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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 58801

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397

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Top rankedMissouri Ridge Elementary School216^th of 217 North Dakota elementary schools

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Summary:

The 58801 zip code area of Williston, North Dakota is home to 8 elementary schools serving students from preschool through 5th grade, all part of the Williston Basin 7 school district.

Among the standout schools in this area, Rickard Elementary School has the lowest free and reduced lunch rate at 13.64% and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16:1. In contrast, Missouri Ridge Elementary School has the lowest statewide ranking and the highest spending per student at $12,781. Garden Valley Elementary School stands out with the lowest enrollment of 131 students and the highest free and reduced lunch rate at 31.3%.

Interestingly, all schools in the 58801 zip code area share the same 20.0% chronic absenteeism rate for the 2024-2025 school year, suggesting a potential systemic issue affecting student attendance across the region. The data also reveals significant variation in free and reduced lunch rates, from 13.64% at Rickard Elementary to 34.57% at McVay Elementary School, indicating differences in the socioeconomic status of the student populations. Additionally, schools with higher spending per student tend to have lower student-teacher ratios, though this does not necessarily translate to better educational outcomes.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Missouri Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	5640 140th Ave NW	Williston	58801	Williams County	Williston Basin 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 875-2041	397	27	14.7	37.5%	239 (60.2%)	16 (4.0%)	95 (23.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	38 (9.6%)	6	216^th of 217 public elementary schools	0.5%		13.8	206^th of 217 public elementary schools	5.1%	10	19.0	4.0	19.0	15.5	19.0	14.0	19.0	18.0	24.0	24.0	$16,249	$1,226	$15,022

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.

Cities Near Zip Code 58801

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Williston	13.07 mi	13	138^th
Grenora	14.96 mi	2	68^th
Trenton	23.85 mi	2	123^rd
Ray	30.48 mi	2	78^th
Fairview	40.04 mi	2	25^th

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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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