J Nelson Kelly Elementary School
Grand Forks, ND · Elementary School · Grades -1-5
J Nelson Kelly Elementary School is a elementary school in Grand Forks, ND with 476 students enrolled and a 71% proficiency rate. Part of Grand Forks 1. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
J Nelson Kelly Elementary School is a elementary school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school serves 476 students in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 71% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
J Nelson Kelly Elementary School is part of the Grand Forks 1 in North Dakota.
How This School Compares
J Nelson Kelly Elementary School has 476 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Grand Forks 1 (422 students). Its 71% proficiency rate is 14 percentage points above the district average of 56%. Compared to the North Dakota state average of 56%, the school performs 15 points higher. With a 13.6:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
J Nelson Kelly Elementary School has 476 students enrolled in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.
According to EDFacts data, 71% of students at J Nelson Kelly Elementary School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
J Nelson Kelly Elementary School is part of the Grand Forks 1 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
Every number on this page links back to NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. public schools and districts with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.