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Turtle Mountain Community Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1209 Gilbert Godon Street, Belcourt, ND 58316 · (701) 477-6471 · Part of Belcourt Public School District 7

Belcourt’s School Grade D better than 7% of North Dakota school districts

Students
605
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Turtle Mountain Community Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of North Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Belcourt kids: Turtle Mountain Community Middle School

On the path

Where Belcourt kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Turtle Mountain Community Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Turtle Mountain Community Middle School318 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 38.2%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 42.2%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among North Dakota’s 420 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1209 Gilbert Godon Street, Belcourt

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten88
Grade 197
Grade 289
Grade 3118
Grade 496
Grade 599
Enrollment over time
661’20
634’21
659’22
672’23
605’24

Down 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 99%Hispanic <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Turtle Mountain Community Elementary School from Belcourt families.

Other schools in Belcourt Public School District 7

The district →

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 North Dakota’s other public schools; Belcourt’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.