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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 58849

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324

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Top rankedRay Elementary School76^th of 217 North Dakota elementary schools

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Summary:

The zip code 58849 is home to a single elementary school, Ray Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 327 students. The school is part of the Nesson 2 school district, which is ranked 18 out of 23 districts in North Dakota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ray Elementary School's statewide ranking has improved over time, moving from 185th out of 207 elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 34th out of 53 in 2024-2025. However, it still only has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Math (44%) and Reading (35%) for the 2024-2025 school year are slightly higher than the Nesson 2 district average, but lower than the statewide average. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 14.98% for the 2023-2024 school year.

While Ray Elementary School has made progress in its performance, there are still areas for improvement. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.0% for the 2024-2025 school year is higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to its academic performance. Additionally, the school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $12,915, which is higher than the state average, suggesting that the school has access to adequate resources, but may need to examine how these resources are being utilized to enhance student 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 6th Grade	A-Plus Math 7th Grade	A-Plus Math 8th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 3rd Grade	A-Plus Reading 4th Grade	A-Plus Reading 5th Grade	A-Plus Reading 6th Grade	A-Plus Reading 7th Grade	A-Plus Reading 8th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 4th Grade	A-Plus Science 8th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	224 2nd Ave W	Ray	58849	Williams County	Nesson 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 568-3301	324	17	18.6	15.7%	278 (85.8%)	4 (1.2%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	58.6	76^th of 217 public elementary schools	65.0%		68.5	47^th of 217 public elementary schools	78.3%	29	34.0	69.0	59.0	39.0	39.0	49.0	44.0	29.0	59.5	49.5	39.5	39.5	19.5	35.0	59.0	49.0	49.0	$14,548	$303	$14,244

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 58849

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ray	2.1 mi	2	78^th
Tioga	12.75 mi	2	115^th
Williston	19.43 mi	13	138^th
Powers Lake	30.62 mi	2	47^th
Trenton	33.95 mi	2	123^rd

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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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