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Killdeer Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
112th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 48% of North Dakota elementary schools
Summary

Killdeer Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Killdeer, North Dakota, with 357 students. The school is part of the Killdeer 16 School District, which is ranked 12 out of 23 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Killdeer Elementary School has seen fluctuating rankings and ratings among North Dakota elementary schools in recent years, ranging from 27th out of 53 schools in 2024-2025 to as low as 39th out of 48 schools in 2022-2023. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in A-Plus/Math and A-Plus/Reading, has been slightly higher than the district and state averages in the most recent school year, but has been lower in previous years. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 20% in 2024-2025 to 25% in the same school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Killdeer Elementary School has increased from 14.12% in 2021-2022 to 29.97% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. The school's per-student spending has also increased over the years, from $10,593 in 2018-2019 to $14,159 in 2021-2022, suggesting a focus on resource allocation to support student needs. Despite these challenges, the school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.1 to 13.2 students per teacher over the past three school years, which may indicate a focus on providing more individualized attention to students.

344
Students ?
8.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$29,492
Per pupil spending ?
20.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 101 High St NW
       Killdeer, ND  58640

(701) 764-5877

District: Killdeer 16


Students who attend Killdeer Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Killdeer High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
75.3%
American Indian:
12.8%
Hispanic:
7.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2024 → 48th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2024) to 48th (2025)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school43%
District avg39%
North Dakota avg40%
112th of 216
North Dakota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 48%▲ up 35 pts since 2015
From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
108th of 134Killdeer 16 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202547.4112 of 21648.1%★★☆☆☆
202455.184 of 21761.3%★★★☆☆
202345.1114 of 21547.0%★★☆☆☆
202255.989 of 21759.0%★★★☆☆
202138.2145 of 20730.0%★★☆☆☆
202032.2162 of 20320.2%★☆☆☆☆
201932.3162 of 20320.2%★☆☆☆☆
201836.9160 of 20220.8%★☆☆☆☆
201745.2118 of 19940.7%★★☆☆☆
201627.2169 of 19412.9%★☆☆☆☆
201528.0157 of 18113.3%★☆☆☆☆
201458.8101 of 21753.5%★★★☆☆
201346.8146 of 21732.7%★★☆☆☆
201256.1100 of 19548.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202546.579 of 14344.8%★★☆☆☆
202458.045 of 13867.4%★★★☆☆
202365.037 of 13773.0%★★★★☆
202268.030 of 14178.7%★★★★☆
202148.273 of 13244.7%★★☆☆☆
202017.4124 of 1326.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.7124 of 1326.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201836.3102 of 13021.5%★☆☆☆☆
201743.282 of 12835.9%★★☆☆☆
201636.194 of 12323.6%★☆☆☆☆
201535.884 of 10922.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202547.051 of 10149.5%★★★☆☆
202448.642 of 9354.8%★★★☆☆
202353.034 of 8861.4%★★★☆☆
202154.624 of 6462.5%★★★☆☆
202022.383 of 885.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.383 of 885.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202548.169 of 14351.7%★★★☆☆
202439.789 of 13835.5%★★☆☆☆
202325.1123 of 13710.2%★☆☆☆☆
202243.094 of 14133.3%★★☆☆☆
202127.9114 of 13213.6%★☆☆☆☆
202035.990 of 13231.8%★★☆☆☆
201936.090 of 13231.8%★★☆☆☆
201853.761 of 13053.1%★★★☆☆
201750.568 of 12846.9%★★☆☆☆
201634.799 of 12319.5%★☆☆☆☆
201524.197 of 10911.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202547.744 of 8347.0%★★☆☆☆
202451.136 of 7954.4%★★★☆☆
202347.937 of 7147.9%★★☆☆☆
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)52nd percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile~ school
White (2025)47th percentile~ school
Female (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?
Science44%+6 vs state
Reading43%+3 vs state
Math42%~ state avg

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Students at Killdeer Elementary School are 75% White, 13% American Indian, 8% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

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

High : Killdeer High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Killdeer Elementary School.

Killdeer Elementary School ranks 112th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 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.

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