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Bennett Elementary School

2000 S 58th Ave
Fargo, ND 58104

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Serving 631 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Bennett Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in North Dakota for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).

The percentage of students achieving is 63% (which is higher than the North Dakota state average of 39%). The percentage of students achieving is 62% (which is higher than the North Dakota state average of 44%).

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the North Dakota state level of 11:1.

Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the North Dakota state average of 29% (majority American Indian and Hispanic).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 631 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 30%
: Top 5% in ND
: 63% (Top 10%)
: 62% (Top 10%)
: 40-44% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), ND Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Bennett Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in North Dakota for:

School Overview

Bennett Elementary School's student population of 631 students has grown by 31% over five school years.

The teacher population of 38 teachers has grown by 46% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-5
(Supplemental Virtual)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Bennett Elementary School
Kind	89
1	102
2	97
3	126
4	116
5	101

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Total Students

631 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Bennett Elementary School
2023	666
2022	637
2021	585
2020	479
2019	479
2018	462
2017	462
2016	563
2015	613
2014	581
2013	612
2012	587
2011	607
2010	553
2009	579
2008	565
2007	590
2006	568
2005	530
2004	505
2003	484

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

38 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Bennett Elementary School
2023	39
2022	38
2021	34
2020	26
2019	26
2018	28
2017	28
2016	36
2015	38
2014	39
2013	39
2012	39
2011	39
2010	39
2009	40
2008	33
2007	33
2006	34
2005	33
2004	32
2003	31

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School Rankings

Bennett Elementary School ranks within the top 5% of all 461 schools in North Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Bennett Elementary School is 0.49, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.48. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (ND)

#19 out of 461 schools
(Top 5%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Bennett Elementary School
2022	#19
2021	#17
2019	#21
2018	#21
2017	#29
2016	#59
2015	#39
2014	#36
2013	#75
2012	#70
2011	#51

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63%

39%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Bennett Elementary School	North Dakota	Fargo 1 School District
2022	63%	39%	40%
2021	64%	39%	41%
2019	70%	45%	48%
2018	74%	44%	49%
2017	71%	39%	48%
2016	64%	43%	52%
2015	68%	41%	52%
2014	93%	74%	77%
2013	92%	75%	79%
2012	92%	77%	79%
2011	92%	76%	79%

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62%

44%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Bennett Elementary School	North Dakota	Fargo 1 School District
2022	62%	44%	46%
2021	59%	42%	44%
2019	62%	47%	51%
2018	63%	46%	49%
2017	58%	48%	52%
2016	61%	51%	57%
2015	56%	47%	53%
2014	83%	73%	73%
2013	80%	73%	74%
2012	81%	74%	74%
2011	83%	75%	75%

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40-44%

44%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Bennett Elementary School	North Dakota	Fargo 1 School District
2022	42%	44%	48%
2021	62%	47%	51%

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Student : Teacher Ratio

17:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Bennett Elementary School	North Dakota	Fargo 1 School District
2023	17:1	11:1	12:1
2022	17:1	11:1	12:1
2021	17:1	11:1	13:1
2020	18:1	11:1	13:1
2019	18:1	11:1	13:1
2018	17:1	12:1	13:1
2017	17:1	11:1	13:1
2016	16:1	12:1	14:1
2015	16:1	12:1	14:1
2014	15:1	11:1	13:1
2013	16:1	11:1	14:1
2012	15:1	11:1	14:1
2011	16:1	11:1	13:1
2010	14:1	11:1	13:1
2009	15:1	11:1	13:1
2008	17:1	11:1	14:1
2007	18:1	12:1	14:1
2006	17:1	11:1	16:1
2005	16:1	12:1	16:1
2004	16:1	12:1	16:1
2003	16:1	12:1	16:1

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American Indian

11%

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Bennett Elementary School	North Dakota	Fargo 1 School District
2023	1%	11%	2%
2022	1%	11%	4%
2021	1%	11%	2%
2020	2%	12%	3%
2019	2%	12%	3%
2018	2%	13%	2%
2017	2%	13%	2%
2016	3%	9%	3%
2015	1%	9%	3%
2014	1%	10%	3%
2013	1%	10%	4%
2012	1%	9%	4%
2011	1%	13%	4%
2009	1%	12%	3%
2008	1%	9%	3%
2006	1%	13%	2%
2005	1%	9%	3%
2004	1%	12%	3%
2003	1%	12%	3%

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Bennett Elementary School	North Dakota	Fargo 1 School District
2023	4%	1%	4%
2022	3%	1%	3%
2021	2%	2%	4%
2020	1%	1%	4%
2019	1%	1%	4%
2018	2%	2%	4%
2017	2%	2%	4%
2016	1%	1%	4%
2015	1%	1%	5%
2014	1%	1%	4%
2013	1%	1%	3%
2012	1%	1%	3%
2011	2%	1%	3%
2010	3%	1%	3%
2009	3%	1%	3%
2008	3%	1%	3%
2007	4%	1%	3%
2005	3%	1%	2%
2004	2%	1%	2%
2003	1%	1%	2%
2002	1%	1%	2%

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Hispanic

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Bennett Elementary School	North Dakota	Fargo 1 School District
2023	4%	6%	6%
2022	3%	6%	5%
2021	3%	5%	5%
2020	2%	5%	4%
2019	2%	5%	4%
2018	1%	4%	4%
2017	1%	4%	4%
2016	1%	5%	3%
2015	2%	4%	4%
2014	2%	4%	3%
2013	2%	3%	3%
2012	2%	3%	3%
2010	1%	2%	3%
2009	1%	2%	2%
2008	1%	2%	2%
2007	1%	2%	2%
2006	2%	1%	2%
2005	1%	2%	2%
2004	1%	1%	2%
2003	1%	1%	1%
2002	1%	1%	2%

