Original Research by School Decision on Bakker Elementary School
Bakker Elementary School is a closed regular public school that operated in Hague, North Dakota, under the Bakker 10 school district. The school is listed at 880 96th St SE in Hague, and federal directory data marks its operational status as closed, which means it no longer enrolls students or provides instruction. Because the school has shut its doors, the academic and demographic information a parent would normally consult is absent from the available records, and that absence reflects the closure rather than any gap in reporting.
No state assessment results were available, and no multi-year academic trend data could be compiled. Enrollment figures, including total student count and grade-level breakdown, were missing. Free and reduced-price lunch counts and rates were not reported. Racial and ethnic composition data was absent. Special population figures, including students with individualized education programs and English learners, were not available. The grades served field reads as a single placeholder, so we cannot confirm which grade levels the school covered before it closed. No graduation rate applies here, and no course access, staffing, attendance, or discipline data was on file. A parent looking into academic outcomes would find the school's current data empty, consistent with its closed status.
Hague itself is a very small rural community in Emmons County, situated on agricultural prairie land. Publicly reported records describe it as a quiet farming-community outpost rather than a commercial center. The town was founded as a railroad stop and took its name from The Hague in the Netherlands. Its civic anchors are sparse: a post office, a fire protection district station, and St. Mary's Catholic Church, which features works by the artist Count Berthold von Imhoff. Several historic cemetery sites in the area are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Senger Lake South lies just west of the community. No public library or transit system was identified in publicly reported sources. The town covers a tiny land area, all of it land, and distances within the community are minimal by definition. There is no indication of dedicated pedestrian infrastructure, sidewalks, or commercial street life. The built environment is scattered homes and civic buildings along local roads.
The community has been stable and small, with only a slight estimated population increase in recent years and no major new housing developments, commercial projects, or infrastructure expansions identified in public sources. No information on major employers was found, which is consistent with the town's size. The surrounding area is agricultural, and the town retains its original rural character from its railroad-stop origins.
The parent district, Bakker 10, had no parent-relevant changes of lasting impact identified in recent public reporting beyond basic directory information. We looked for strategic priorities, program changes, or facility decisions from the district and found little, so we left that out rather than guess. No neighbor comparison data was available to position this school against others in the county.
For a parent or resident, the central fact is that Bakker Elementary School is no longer operating. Families in the Hague area would need to look to other schools or districts currently serving students in this part of Emmons County. The town's extremely small size and rural character mean educational options are likely regional rather than locally based, and anyone considering this area would want to confirm directly with the district which schools are currently open and accepting enrollment.
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