranked 104 out of 134 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School has consistently performed better than the Fargo 1 district and the state average in math and science proficiency across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's math proficiency rate for all grades was 49%, compared to 41% for the Fargo 1 district and the state. However, the school's reading proficiency rates have been lower than the district and state averages, with only 30.5% of students proficient or better in reading for all grades in 2024-2025, compared to 38% for Fargo 1 and 40% for the state. The school's performance for its Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students has been more mixed, ranking 63rd out of 101 North Dakota elementary schools in this category in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools, Washington Elementary School's academic performance, particularly in math and science, is generally stronger than that of schools like Lewis and Clark Elementary School and Madison Elementary School. However, Washington Elementary School's reading proficiency rates are lower than those of higher-performing nearby schools like Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School and Longfellow Elementary School. Additionally, Washington Elementary School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, which may be contributing to its lower reading proficiency rates.

292

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,256

Per pupil spending ?

29.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1725 N Broadway
Fargo, ND 58102

(701) 446-5400

District: Fargo 1

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ben Franklin Middle School
High:	North High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.1%

Asian:

5.1%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

North Dakota avg40%

134^th of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Fargo 1

104^th of 134Fargo 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	40.9	134 of 216	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	139 of 217	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	94 of 215	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	69 of 217	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	81 of 207	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2020	63.4	67 of 203	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	67 of 203	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	70 of 202	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.6	49 of 199	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	54.3	89 of 194	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.6	53 of 181	70.7%	★★★★☆
2014	77.3	21 of 217	90.3%	★★★★★
2013	65.6	70 of 217	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.0	98 of 195	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	93 of 143	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	89 of 138	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	75 of 137	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	87.6	5 of 141	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	14 of 132	89.4%	★★★★★
2020	61.0	50 of 132	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	49 of 132	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	40 of 130	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.3	40 of 128	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.6	38 of 123	69.1%	★★★★☆
2015	72.0	21 of 109	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	63 of 101	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	57 of 93	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	41 of 88	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2020	43.8	55 of 88	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	55 of 88	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	35 of 87	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.5	50 of 81	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.8	37 of 74	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	75 of 143	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	93 of 138	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	68 of 137	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	89 of 141	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	91 of 132	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2020	55.6	61 of 132	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	61 of 132	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	45 of 130	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.6	40 of 128	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.3	92 of 123	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	56.2	50 of 109	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	36 of 83	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	40 of 79	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	32 of 71	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	23 of 54	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.4	18 of 53	66.0%	★★★★☆
2016	49.2	30 of 51	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)57th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Math49%+8 vs state

Science39%~ state avg

Reading30%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Washington 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 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 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
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1725 N Broadway	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-5400	292	29	10.2	29.5%	234 (80.1%)	11 (3.8%)	12 (4.1%)	15 (5.1%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	40.9	134^th of 216 public elementary schools	38.0%		41.4	139^th of 217 public elementary schools	35.9%	5	54.0	44.0	49.0		49.0	29.0	29.0	34.0		30.5	39.0		39.0	$17,256	$861	$16,395
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2930 8th St N	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-5200	169	21	7.9	53.8%	109 (64.5%)	15 (8.9%)	16 (9.5%)	10 (5.9%)	8 (4.7%)	2 (1.2%)	9 (5.3%)	34.6	157^th of 216 public elementary schools	27.3%		30.2	174^th of 217 public elementary schools	19.8%	17	19.5	29.0	59.0		39.0	39.5	29.5	49.0		34.0	19.5		19.5	$23,494	$2,722	$20,772
Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1025 3rd St N	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4600	344	34	10.2	48.5%	190 (55.2%)	41 (11.9%)	43 (12.5%)	14 (4.1%)	32 (9.3%)	4 (1.2%)	20 (5.8%)	39.4	142^nd of 216 public elementary schools	34.3%		22.2	195^th of 217 public elementary schools	10.1%	53	29.0	39.0	54.0		44.0	39.0	24.0	54.0		40.5	29.0		29.0	$17,733	$2,323	$15,410
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 29th Ave NE	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-5000	386	26	15.1	15.5%	338 (87.6%)	5 (1.3%)	13 (3.4%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	86.8	8^th of 216 public elementary schools	96.3%		92.5	4^th of 217 public elementary schools	98.2%	4	79.0	59.0	69.0		67.0	59.0	54.0	59.0		57.0	59.0		59.0	$16,175	$656	$15,519
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	1040 N 29th St	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-5100	134	17	7.7	79.1%	55 (41.0%)	22 (16.4%)	30 (22.4%)	5 (3.7%)	10 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.0%)	18.9	198^th of 216 public elementary schools	8.3%		12.8	207^th of 217 public elementary schools	4.6%	9	19.5	20.0	39.0		24.0	10.0	20.0	49.5		24.0	20.0		20.0	$26,137	$3,136	$23,001
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1701 4th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4700	270	33	8.1	81.5%	96 (35.6%)	60 (22.2%)	53 (19.6%)	26 (9.6%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	16.8	202^nd of 216 public elementary schools	6.5%		4.2	217^th of 217 public elementary schools	0.0%	15	29.0	14.0	24.0		19.0	39.5	29.5	19.0		25.5	24.0		24.0	$23,648	$3,295	$20,353
Fargo K-8 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	700 7th Street South	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 446-1000	22	1	15.7		13 (59.1%)	1 (4.5%)	6 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				20.0	20.0				34.5	44.5		20.0	20.0	$10,985	$485	$10,500
Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-5	1417 6th St S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4400	312	25	12.4	22.4%	261 (83.7%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.8%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	60.9	69^th of 216 public elementary schools	68.1%		74.6	33^rd of 217 public elementary schools	84.8%	36	49.0	44.0	54.0		49.0	54.0	39.0	59.0		54.0	39.0		39.0	$18,035	$453	$17,582
Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	1729 16th St S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4800	439	42	10.4	50.6%	243 (55.4%)	87 (19.8%)	45 (10.3%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.7%)	33.9	159^th of 216 public elementary schools	26.4%		39.5	142^nd of 217 public elementary schools	34.6%	17	14.0	34.0	54.0		32.0	24.0	29.0	54.0		34.0	34.0		34.0	$18,489	$2,423	$16,066
Explorer Academy	Public	K-8	1780 17th St S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4100	34	24	1.4	100.0%	14 (41.2%)	7 (20.6%)	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (20.6%)								(n/a)					20.0					20.0				$116,588	$6,929	$109,659

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 Washington Elementary School

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 134^th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ben Franklin Middle School
High : North High School

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Fargo 1

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 80% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Washington 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.