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L E Berger Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

L E Berger Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Fargo, North Dakota, serving 359 students in grades K-5 and part of the West Fargo 6 school district.

Despite relatively high per-student spending of $14,198 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11:1, L E Berger Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the West Fargo 6 district and the state of North Dakota in academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were just 29% in math, 23% in reading, and 29% in science, lagging behind the district's 43%, 39%, and 38%, respectively, and the state's 41%, 40%, and 38%. The school also faces high rates of chronic absenteeism, with 20% of students being chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year.

Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups. For example, Aurora Elementary, Brooks Harbor Elementary, and Freedom Elementary, other schools in the West Fargo 6 district, generally outperform L E Berger Elementary in academic proficiency, with lower rates of chronic absenteeism and lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the high per-student spending, L E Berger Elementary's academic struggles suggest that factors beyond just funding, such as instructional practices, school leadership, and student demographics, may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

360

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,269

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

631 4th Ave E
West Fargo, ND 58078

(701) 356-2010

District: West Fargo 6

Students who attend L E Berger Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cheney Middle School
High:	West Fargo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.4%

African American:

14.4%

Hispanic:

13.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Dakota average (27% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 68 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg40%

North Dakota avg40%

201^st of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 64 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the West Fargo 6

89^th of 134West Fargo 6 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	17.1	201 of 216	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	196 of 217	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	176 of 215	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	178 of 217	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	160 of 207	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	35.5	153 of 203	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	153 of 203	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.9	102 of 202	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.7	90 of 199	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.6	48 of 194	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	64.6	52 of 181	71.3%	★★★★☆
2014	59.9	95 of 217	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.2	111 of 217	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.1	143 of 195	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.0	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	61.6	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2018	47.6	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.2	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	84.2	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	133 of 143	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	118 of 138	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	100 of 137	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	91 of 141	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	99 of 132	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	42.6	89 of 132	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	89 of 132	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	68 of 130	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.1	45 of 128	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.2	27 of 123	78.0%	★★★★☆
2015	63.6	34 of 109	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2020	40.6	62 of 88	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	62 of 88	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.1	20 of 87	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	54.0	31 of 81	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.9	13 of 74	82.4%	★★★★☆
2015	61.6	18 of 65	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	104 of 143	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	122 of 138	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	109 of 137	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	129 of 141	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	93 of 132	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2020	35.1	96 of 132	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	96 of 132	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	71 of 130	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.2	80 of 128	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.3	58 of 123	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.6	40 of 109	63.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	77 of 83	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	69 of 79	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	61 of 71	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	60 of 75	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	53 of 62	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	32.3	51 of 66	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	51 of 66	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.4	25 of 54	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.3	19 of 53	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.8	9 of 51	82.4%	★★★★☆
2015	68.1	11 of 40	72.5%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)50th percentile~ school

African American (2025)50th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2020)30th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Math29%-12 vs state

Science29%-9 vs state

Reading23%-17 vs state

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Schools Near L E Berger 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
L E Berger Elementary School	Public	K-5	631 4th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2010	360	33	11.0	61.7%	214 (59.4%)	52 (14.4%)	50 (13.9%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	17.1	201^st of 216 public elementary schools	6.9%		22.2	196^th of 217 public elementary schools	9.7%	5	24.0	24.0	34.0	29.0	24.0	24.0	34.0	23.0	29.0	29.0	$16,269	$2,773	$13,496
Eastwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 10th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2030	387	38	10.3	62.5%	141 (36.4%)	152 (39.3%)	29 (7.5%)	37 (9.6%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	28.5	173^rd of 216 public elementary schools	19.9%		20.8	201^st of 217 public elementary schools	7.4%	28	29.0	29.0	29.0	24.0	29.0	39.0	39.0	39.0	39.0	39.0	$15,472	$2,449	$13,023
South Elementary School	Public	K-5	117 6th Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2100	367	35	10.6	42.5%	227 (61.9%)	69 (18.8%)	23 (6.3%)	6 (1.6%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	52.1	95^th of 216 public elementary schools	56.0%		46.9	119^th of 217 public elementary schools	45.2%	24	49.0	39.0	39.0	44.0	44.0	44.0	39.0	40.5	54.0	54.0	$15,139	$1,983	$13,157
West Fargo Elementary Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-5	207 Main Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 499-1055	10				5 (50.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (30.0%)								(n/a)											$8,400	$844	$7,556
Willow Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	4901 15th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-8360	461	41	11.3	61.4%	172 (37.3%)	173 (37.5%)	49 (10.6%)	40 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	16.5	204^th of 216 public elementary schools	5.6%		22.9	192^nd of 217 public elementary schools	11.5%	12	14.0	34.0	24.0	26.0	19.0	34.0	29.0	28.0	29.0	29.0	$14,362	$2,713	$11,649
Westside Elementary School	Public	K-5	945 7th Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2110	397	30	13.3	22.4%	332 (83.6%)	26 (6.5%)	13 (3.3%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	51.7	97^th of 216 public elementary schools	55.1%		62.3	63^rd of 217 public elementary schools	71.0%	34	39.0	49.0	59.0	44.0	29.0	49.0	44.0	38.0	39.0	39.0	$13,919	$844	$13,075
Brooks Harbor Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 22nd Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-8310	537	37	14.7	20.7%	377 (70.2%)	76 (14.2%)	33 (6.1%)	15 (2.8%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	66.3	52^nd of 216 public elementary schools	75.9%		51.2	98^th of 217 public elementary schools	54.8%	46	59.0	49.0	54.0	54.0	49.0	39.0	49.0	43.0	54.0	54.0	$12,769	$844	$11,925
Freedom Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 26th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-5221	473	37	12.7	28.5%	274 (57.9%)	112 (23.7%)	23 (4.9%)	38 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	40.7	136^th of 216 public elementary schools	37.0%		49.3	106^th of 217 public elementary schools	51.2%	30	39.0	44.0	34.0	40.0	39.0	39.0	29.0	35.0	49.0	49.0	$14,279	$2,087	$12,192
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
Aurora Elementary School	Public	K-5	3420 9th St W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2130	377	32	11.7	25.2%	271 (71.9%)	66 (17.5%)	15 (4.0%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	43.8	126^th of 216 public elementary schools	41.7%		52.2	97^th of 217 public elementary schools	55.3%	29	29.0	54.0	39.0	44.0	39.0	34.0	39.0	39.0	49.0	49.0	$14,784	$844	$13,940

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 L E Berger Elementary School

How many students attend L E Berger Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended L E Berger Elementary School.

Is L E Berger Elementary School a good school?

L E Berger Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.9% of North Dakota elementary schools.

What district is L E Berger Elementary School in?

West Fargo 6

What is the racial makeup of L E Berger Elementary School?

Students at L E Berger Elementary School are 59% White, 14% African American, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of L E Berger Elementary School attend?

Students who attend L E Berger Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cheney Middle School
High : West Fargo High 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.