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Jefferson Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1701 4th Ave S
Fargo, ND 58103
Phone
(701) 446-4700
District
FARGO 1
County
CASS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
296
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Dakota

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.9% of all ND schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Jefferson Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
45%
19%
40%
19%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
7%
41%
9%
41%
4%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
46%
14%
45%
19%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 51 17.2%
Grade 1 52 17.6%
Grade 2 50 16.9%
Grade 3 39 13.2%
Grade 4 53 17.9%
Grade 5 51 17.2%
Total 296 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.3% 69.1% 74.4%
Black 24.7% 16.4% 5.6%
Hispanic 16.5% 7.4% 7.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.6% 4.1% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 7.9% 3.0% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 76.7% 33.7% 31.6%
Free lunch eligible 76.7% 28.0% 25.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 5.7% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 96,914 783,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,596.2 11
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.0% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.7% 35.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.5% 21.8%
65 OR OLDER 15.3% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 43,013 325,079
Single Parent Households With Children 6.3% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.8% 93.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 43.0% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.4% 18.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.8% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.6% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.4% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 8.1% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,212 $117,278,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $767 $8,812,000 4.2%
Staff $568 $6,519,000 3.1%
General Administration $338 $3,885,000 1.9%
School Administration $1,011 $11,608,000 5.6%
Operation $1,530 $17,568,000 8.4%
Transportation $511 $5,868,000 2.8%
Other $476 $5,471,000 2.6%
Total Support $5,201 $59,731,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,720 $31,240,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $18,134 $208,249,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,076 $1,111,364,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $629 $77,034,000 3.4%
Staff $534 $65,447,000 2.9%
General Administration $620 $75,875,000 3.4%
School Administration $753 $92,206,000 4.1%
Operation $1,314 $160,862,000 7.1%
Transportation $582 $71,275,000 3.2%
Other $479 $58,694,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,911 $601,393,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,393 $537,870,000 23.9%
Total Expenditures $18,380 $2,250,627,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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