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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in North Dakota

30 public middle schools in North Dakota appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. CENTRAL CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL leads the list at 52.0%, against a median of 41.0% across the ranked schools.

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North Dakota

Top % Proficient (Reading)

52.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

41.0%

BEST IN READING · NORTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	CENTRAL CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL	Casselton, ND	CENTRAL CASS 17	Middle	343	52.0%
2	HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	Hazen, ND	HAZEN 3	Middle	143	51.0%
3	NORTHERN CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL	Hunter, ND	NORTHERN CASS 97	Middle	169	50.0%
4	MAY-PORT CG MIDDLE SCHOOL	Mayville, ND	MAY-PORT CG 14	Middle	129	47.0%
5	VALLEY CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Valley City, ND	VALLEY CITY 2	Middle	159	45.0%
6	WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Valley City, ND	VALLEY CITY 2	Middle	209	45.0%
7	MANDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	Mandan, ND	MANDAN 1	Middle	1,003	44.0%
8	JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL	Jamestown, ND	JAMESTOWN 1	Middle	466	43.0%
9	BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOL	Beulah, ND	BEULAH 27	Middle	233	43.0%
10	HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL	Bismarck, ND	BISMARCK 1	Middle	1,124	42.0%
11	SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Bismarck, ND	BISMARCK 1	Middle	1,053	42.0%
12	WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL	Bismarck, ND	BISMARCK 1	Middle	1,012	42.0%
13	SCHROEDER MIDDLE SCHOOL	Grand Forks, ND	GRAND FORKS 1	Middle	569	42.0%
14	SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL	Grand Forks, ND	GRAND FORKS 1	Middle	549	42.0%
15	VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL	Grand Forks, ND	GRAND FORKS 1	Middle	508	42.0%
16	WAHPETON MIDDLE SCHOOL	Wahpeton, ND	WAHPETON 37	Middle	272	40.0%
17	ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL	Minot, ND	MINOT 1	Middle	584	39.0%
18	MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	Minot AFB, ND	MINOT 1	Middle	157	39.0%
19	CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL	West Fargo, ND	WEST FARGO 6	Middle	1,006	39.0%
20	LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL	West Fargo, ND	WEST FARGO 6	Middle	1,103	39.0%
21	HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Horace, ND	WEST FARGO 6	Middle	799	39.0%
22	CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	Minot, ND	MINOT 1	Middle	482	39.0%
23	DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL	Fargo, ND	FARGO 1	Middle	992	38.0%
24	CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	Fargo, ND	FARGO 1	Middle	677	38.0%
25	BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL	Fargo, ND	FARGO 1	Middle	873	38.0%
26	CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	Devils Lake, ND	DEVILS LAKE 1	Middle	536	35.0%
27	GRAFTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Grafton, ND	GRAFTON 18	Middle	137	33.0%
28	WATFORD CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	Watford City, ND	MCKENZIE CO 1	Middle	509	32.0%
29	WILLISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL CAMPUS	Williston, ND	WILLISTON BASIN 7	Middle	1,536	29.0%
30	TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	Belcourt, ND	BELCOURT 7	Middle	318	25.0%

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