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Wilder Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1009 N 3rd St, Grand Forks, ND 58203 · (701) 746-2320 · Part of Grand Forks Public School District 1

Grand Forks’ School Grade C+ better than 41% of North Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
184
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Wilder Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of North Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grand Forks kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Wilder Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 38.2%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

1009 N 3rd St, Grand Forks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten25
Grade 135
Grade 235
Grade 332
Grade 424
Grade 531
Enrollment over time
167’20
173’21
177’22
179’23
184’24

Up 10.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Two or more races 17%Hispanic 16%American Indian/Alaska Native 10%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wilder Elementary School from Grand Forks families.

Other schools in Grand Forks Public School District 1

The district →
Discovery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
A−
567 students18:1
Century Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
B−
493 students12:1
J Nelson Kelly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
A−
482 students13:1
Lake Agassiz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
C−
464 students13:1
Ben Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
B
367 students12:1
Viking Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
B−
328 students8:1

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; Grand Forks’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.