Fargo Public Schools
- FARGO, ND
School District
Fargo Public Schools
- FARGO, ND
- Rating 4.09 out of 5 99 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade B+
- Diversitygrade B+
- Teachersgrade B+
- College Prepgrade A minus
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade A
- Administrationgrade B
- Sportsgrade A
- Foodgrade C+
- Resources & Facilitiesgrade C+
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Academics
Percent Proficient - Reading
44%
Percent Proficient - Math
41%
Average Graduation Rate
87%
Average SAT
1210
52 responses
Average ACT
26
616 responses
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Students
Diversity
grade B+
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
11,331
Free or Reduced Lunch
31.7%
Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
National
17:1Average Teacher Salary
$82,847
Teachers in First/Second Year
7.3%
Finances
Expenses Per Student
$16,639 / student
National
$12,239- Cost of Livinggrade B
- Good for Familiesgrade A minus
- Housinggrade B
Median Household Income
$55,716
National
$69,021Median Rent
$706
National
$1,163Median Home Value
$239,115
National
$244,900Fargo Public Schools Reviews
Rating 4.09 out of 5 99 reviews
Overall my experience at Fargo Public Schools has been very positive. I’ve always had teacher who have supported me and peers who are decent people, but that’s just high school everyone is trying to figure things out. The only negative experience I’ve had in my school is finding out three teachers have both sexually assaulted, verbally assaulted, and have had a sexual relationship with a student. My sisters band teachers was one of them (she was not assaulted) but it greatly affected her and her music. I wish that there was some sort of greater background check or yearly background check that the school district could do to protect its students.
Overall, Fargo Public Schools has been a great district to be educated in. All of the teachers and faculty I have worked with has always wanted their students to succeed and do well in school and at home as well. Some downfalls of our district is the shift to EBR grading. This is a grading system that grades students on a 1-4 scale, 3 being proficient giving you an A in the class. This grading system seems beneficial to students on the surface. It implements "scrimmages" as quizzes and "games" as tests. In this system "scrimmages" are not graded and viewed as a practice for the the test. The "games" are graded on the 1-4 scale on each ELO or specific curriculum on each game. While this seems like a good way for students to improve on their skills, all games can be retaken giving students a "safety net" just in case they do poorly on the game. Teachers have seen that students are loosing ambition to do well on tests because they know they can always retake.
I attend North High School in Fargo. It's a good school district overall. There are a plethora of sports, clubs, and activities to be involved in. However, there have been too many teachers fired or "removed from staff" for misconduct with students, which I find unacceptable. It continues to happen, even after more staff training was added. I think the FPS district could do so much more in efforts to prevent this and protect their students.