For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 132 students in White Shield 85 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in North Dakota.
Public Middle School in White Shield 85 School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the North Dakota public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the North Dakota public middle school average of 29% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (ND)
# Schools
2 Schools
208 Schools
# Students
197 Students
39,176 Students
# Teachers
24 Teachers
3,481 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
White Shield 85 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 167 school districts in North Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#165 out of 169 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
44%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.48
# American Indian Students
188 Students
5,643 Students
% American Indian Students
95%
14%
# Asian Students
n/a
421 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
3 Students
2,286 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
6%
# Black Students
n/a
1,487 Students
% Black Students
n/a
4%
# White Students
2 Students
27,700 Students
% White Students
1%
71%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
91 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
1,548 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
396
# Students in K Grade:
9
718
# Students in 1st Grade:
21
757
# Students in 2nd Grade:
14
783
# Students in 3rd Grade:
13
716
# Students in 4th Grade:
15
812
# Students in 5th Grade:
18
1,523
# Students in 6th Grade:
12
7,290
# Students in 7th Grade:
19
9,001
# Students in 8th Grade:
11
9,080
# Students in 9th Grade:
25
2,284
# Students in 10th Grade:
18
2,100
# Students in 11th Grade:
13
1,943
# Students in 12th Grade:
9
1,773
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $7,558 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,615. The school district revenue/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,716 is less than the state median of $17,617. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$2,154 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$2,154 MM
Revenue / Student
$7,558
$17,615
Spending / Student
$11,716
$17,617
Best White Shield 85 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
White Shield Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1300 Warrior St
Roseglen, ND 58775
(701) 743-4350
Roseglen, ND 58775
(701) 743-4350
Grades: K-8
| 132 students
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