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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Minot, North Dakota, with an enrollment of 310 students. The school is part of the Minot 1 school district, which is ranked 83 out of 134 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its location in Minot, Washington Elementary has consistently struggled with low academic performance, ranking in the bottom quarter of North Dakota elementary schools over the past 8 years and receiving a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period. The school faces significant performance gaps for certain student subgroups, such as ranking 120 out of 143 ND elementary schools for female students and 123 out of 143 for male students. Additionally, only 29% of Washington Elementary students were proficient or better in math and reading in 2024-2025, compared to 42% and 39% respectively for the Minot 1 district.

Washington Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20-36% over the past few years, and a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53-63% over the same period. These factors may be contributing to the school's persistent low performance, which suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of its student population, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

336

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,182

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 17th Ave SE
Minot, ND 58701

(701) 857-4695

District: Minot 1

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jim Hill Middle School
High:	Minot High School
	Souris River Campus Alternative High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

Hispanic:

16.1%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Dakota average (29% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 20% North Dakota)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg40%

North Dakota avg40%

194^th of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Minot 1

83^rd of 134Minot 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	19.4	194 of 216	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	177 of 217	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	201 of 215	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	206 of 217	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	193 of 207	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2020	29.6	170 of 203	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	170 of 203	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	154 of 202	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.7	117 of 199	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.4	135 of 194	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.8	152 of 181	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.4	168 of 217	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.5	178 of 217	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.9	115 of 195	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	120 of 143	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	88 of 138	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	125 of 137	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	121 of 141	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	113 of 132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	37.2	99 of 132	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	98 of 132	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	97 of 130	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.6	78 of 128	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.5	102 of 123	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	94 of 109	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	97 of 101	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	63 of 93	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	63 of 88	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	55 of 64	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	61 of 64	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2020	35.8	67 of 88	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	67 of 88	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	63 of 87	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.0	55 of 81	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.2	50 of 74	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.0	58 of 65	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	123 of 143	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	110 of 138	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	127 of 137	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	138 of 141	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	129 of 132	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2020	23.2	118 of 132	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	118 of 132	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	73 of 130	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.9	75 of 128	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.5	80 of 123	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.5	75 of 109	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	55 of 83	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	55 of 79	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	66 of 71	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	71 of 75	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	56 of 62	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	23.2	61 of 66	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	61 of 66	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	52.5	26 of 54	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.6	29 of 53	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.7	36 of 51	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.4	29 of 40	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)34th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science30%-8 vs state

Math29%-12 vs state

Reading28%-12 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 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
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 17th Ave SE	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4695	336	26	12.7	62.8%	195 (58.0%)	33 (9.8%)	54 (16.1%)	9 (2.7%)	12 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (9.2%)	19.4	194^th of 216 public elementary schools	10.2%		29.2	177^th of 217 public elementary schools	18.4%	17	24.0	29.0	29.0	29.0	24.0	39.5	24.0	28.0	29.5	29.5	$17,182	$823	$16,360
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 17th Ave SW	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 857-4595	461	36	12.8	28.0%	354 (76.8%)	17 (3.7%)	40 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	68.4	46^th of 216 public elementary schools	78.7%		60.7	70^th of 217 public elementary schools	67.7%	24	59.0	59.0	49.0	55.0	59.0	39.0	49.0	47.0	49.0	49.0	$16,941	$811	$16,129
Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 5th Ave SE	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4690	307	24	12.6	74.6%	194 (63.2%)	30 (9.8%)	26 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.7%)	9.7	211^th of 216 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.7	209^th of 217 public elementary schools	3.7%	2	14.0	14.0	29.0	19.0	19.0	19.0	29.5	23.0	24.0	24.0	$16,310	$781	$15,529
John Hoeven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 13th St SE	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 418-1600	504	30	16.9	35.9%	343 (68.1%)	33 (6.5%)	57 (11.3%)	11 (2.2%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (6.9%)	51.1	103^rd of 216 public elementary schools	52.3%		60.1	74^th of 217 public elementary schools	65.9%	29	44.0	49.0	49.0	47.0	49.0	39.0	24.0	37.0	49.0	49.0	$17,220	$825	$16,395
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	715 8th St NE	Minot	58703	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4685	175	15	11.5	44.6%	103 (58.9%)	16 (9.1%)	32 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.6%)	13.3	206^th of 216 public elementary schools	4.6%		22.4	194^th of 217 public elementary schools	10.6%	12	29.5	19.5	34.5	24.0	19.5	19.5	20.0	14.0	29.0	29.0	$18,474	$885	$17,590
Minot Public Schools K-5 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-5	715 8th St NE	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 857-4422	1	0	6.2		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$33,279	$1,593	$31,686
Perkett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 5th Ave SW	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 857-4680	394	26	15.0	33.2%	293 (74.4%)	18 (4.6%)	47 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.6%)	40.9	135^th of 216 public elementary schools	37.5%		48.6	113^th of 217 public elementary schools	47.9%	22	34.0	34.0	54.0	44.0	29.0	34.0	64.0	40.5	29.0	29.0	$16,352	$783	$15,569
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 16th St NW	Minot	58703	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4610	435	32	13.7	38.9%	311 (71.5%)	28 (6.4%)	36 (8.3%)	6 (1.4%)	20 (4.6%)	3 (0.7%)	31 (7.1%)	49.5	107^th of 216 public elementary schools	50.5%		50	102^nd of 217 public elementary schools	53.0%	5	54.0	44.0	59.0	49.0	39.0	24.0	39.0	33.0	44.0	44.0	$18,086	$866	$17,220
Bel Air Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 25th St NW	Minot	58703	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 857-4590	265	17	15.6	24.2%	203 (76.6%)	5 (1.9%)	26 (9.8%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.5%)	47.4	113^th of 216 public elementary schools	47.7%		42.6	132^nd of 217 public elementary schools	39.2%	19	59.0	44.0	29.0	44.0	39.5	49.0	29.0	38.0	44.0	44.0	$17,671	$846	$16,824
Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 8th St NW	Minot	58703	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4665	418	32	13.0	37.8%	258 (61.7%)	24 (5.7%)	72 (17.2%)	11 (2.6%)	20 (4.8%)	7 (1.7%)	26 (6.2%)	38	145^th of 216 public elementary schools	32.9%		32.2	164^th of 217 public elementary schools	24.4%	19	39.0	34.0	54.0	39.0	39.0	24.0	49.0	35.5	24.0	24.0	$16,979	$813	$16,166

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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Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of North Dakota elementary schools.

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Minot 1

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Jim Hill Middle School
High : Minot High School
High : Souris River Campus Alternative High School

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 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.