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Simle Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1218 Simle Dr, Bismarck, ND 58501 · (701) 323-4600 · Part of Bismarck Public School District 1

Bismarck’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of North Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
1,053
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Simle Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of North Dakota’s public schools
  • Next stop for Bismarck kids: 4 high schools

On the path

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

K–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Simle Middle SchoolYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 38.2%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 42.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1218 Simle Dr, Bismarck

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6348
Grade 7360
Grade 8345
Enrollment over time
1,059’20
1,025’21
1,040’22
1,047’23
1,053’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%American Indian/Alaska Native 9%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 4%Black 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Simle Middle School from Bismarck families.

Other schools in Bismarck Public School District 1

The district →
Becep Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Bismarck
337 students14:1
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lincoln
B−
605 students12:1
Victor Solheim Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bismarck
A
588 students15:1
Elk Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bismarck
510 students17:1
Robert Place Miller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bismarck
C+
485 students14:1
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bismarck
A−
470 students16:1

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