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Phoenix Elementary School

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Phoenix Elementary School ranks 88 th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Phoenix Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 228 students. The school is part of the Grand Forks 1 school district, which is ranked 69 out of 134 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Phoenix Elementary School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking and rating over the past several years, ranging from 88 out of 216 North Dakota elementary schools with a 3-star rating to as low as 165 out of 215 schools with a 1-star rating. The school has shown some disparities in the performance of different student groups, with male students consistently ranking in the top half of North Dakota elementary schools, while female students and low socioeconomic status students have struggled, ranking in the bottom half. The school's test scores in math, reading, and science have been mixed compared to the district and state averages, and it has had relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17% to 23%.

When comparing Phoenix Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Grand Forks 1 district, Discovery Elementary School and J. Nelson Kelly Elementary School consistently outperform Phoenix Elementary School, while schools like Century Elementary, Lake Agassiz Elementary, and Wilder Elementary tend to perform worse. Phoenix Elementary School has seen a steady increase in its per-student spending, from $16,180 in the 2018-2019 school year to $18,714 in the 2021-2022 school year, which is higher than the spending per student at some of the nearby schools.

235

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,237

Per pupil spending ?

50.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

351 4th Ave S
Grand Forks, ND 58201

(701) 746-2240

District: Grand Forks 1

Students who attend Phoenix Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Valley Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Two or more races:

13.2%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 23rd percentile in 2023 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 59th (2025) from a 23rd-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the North Dakota median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg43%

North Dakota avg40%

88^th of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Grand Forks 1

69^th of 134Grand Forks 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	54.0	88 of 216	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	131 of 217	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	165 of 215	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.0	107 of 217	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	117 of 207	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2020	56.7	93 of 203	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	93 of 203	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	119 of 202	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.8	98 of 199	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.7	61 of 194	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	99 of 181	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.9	131 of 217	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.7	155 of 217	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.8	158 of 195	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	49 of 143	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	107 of 138	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	120 of 137	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	76 of 141	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	91 of 132	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2020	44.7	83 of 132	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	83 of 132	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	81 of 130	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.2	68 of 128	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	69.3	28 of 123	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	65.7	30 of 109	72.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	34 of 101	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.5	82 of 93	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.6	36 of 88	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	33 of 64	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	46 of 64	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2020	56.9	33 of 88	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	33 of 88	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	40 of 87	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.9	41 of 81	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.7	39 of 74	47.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	31.9	55 of 65	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	41 of 143	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	48 of 138	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	45 of 137	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	56 of 141	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	58 of 132	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2020	53.3	67 of 132	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	67 of 132	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	82 of 130	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.1	92 of 128	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	58.3	53 of 123	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	33.3	83 of 109	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	5 of 83	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	61.2	24 of 75	68.0%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	37 of 62	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2020	67.2	20 of 66	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	20 of 66	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	16 of 54	70.4%	★★★★☆
2017	59.7	21 of 53	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	81.1	7 of 51	86.3%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+35 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Reading49%+9 vs state

