Mandan High School

Mandan High School is a public high school located in Mandan, North Dakota. It is the only high school within the Mandan Public Schools system, serving grades 9–12. In 2007 the Mandan Public School District renovated the high school. Mandan is the sixth-largest school district in the state of North Dakota. Mandan High School has an 88% graduation rate. Enrollment for the 2009–2010 school year was 1,056 students. The graduating class for the 2009–10 school year was 229 students. On April 1, 2010, Mandan High School was recognized for maintaining 100 years of continuous accreditation by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI).[2]

Mandan High School
Address
905 8th AVE NW

Mandan
,
North Dakota 58554

USA
Information
TypePublic
MottoWhere the Best Begin!
School districtMandan Public School District
PrincipalMark Andresen
Staff72.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,074 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.92[1]
Color(s)   Black and white and unofficially Red.
NicknameBraves

The school district, and therefore the high school, serves Mandan and Harmon.[3] It takes high school students from the Sweet Briar School District.[4]

Academics

Progress reports

The Mandan Public School calendar is divided into four 9-week quarters. Report cards are distributed at parent-teacher conferences or the week after the grading period ends.

Test scores

Mandan students score higher on the ACT than at the state and national levels. Mandan Public School students also score higher on the North Dakota State Assessment than students across the state.

  • ACT scores
Below are the most recent ACT results for Mandan High School, North Dakota and the USA.
SchoolScore
Mandan High School student average16.0
North Dakota high school student average21.6
USA high school student average21.1
  • ND State Assessment scores
Below are the most recent North Dakota State Assessment results comparing North Dakota statewide results and Mandan High School results for the 11th grade.
Reading Assessment scores
YearNorth DakotaMandan
20067270
20076573
20086874
20096372
Math Assessment Scores
YearNorth DakotaMandan
20065757
20075555
20085659
20095563
Science Assessment Scores
YearNorth DakotaMandan
20066267
20075960
20086169
20095969

Athletics
The Mandan Braves bus

Team information

The official school/team colors are black and white, although red has been adopted by some as an alternate or accent color. All of the athletic teams are named the Mandan Braves. Currently, the logo associated with the Braves is a side profile view headshot of a Native American wearing a headdress.

Championships

National championships

Mandan High School was awarded the 1983 National Cross Country Championship through the XC Legacy series published through Milesplit.us in an effort to begin filling in the national rankings from 1980–1988. The Harrier magazine, operated by Marc Bloom formerly of Runners World magazine, began keeping official rankings in 1989. On 1983: "Culminating a remarkable season Mandan capped it's [sic] 21st consecutive meet win streak with a State Championship". [5]

Notable Alumni

Ken Clouston (graduated 1988), member of the Wyoming House of Representatives[6]

See also

References
  1. "MANDAN HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Morton County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  4. Dura, Jack (2018-10-06). "New era for rural Sweet Briar School". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved 2021-08-13. - Alternate title: "Sweet Briar School looks ahead amid record enrollment of 22 "
  5. 1983 Cross Country National Championship article Archived 2012-07-16 at archive.today
  6. "Campbell County Candidate Questionnaire: Ken Clouston for State Rep for District 32 | County 17". 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2023-09-01.

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