Williston Basin School District 7 (WBSD7) is a school district headquartered in Williston, North Dakota.
History
In 2020 a vote was held on whether it was to merge the Williston School District 1 with the Williams County Public School District 8 to form a new district. The respective votes in each district were 2,527 in District 1 (86.6%) and 541 (59.6%) in District 8, while the no votes were 391 (13.4%) in District 1 and 367 (40.4%) in District 8.
All members of the North Dakota State Board of Public School Education approved the merger plans.
Effective July 1, 2021, the districts officially merged.
Schools
High schools
Williston Middle School Central Campus
- Bakken Ridge (Grade 5)
- Coyote Center (Middle School) (Grades 6-8)
- ASB Exploratory Center (Formerly ASB Innovation Academy)
Elementary Schools
- Garden Valley Elementary School (through Grade 5)
- Hagan Elementary School
- Lewis and Clark Elementary School
- McVay Elementary School
- Missouri Ridge Elementary School (through Grade 5) - It was a grade 3-8 school prior to 2023. Since 2023 it has been an elementary school. Bakken Ridge School, Williston Middle School, and the Innovation Academy took students of other grade levels.
- Rickard Elementary School
- Sloulin Elementary School Opening in 2026
- Wilkinson Elementary School
Former schools
- Round Prairie Elementary School - In 2022, the enrollment was 39. It was scheduled to close in 2023.
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