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North Dakota schools ranked by test score

Latest ND A+ year (2024-25). 239 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 38.7%.
RankSchoolLevelReadingvs state
201FOX HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Watford City · MCKENZIE CO 1
Elementary32.0%-6.7pp
202DIVIDE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Crosby · DIVIDE COUNTY 1
Elementary31.0%-7.7pp
203EDWIN LOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
New Town · NEW TOWN 1
Elementary31.0%-7.7pp
204ANAMOOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Anamoose · ANAMOOSE 14
Elementary30.0%-8.7pp
205APPLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Bismarck · APPLE CREEK 39
Elementary30.0%-8.7pp
206BURKE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Lignite · BURKE CENTRAL 36
Elementary30.0%-8.7pp
207CENTER-STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Center · CENTER-STANTON 1
Elementary30.0%-8.7pp
208FAIRMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Fairmount · FAIRMOUNT 18
Elementary30.0%-8.7pp
209GLEN ULLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Glen Ullin · GLEN ULLIN 48
Elementary30.0%-8.7pp
210GLENBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Glenburn · GLENBURN 26
Elementary30.0%-8.7pp
211LAKOTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Lakota · LAKOTA 66
Elementary30.0%-8.7pp
212MAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Max · MAX 50
Elementary30.0%-8.7pp
213NEW ROCKFORD-SHEYENNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
New Rockford · NEW ROCKFORD-SHEYENNE 2
Elementary30.0%-8.7pp
214PARK RIVER AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Park River · PARK RIVER AREA 8
Elementary30.0%-8.7pp
215UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Underwood · UNDERWOOD 8
Elementary30.0%-8.7pp
216GARDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary29.0%-9.7pp
217HAGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary29.0%-9.7pp
218LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary29.0%-9.7pp
219MCVAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary29.0%-9.7pp
220MISSOURI RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary29.0%-9.7pp
221RICKARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary29.0%-9.7pp
222WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary29.0%-9.7pp
223ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Alexander · ALEXANDER 2
Elementary28.0%-10.7pp
224FLASHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Flasher · FLASHER 39
Elementary28.0%-10.7pp
225EMERADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Emerado · EMERADO 127
Elementary25.0%-13.7pp
226LIDGERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Lidgerwood · LIDGERWOOD 28
Elementary25.0%-13.7pp
227MEDINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Medina · MEDINA 3
Elementary25.0%-13.7pp
228MONTPELIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Montpelier · MONTPELIER 14
Elementary25.0%-13.7pp
229TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Belcourt · BELCOURT 7
Elementary25.0%-13.7pp
230WESTHOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Westhope · WESTHOPE 17
Elementary25.0%-13.7pp
231NEW ENGLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
New England · NEW ENGLAND 9
Elementary23.0%-15.7pp
232MINNEWAUKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Minnewaukan · MINNEWAUKAN 5
Elementary20.0%-18.7pp
233NORTH SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Gwinner · NORTH SARGENT 3
Elementary20.0%-18.7pp
234PARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Parshall · PARSHALL 3
Elementary20.0%-18.7pp
235DUNSEITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Dunseith · DUNSEITH 1
Elementary18.0%-20.7pp
236DRAYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Drayton · DRAYTON 19
Elementary15.0%-23.7pp
237MANDAREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Mandaree · MANDAREE 36
Elementary15.0%-23.7pp
238WHITE SHIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
White Shield · WHITE SHIELD 85
Elementary15.0%-23.7pp
239CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Cannon Ball · SOLEN 3
Elementary5.0%-33.7pp
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About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the ND A+ % Proficient + Advanced threshold on the latest available ND A+ Reading test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in North Dakota, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.