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West Central Academy-S

PublicOtherGrades 4–12Alternative Education School

729 11th St N, Moorhead, MN 56560 · (218) 284-3316 · Part of Moorhead Public School District

Moorhead’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
34
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
4–12
The gist

What stands out about West Central Academy-S

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

729 11th St N, Moorhead

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 71
Grade 83
Grade 98
Grade 105
Grade 1112
Grade 125
Enrollment over time
31’20
27’21
43’22
47’23
34’24

Up 9.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 29%Black 26%Hispanic 24%American Indian/Alaska Native 21%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Central Academy-S from Moorhead families.

Other schools in Moorhead Public School District

The district →
Probstfield Center for Education
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Moorhead
253 students7:1
Moorhead Voluntary PreKindergarten
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Moorhead
20 students
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moorhead
B
719 students14:1
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moorhead
C+
625 students13:1
Ellen Hopkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moorhead
B−
616 students14:1
Robert Asp Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moorhead
B−
580 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Moorhead’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.