Mapleton 7, ND - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Mapleton 7

Mapleton 7 is a small elementary-only district in Cass County, North Dakota, serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from a single school, Mapleton Elementary. The enrollment is modest even for an elementary district, with roughly even distribution across the early grades and a smaller cohort in the upper elementary years. The student body is predominantly white, with small numbers of Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, multiracial, and Black students. We looked for free-or-reduced-price lunch data, special education rates, and English learner counts, but none were reported, so the economic and special-population picture is incomplete. Because the district ends at sixth grade, there is no graduation rate, no high school course access, and no college or career readiness data. Those gaps reflect the grade band, not a missing result.

State assessment results from the current year are available for grades three through six in math and ELA, and for grade four in science, all under North Dakota's A-PLUS assessment. A few things stand out. Sixth-grade math is the district's strongest result, with a large share of students reaching proficiency, well above what the lower grades show. Third-grade math is also solid, while fourth and fifth grade land closer to the middle of the range. ELA is the softer area. Across every tested grade, the share of students proficient in reading and language arts sits below the corresponding math results, with the upper elementary grades looking particularly muted. Fifth grade is the one ELA grade where results edge upward. Science, tested only in fourth grade, falls in a middling band. Participation was strong across all grades and subjects. One caveat worth noting: the state changed both the assessment name and the proficiency cut scores for this testing cycle, so the results are not directly comparable to prior years, and no clean trend data is available. A parent looking at these scores should treat them as a baseline under the new system rather than a continuation of an old one.

The housing picture draws on several Cass County communities. The district's weighted home value sits above the North Dakota benchmark but below the national one, which places it in a relatively affordable position for a family earning around the national median household income. Home values across the contributing zip codes show moderate year-over-year appreciation, with Mapleton itself carrying the largest weight in the district's housing composite. Casselton and West Fargo contribute smaller shares, and Harwood, though a small contributor, shows the highest appreciation rate among them. Rent data is thin, with only one zip code reporting, so the rental picture for the district is limited. Mortgage costs at current rates are manageable relative to typical incomes, and the estimated monthly mortgage sits slightly below what rent would cost in the area, though the rent figure covers only a partial footprint.

We searched for recent district-level changes such as referendums, curriculum updates, property tax shifts, or facility plans, but nothing substantive surfaced beyond basic directory and demographic information. Similarly, no locale brief was provided for the community, so we cannot speak to local amenities, growth pressures, or civic context beyond what the housing data suggests. A parent considering this district may want to ask the school directly about class sizes at each grade level, support services for reading given the ELA results, and what the transition looks like for students moving on to middle school after sixth grade, since the district does not continue beyond that point.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

219

Grades

PK–06

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 4%

Black 1%

White 91%

Two+ 2%

Am. Indian / AK Native 2%

Schools in this District

1 schools are officially reported under this district.

MAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$337,422

Year-over-year change+5.0%

Range across 4 ZIP codes$318K to $383K

vs. state typical1.18x

vs. national typical0.92x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (4 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
58059	Mapleton	$339K	+4.5%	70.2%
58012	Casselton	$318K	+7.1%	21.0%
58042	Harwood	$383K	+6.2%	4.6%
58078	West Fargo	$357K	+2.4%	4.2%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,491/mo

Year-over-year change+4.0%

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
58078	West Fargo	$1,491	+4.0%	4.2%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$1,703/mo

Home price / national median income4.0x

Annual rent / national median income21.4%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$212/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$286,406 (+5.5% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Academic Performance
Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

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