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Wishek Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
53rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 75% of North Dakota elementary schools
Summary

Wishek Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wishek, North Dakota, serving 144 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Wishek 19 School District, which is ranked 62 out of 134 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wishek Elementary School has shown steady improvement in its academic performance, moving from 156th out of 217 North Dakota elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 53rd out of 216 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the state average in both math and reading proficiency, with particularly strong results in math, where 69% of 3rd, 5th, and 6th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 42%, 44%, and 48%, respectively. The school has also excelled in supporting its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 4th out of 101 North Dakota elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 5-star rating.

Compared to the nearby Ashley Elementary School, Wishek Elementary School has significantly higher academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, Wishek's math proficiency rate for all grades was 59%, compared to Ashley's 49%, and its reading proficiency rate was also higher at 39% vs. Ashley's 49%. This comparison highlights Wishek Elementary School's academic superiority and the opportunity for the two schools to collaborate and share best practices to improve outcomes for the broader region.

150
Students ?
20.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,499
Per pupil spending ?
26.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 200 S Badger St
       Wishek, ND  58495

(701) 452-2892

District: Wishek 19


Students who attend Wishek Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Wishek High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.3%
Hispanic:
5.3%
African American:
1.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the North Dakota average (46% vs 40% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 25% of North Dakota elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school46%
District avg44%
North Dakota avg40%
53rd of 216
North Dakota public elementary schools ?
Top 25%▲ up 14 pts since 2015
From top 38% (2015) to top 25% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Dakota Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
62nd of 134Wishek 19 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
202566.153 of 21675.5%★★★★☆
202457.279 of 21763.6%★★★☆☆
202345.0116 of 21546.0%★★☆☆☆
202237.3156 of 21728.1%★☆☆☆☆
202150.3114 of 20744.9%★★☆☆☆
202056.891 of 20355.2%★★★☆☆
201956.991 of 20355.2%★★★☆☆
201848.4116 of 20242.6%★★☆☆☆
201738.6145 of 19927.1%★☆☆☆☆
201654.887 of 19455.2%★★★☆☆
201560.369 of 18161.9%★★★☆☆
201477.322 of 21789.9%★★★★★
201366.766 of 21769.6%★★★★☆
201265.260 of 19569.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202584.84 of 10196.0%★★★★★
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+21 vs school
By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?
Math59%+18 vs state
Reading39%~ state avg
Science39%~ state avg

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Wishek Elementary School ranks 53rd of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

High : Wishek High School

Students at Wishek Elementary School are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 150 students attended Wishek 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.




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