Math44%+3 vs state

Science39%~ state avg

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Schools Near Phoenix 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 All Grades	A-Plus Reading 3rd Grade	A-Plus Reading 4th Grade	A-Plus Reading 5th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 4th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Phoenix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	351 4th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2240	235	24	9.6	50.6%	155 (66.0%)	10 (4.3%)	28 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.2%)	54	88^th of 216 public elementary schools	59.3%		42.7	131^st of 217 public elementary schools	39.6%	43	29.0	49.0	49.0	44.0	49.5	39.5	59.0	49.0	39.0	39.0	$24,237	$2,174	$22,063
Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 13th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2285	178	13	13.6	40.4%	130 (73.0%)	2 (1.1%)	19 (10.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.5%)	46.4	115^th of 216 public elementary schools	46.8%		56.9	81^st of 217 public elementary schools	62.7%	34	39.0	19.5	59.0	44.0	29.5	49.5	49.5	39.0	39.0	39.0	$20,772	$1,735	$19,037
Winship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 5th Ave N	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2325	212	24	8.9	67.5%	86 (40.6%)	20 (9.4%)	61 (28.8%)	17 (8.0%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.1%)	41.1	133^rd of 216 public elementary schools	38.4%		34.7	157^th of 217 public elementary schools	27.6%	24	39.0	49.0	39.0	44.0	29.5	49.5	29.0	35.5	39.5	39.5	$19,770	$2,231	$17,539
Wilder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 N 3rd St	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2320	184	19	9.8	63.6%	99 (53.8%)	5 (2.7%)	30 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (16.8%)	33.6	160^th of 216 public elementary schools	25.9%		42.6	133^rd of 217 public elementary schools	38.7%	27	19.5	39.0	29.0	29.0	29.5	39.5	29.5	29.0	59.0	59.0	$18,489	$2,306	$16,183
Ben Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1016 S 20th St	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2250	367	30	12.1	33.2%	257 (70.0%)	17 (4.6%)	36 (9.8%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.5%)	44.5	123^rd of 216 public elementary schools	43.1%		31.8	166^th of 217 public elementary schools	23.5%	43	39.0	44.0	54.0	44.0	44.0	34.0	39.0	39.0	34.0	34.0	$17,332	$1,548	$15,785
Viking Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 22nd Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2300	328	41	7.9	42.1%	215 (65.5%)	24 (7.3%)	34 (10.4%)	13 (4.0%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	41.4	132^nd of 216 public elementary schools	38.9%		59.3	76^th of 217 public elementary schools	65.0%	56	34.0	34.0	49.0	34.0	24.0	49.0	39.0	40.5	44.0	44.0	$16,088	$1,396	$14,691
J Nelson Kelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Cherry St	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 746-2265	482	37	12.9	13.9%	402 (83.4%)	15 (3.1%)	26 (5.4%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.4%)	90.3	5^th of 216 public elementary schools	97.7%		92	5^th of 217 public elementary schools	97.7%		59.0	69.0	74.0	67.0	54.0	64.0	69.0	64.0	69.0	69.0	$14,922	$608	$14,314
Century Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3351 17th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2440	493	42	11.7	54.0%	212 (43.0%)	83 (16.8%)	74 (15.0%)	46 (9.3%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.0%)	35.2	154^th of 216 public elementary schools	28.7%		33.8	160^th of 217 public elementary schools	26.3%	6	39.0	29.0	44.0	36.0	39.0	34.0	34.0	34.0	39.0	39.0	$16,909	$1,731	$15,178
Lake Agassiz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Stanford Rd	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2275	464	37	12.6	61.6%	178 (38.4%)	82 (17.7%)	86 (18.5%)	26 (5.6%)	35 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.1%)	12.3	209^th of 216 public elementary schools	3.2%		14.3	205^th of 217 public elementary schools	5.5%	4	24.0	29.0	19.0	19.0	24.0	24.0	19.0	23.0	29.0	29.0	$17,672	$1,914	$15,759
Discovery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 43rd Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 787-4359	567	32	17.7	12.3%	420 (74.1%)	48 (8.5%)	30 (5.3%)	25 (4.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	84.5	12^th of 216 public elementary schools	94.4%		84.6	13^th of 217 public elementary schools	94.0%	1	59.0	74.0	64.0	64.0	54.0	59.0	54.0	56.0	59.0	59.0	$14,213	$443	$13,770

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 Phoenix Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Phoenix Elementary School?

Students at Phoenix Elementary School are 66% White, 13% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Phoenix Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Valley Middle School
High : Central High School

How many students attend Phoenix Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 235 students attended Phoenix Elementary School.

What district is Phoenix Elementary School in?

Grand Forks 1

Is Phoenix Elementary School a good school?

Phoenix Elementary School ranks 88^th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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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.