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Black

13%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Bennett Elementary School	North Dakota	Fargo 1 School District
2023	12%	5%	13%
2022	11%	5%	12%
2021	8%	5%	12%
2020	7%	5%	12%
2019	7%	5%	12%
2018	7%	4%	11%
2017	7%	4%	11%
2016	8%	4%	10%
2015	7%	4%	9%
2014	7%	3%	8%
2013	5%	3%	7%
2012	4%	3%	7%
2011	4%	2%	6%
2010	3%	2%	6%
2009	3%	2%	6%
2008	3%	2%	6%
2007	3%	2%	5%
2005	1%	1%	3%
2004	1%	1%	2%
2003	2%	1%	2%
2002	1%	1%	3%

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White

70%

71%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Bennett Elementary School	North Dakota	Fargo 1 School District
2023	71%	72%	71%
2022	74%	73%	72%
2021	80%	73%	73%
2020	83%	74%	74%
2019	83%	74%	74%
2018	87%	75%	77%
2017	87%	75%	77%
2016	87%	79%	78%
2015	89%	80%	77%
2014	89%	81%	80%
2013	91%	82%	82%
2012	92%	83%	83%
2011	92%	81%	84%
2010	93%	82%	85%
2009	91%	83%	86%
2008	92%	86%	86%
2007	92%	86%	87%
2006	91%	86%	89%
2005	94%	87%	90%
2004	95%	85%	91%
2003	95%	85%	92%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2017-2023)
Year	Bennett Elementary School	North Dakota	Fargo 1 School District
2023	8%	5%	4%
2022	8%	4%	4%
2021	6%	4%	4%
2020	5%	3%	3%
2019	5%	3%	3%
2018	1%	2%	2%
2017	1%	2%	2%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.49

0.48

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Bennett Elementary School	North Dakota	Fargo 1 School District
2023	0.48	0.47	0.48
2022	0.44	0.45	0.47
2021	0.35	0.45	0.46
2020	0.31	0.44	0.43
2019	0.31	0.44	0.43
2018	0.24	0.42	0.39
2017	0.24	0.42	0.39
2016	0.24	0.37	0.37
2015	0.20	0.35	0.36
2014	0.20	0.34	0.35
2013	0.18	0.32	0.33
2012	0.16	0.30	0.31
2011	0.16	0.33	0.29
2010	0.13	0.31	0.25
2009	0.17	0.30	0.26
2008	0.15	0.25	0.24
2007	0.14	0.25	0.22
2006	0.16	0.27	0.21
2005	0.12	0.24	0.18
2004	0.09	0.27	0.17
2003	0.10	0.27	0.15

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Eligible for

14%

26%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Bennett Elementary School	North Dakota	Fargo 1 School District
2023	14%	27%	27%
2022	8%	22%	23%
2021	9%	27%	23%
2020	10%	28%	26%
2019	10%	28%	26%
2018	8%	29%	25%
2017	8%	29%	25%
2016	8%	25%	23%
2015	8%	24%	22%
2014	9%	24%	24%
2013	11%	25%	25%
2012	11%	27%	24%
2011	11%	28%	22%
2010	7%	25%	21%
2009	7%	26%	19%
2008	5%	23%	17%
2007	4%	22%	17%
2006	3%	21%	15%
2005	4%	21%	13%
2004	5%	20%	12%
2003	4%	20%	12%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Bennett Elementary School	North Dakota	Fargo 1 School District
2023	7%	6%	6%
2022	4%	3%	3%
2021	5%	5%	4%
2020	7%	6%	6%
2019	7%	6%	6%
2018	5%	6%	5%
2017	5%	6%	5%
2016	4%	6%	4%
2015	3%	6%	4%
2014	3%	6%	5%
2013	2%	7%	4%
2012	1%	6%	4%
2011	2%	7%	5%
2010	3%	8%	6%
2009	2%	8%	5%
2008	5%	8%	6%
2007	2%	8%	5%
2006	4%	8%	5%
2005	3%	8%	5%
2004	4%	8%	4%
2003	3%	8%	5%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Fargo 1 School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), ND Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bennett Elementary School's ranking?

Bennett Elementary School is ranked #19 out of 461 schools, which ranks it among the top 5% of public schools in North Dakota.

What schools are Bennett Elementary School often compared to?

Bennett Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Aurora Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

63% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 39% ND state average), while 62% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 44% ND state average).

How many students attend Bennett Elementary School?

631 students attend Bennett Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

70% of Bennett Elementary School students are White, 13% of students are Black, 7% of students are Two or more races, 5% of students are Asian, 3% of students are Hispanic, and 2% of students are American Indian.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Bennett Elementary School?

Bennett Elementary School has a student ration of 17:1, which is higher than the North Dakota state average of 11:1.

What grades does Bennett Elementary School offer ?

Bennett Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5 (Supplemental Virtual).

What school district is Bennett Elementary School part of?

Bennett Elementary School is part of Fargo 1 School District.

In what neighborhood is Bennett Elementary School located?

Bennett Elementary School is located in the Bennett neighborhood of Fargo, ND.

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Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 631 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 30%
: Top 5%
: 63% (Top 10%)
: 62% (Top 10%)
: 40-44% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), ND Dept. of Education