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Century Elementary School

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Century Elementary School ranks 154 th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Century Elementary School is a public elementary school in Grand Forks, North Dakota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 433 students. The school is part of the Grand Forks 1 school district, which is ranked 10th out of 23 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Century Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it faces some concerning challenges. The school has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages, ranging from 20-23% in recent years. Additionally, its proficiency rates in math and reading are lower than the district and state averages, with only 36% of students proficient in both subjects in 2024-2025, compared to 43% and 42% for the district, and 41% and 40% for the state, respectively. The school also has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 33-50% in recent years, suggesting a higher proportion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Grand Forks 1 district, such as Discovery Elementary School and J. Nelson Kelly Elementary School, which consistently rank among the top elementary schools in the state, Century Elementary School performs relatively poorly. The school's declining statewide ranking, from a high of 36th out of 217 schools in 2012-2013 to 39th out of 53 schools in 2024-2025, suggests the need for targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes and address the underlying factors contributing to the school's performance challenges.

493

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,909

Per pupil spending ?

54%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3351 17th Ave S
Grand Forks, ND 58201

(701) 746-2440

District: Grand Forks 1

Students who attend Century Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	South Middle School
High:	Red River High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.0%

African American:

16.8%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 69th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 69th-percentile peak (2022) to 29th (2025)

!Near the bottom of Grand Forks 1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg43%

North Dakota avg40%

154^th of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 47 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	35.2	154 of 216	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	160 of 217	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	121 of 215	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	67 of 217	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	113 of 207	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2020	46.3	127 of 203	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	127 of 203	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	144 of 202	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	175 of 199	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.6	155 of 194	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	67.0	44 of 181	75.7%	★★★★☆
2014	63.2	80 of 217	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.8	36 of 217	83.4%	★★★★☆
2012	59.3	91 of 195	53.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2022	68.8	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★
2021	76.2	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2020	72.4	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	13.4	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2017	47.3	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	29.6	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	108 of 143	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	121 of 138	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	83 of 137	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	67 of 141	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	59 of 132	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2020	45.7	80 of 132	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	79 of 132	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	95 of 130	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	116 of 128	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.7	111 of 123	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	68.9	27 of 109	75.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	79 of 101	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	55 of 93	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.9	23 of 88	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	15 of 64	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	18 of 64	71.9%	★★★★☆
2020	52.1	44 of 88	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	44 of 88	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	54 of 87	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.2	77 of 81	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	71 of 74	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	43.4	38 of 65	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	92 of 143	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	92 of 138	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	54 of 137	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	53 of 141	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	86 of 132	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2020	44.1	78 of 132	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	77 of 132	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	76 of 130	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.7	98 of 128	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.8	90 of 123	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	55.2	51 of 109	53.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	33 of 83	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	52 of 79	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	35 of 71	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.2	9 of 75	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	22 of 62	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2020	63.3	24 of 66	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	24 of 66	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	21 of 54	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.3	39 of 53	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.3	32 of 51	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	79.9	7 of 40	82.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)78th percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+36 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science39%~ state avg

Math36%-5 vs state

Reading34%-6 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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 Century Elementary School

What district is Century Elementary School in?

Grand Forks 1

What is the racial makeup of Century Elementary School?

Students at Century Elementary School are 43% White, 17% African American, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 5% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Century Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : South Middle School
High : Red River High School

Is Century Elementary School a good school?

Century Elementary School ranks 154^th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Century Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Century 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.