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Best North Dakota public schools
Eight rankings of North Dakota's public schools from the latest NCES + state-assessment data. Unlike most school rankings, this list leads with BeatsExpectations: a demographics-adjusted score that asks how a school performs relative to what its student population would predict, not just in absolute terms.
North Dakota schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios
Schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual.| # | School | City | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Belcourt | 4.8:1 |
| 2 | SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL | Grand Forks | 6.2:1 |
| 3 | Tate Topa Tribal School | Fort Totten | 6.7:1 |
| 4 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Jamestown | 6.8:1 |
| 5 | HORACE HIGH SCHOOL | Horace | 7.5:1 |
| 6 | SCHROEDER MIDDLE SCHOOL | Grand Forks | 7.5:1 |
| 7 | VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Grand Forks | 7.9:1 |
| 8 | P S BERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Dickinson | 8.0:1 |
| 9 | TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Belcourt | 8.1:1 |
| 10 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Dickinson | 8.1:1 |
| 11 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fargo | 8.2:1 |
| 12 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Dickinson | 8.3:1 |
| 13 | KILLDEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Killdeer | 8.4:1 |
| 14 | PRAIRIE ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Dickinson | 8.4:1 |
| 15 | MINTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Minto | 8.5:1 |
Fastest-growing North Dakota public schools, 2017-2024
Schools open in both years with 200+ enrollment in 2017, ranked by % change.| # | School | City | Enrollment Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WATFORD CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Watford City | +130% |
| 2 | HORACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Horace | +125% |
| 3 | BROOKS HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | West Fargo | +117% |
| 4 | CENTRAL CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL | Casselton | +59% |
| 5 | WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL | Watford City | +46% |
| 6 | CENTRAL CASS HIGH SCHOOL | Casselton | +41% |
| 7 | RED TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Mandan | +35% |
| 8 | NEDROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Minot | +31% |
| 9 | BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fargo | +30% |
| 10 | THOMPSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Thompson | +30% |
| 11 | THOMPSON HIGH SCHOOL | Thompson | +28% |
| 12 | CARRINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Carrington | +28% |
| 13 | ROBERT PLACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Bismarck | +28% |
| 14 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Tioga | +27% |
| 15 | RAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Ray | +26% |
Most racially diverse North Dakota public schools
Schools with 200+ students ranked by diversity index: the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.| # | School | City | Diversity index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fargo | 76.8% |
| 2 | LAKE AGASSIZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Grand Forks | 76.4% |
| 3 | DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Bismarck | 75.7% |
| 4 | CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Grand Forks | 74.1% |
| 5 | WINSHIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Grand Forks | 72.9% |
| 6 | WILL-MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Bismarck | 72.3% |
| 7 | JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Bismarck | 72.2% |
| 8 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fargo | 72.1% |
| 9 | WILLOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fargo | 69.8% |
| 10 | EASTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | West Fargo | 69.6% |
| 11 | BECEP CENTER | Bismarck | 68.4% |
| 12 | VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Grand Forks | 67.9% |
| 13 | ED CLAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fargo | 67.9% |
| 14 | HORACE MANN ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fargo | 65.1% |
| 15 | INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fargo | 65.1% |
Largest North Dakota public schools
Brick-and-mortar schools ranked by total enrollment. Virtual schools excluded.| # | School | City | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILLISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL CAMPUS | Williston | 1,536 |
| 2 | LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL | Bismarck | 1,419 |
| 3 | CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL | Bismarck | 1,406 |
| 4 | WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL | West Fargo | 1,400 |
| 5 | WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL | West Fargo | 1,380 |
| 6 | WILLISTON HIGH SCHOOL | Williston | 1,370 |
| 7 | BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL | Bismarck | 1,367 |
| 8 | FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOL | Fargo | 1,277 |
| 9 | RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL | Grand Forks | 1,190 |
| 10 | MANDAN HIGH SCHOOL | Mandan | 1,175 |
| 11 | HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL | Bismarck | 1,124 |
| 12 | CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | Grand Forks | 1,115 |
| 13 | NORTH HIGH SCHOOL | Fargo | 1,110 |
| 14 | LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL | West Fargo | 1,103 |
| 15 | MINOT HIGH SCHOOL | Minot | 1,086 |
About these rankings
These tables use the most recent NCES Common Core of Data (2024-25) for enrollment, demographics, and staffing, and state-native assessment data (typically 2023-24 or 2024-25) for proficiency. BeatsExpectations is computed via per-state ordinary-least-squares regression of composite proficiency on free-and-reduced-lunch share. Full methodology.
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