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North Dakota schools ranked by test score

Latest ND A+ year (2024-25). 239 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 34.1%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
201GARDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary26.0%-8.1pp
202HAGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary26.0%-8.1pp
203LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary26.0%-8.1pp
204MCVAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary26.0%-8.1pp
205MISSOURI RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary26.0%-8.1pp
206RICKARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary26.0%-8.1pp
207WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7
Elementary26.0%-8.1pp
208DIVIDE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Crosby · DIVIDE COUNTY 1
Elementary25.0%-9.1pp
209GLENBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Glenburn · GLENBURN 26
Elementary25.0%-9.1pp
210POWERS LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Powers Lake · POWERS LAKE 27
Elementary25.0%-9.1pp
211VALLEY-EDINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-CRYSTAL
Crystal · VALLEY-EDINBURG 118
Elementary25.0%-9.1pp
212VALLEY-EDINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-HOOPLE
Hoople · VALLEY-EDINBURG 118
Elementary25.0%-9.1pp
213ANAMOOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Anamoose · ANAMOOSE 14
Elementary20.0%-14.1pp
214APPLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Bismarck · APPLE CREEK 39
Elementary20.0%-14.1pp
215ASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Ashley · ASHLEY 9
Elementary20.0%-14.1pp
216BURKE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Lignite · BURKE CENTRAL 36
Elementary20.0%-14.1pp
217EMERADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Emerado · EMERADO 127
Elementary20.0%-14.1pp
218MAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Max · MAX 50
Elementary20.0%-14.1pp
219MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Inkster · MIDWAY 128
Elementary20.0%-14.1pp
220MILNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Milnor · MILNOR 2
Elementary20.0%-14.1pp
221MONTPELIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Montpelier · MONTPELIER 14
Elementary20.0%-14.1pp
222NORTH SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Gwinner · NORTH SARGENT 3
Elementary20.0%-14.1pp
223PINGREE-BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Buchanan · PINGREE-BUCHANAN 10
Elementary20.0%-14.1pp
224STANLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Stanley · STANLEY 2
Elementary20.0%-14.1pp
225WESTHOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Westhope · WESTHOPE 17
Elementary20.0%-14.1pp
226CENTER-STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Center · CENTER-STANTON 1
Elementary15.0%-19.1pp
227EIGHT MILE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Trenton · EIGHT MILE 6
Elementary15.0%-19.1pp
228MEDINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Medina · MEDINA 3
Elementary15.0%-19.1pp
229MOTT-REGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Mott · MOTT-REGENT 1
Elementary15.0%-19.1pp
230NEW ENGLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
New England · NEW ENGLAND 9
Elementary15.0%-19.1pp
231PARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Parshall · PARSHALL 3
Elementary15.0%-19.1pp
232DUNSEITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Dunseith · DUNSEITH 1
Elementary13.0%-21.1pp
233EDWIN LOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
New Town · NEW TOWN 1
Elementary13.0%-21.1pp
234CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Cannon Ball · SOLEN 3
Elementary10.0%-24.1pp
235DRAYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Drayton · DRAYTON 19
Elementary10.0%-24.1pp
236HATTON EIELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Hatton · HATTON EIELSON 7
Elementary10.0%-24.1pp
237MINNEWAUKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Minnewaukan · MINNEWAUKAN 5
Elementary10.0%-24.1pp
238MANDAREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Mandaree · MANDAREE 36
Elementary5.0%-29.1pp
239WHITE SHIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
White Shield · WHITE SHIELD 85
Elementary5.0%-29.1pp
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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+ Science 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.