Top Rankings
Starkweather 44 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Dakota for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 21 students in Starkweather 44 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public pre schools in North Dakota.
Public Preschool in Starkweather 44 School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the North Dakota public pre school average of 42%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Dakota public preschool average of 25% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (ND)
# Schools
2 Schools
178 Schools
# Students
47 Students
32,362 Students
# Teachers
8 Teachers
2,776 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1
District Rank
Starkweather 44 School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 167 school districts in North Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#102 out of 169 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-59%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥50%
44%
Graduation Rate
(15-16)≥50%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.43
# American Indian Students
n/a
3,578 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
11%
# Asian Students
n/a
278 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
2 Students
2,118 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
6%
# Black Students
n/a
886 Students
% Black Students
n/a
3%
# White Students
38 Students
24,133 Students
% White Students
81%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
69 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
7 Students
1,300 Students
% of Two or more races Students
15%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
3,099
# Students in K Grade:
3
4,293
# Students in 1st Grade:
1
4,417
# Students in 2nd Grade:
2
4,422
# Students in 3rd Grade:
6
4,354
# Students in 4th Grade:
3
4,213
# Students in 5th Grade:
5
4,044
# Students in 6th Grade:
1
2,468
# Students in 7th Grade:
3
510
# Students in 8th Grade:
6
542
# Students in 9th Grade:
6
-
# Students in 10th Grade:
6
-
# Students in 11th Grade:
2
-
# Students in 12th Grade:
3
-
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$2,154 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$2,154 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,841
$18,117
Spending / Student
$25,349
$17,825
Best Starkweather 44 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Starkweather Elementary School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
505 E Main Street
Starkweather, ND 58377
(701) 292-4381
Starkweather, ND 58377
(701) 292-4381
Grades: PK-6
| 21 students
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