North Dakota schools ranked by test score
Latest ND A+ year (2024-25). 96 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 38.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CENTRAL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Buxton · CENTRAL VALLEY 3 | High | 60.0% | +21.3pp |
| 2 | RICHLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Colfax · RICHLAND 44 | High | 60.0% | +21.3pp |
| 3 | CARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Carrington · CARRINGTON 49 | High | 59.0% | +20.3pp |
| 4 | HAZELTON-MOFFIT-BRADDOCK HIGH SCHOOL Hazelton · HAZELTON-MOFFIT-BRADDOCK 6 | High | 55.0% | +16.3pp |
| 5 | NORTH BORDER-WALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL Walhalla · NORTH BORDER 100 | High | 55.0% | +16.3pp |
| 6 | CAVALIER HIGH SCHOOL Cavalier · CAVALIER 6 | High | 53.0% | +14.3pp |
| 7 | CENTRAL CASS HIGH SCHOOL Casselton · CENTRAL CASS 17 | High | 52.0% | +13.3pp |
| 8 | HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL Hazen · HAZEN 3 | High | 51.0% | +12.3pp |
| 9 | DAKOTA PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL Petersburg · DAKOTA PRAIRIE 1 | High | 50.0% | +11.3pp |
| 10 | HATTON EIELSON HIGH SCHOOL Hatton · HATTON EIELSON 7 | High | 50.0% | +11.3pp |
| 11 | MIDKOTA HIGH SCHOOL Glenfield · MIDKOTA 7 | High | 50.0% | +11.3pp |
| 12 | NORTHERN CASS HIGH SCHOOL Hunter · NORTHERN CASS 97 | High | 50.0% | +11.3pp |
| 13 | OAKES HIGH SCHOOL Oakes · OAKES 41 | High | 50.0% | +11.3pp |
| 14 | VALLEY-EDINBURG HIGH SCHOOL Edinburg · VALLEY-EDINBURG 118 | High | 50.0% | +11.3pp |
| 15 | VELVA HIGH SCHOOL Velva · VELVA 1 | High | 48.0% | +9.3pp |
| 16 | BOTTINEAU JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Bottineau · BOTTINEAU 1 | High | 47.0% | +8.3pp |
| 17 | DES LACS-BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Des Lacs · UNITED 7 | High | 47.0% | +8.3pp |
| 18 | MAY-PORT CG HIGH SCHOOL Mayville · MAY-PORT CG 14 | High | 47.0% | +8.3pp |
| 19 | SOUTH PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL Minot · SOUTH PRAIRIE 70 | High | 47.0% | +8.3pp |
| 20 | BARNES COUNTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL Wimbledon · BARNES COUNTY NORTH 7 | High | 45.0% | +6.3pp |
| 21 | ELLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL Ellendale · ELLENDALE 40 | High | 45.0% | +6.3pp |
| 22 | LAMOURE HIGH SCHOOL LaMoure · LAMOURE 8 | High | 45.0% | +6.3pp |
| 23 | MAPLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Tower City · MAPLE VALLEY 4 | High | 45.0% | +6.3pp |
| 24 | MIDWAY HIGH SCHOOL Inkster · MIDWAY 128 | High | 45.0% | +6.3pp |
| 25 | MLS-MOHALL HIGH SCHOOL Mohall · MOHALL-LANSFORD-SHERWOOD 1 | High | 45.0% | +6.3pp |
| 26 | MT PLEASANT HIGH SCHOOL Rolla · MT PLEASANT 4 | High | 45.0% | +6.3pp |
| 27 | POWERS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL Powers Lake · POWERS LAKE 27 | High | 45.0% | +6.3pp |
| 28 | SARGENT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Forman · SARGENT CENTRAL 6 | High | 45.0% | +6.3pp |
| 29 | VALLEY CITY HIGH SCHOOL Valley City · VALLEY CITY 2 | High | 45.0% | +6.3pp |
| 30 | BRAVE CENTER ACADEMY Mandan · MANDAN 1 | High | 44.0% | +5.3pp |
| 31 | MANDAN HIGH SCHOOL Mandan · MANDAN 1 | High | 44.0% | +5.3pp |
| 32 | BEULAH HIGH SCHOOL Beulah · BEULAH 27 | High | 43.0% | +4.3pp |
| 33 | JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL Jamestown · JAMESTOWN 1 | High | 43.0% | +4.3pp |
| 34 | KENMARE HIGH SCHOOL Kenmare · KENMARE 28 | High | 43.0% | +4.3pp |
| 35 | NEW SALEM-ALMONT HIGH SCHOOL New Salem · NEW SALEM-ALMONT 49 | High | 43.0% | +4.3pp |
| 36 | NORTH SHORE PLAZA HIGH SCHOOL Plaza · LEWIS AND CLARK 161 | High | 43.0% | +4.3pp |
| 37 | BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL Bismarck · BISMARCK 1 | High | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 38 | CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Grand Forks · GRAND FORKS 1 | High | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 39 | CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL Bismarck · BISMARCK 1 | High | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 40 | COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL Grand Forks · GRAND FORKS 1 | High | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 41 | LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL Bismarck · BISMARCK 1 | High | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 42 | RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL Grand Forks · GRAND FORKS 1 | High | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 43 | SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL Bismarck · BISMARCK 1 | High | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 44 | BEACH HIGH SCHOOL Beach · BEACH 3 | High | 40.0% | +1.3pp |
| 45 | GARRISON HIGH SCHOOL Garrison · GARRISON 51 | High | 40.0% | +1.3pp |
| 46 | GRENORA HIGH SCHOOL Grenora · GRENORA 99 | High | 40.0% | +1.3pp |
| 47 | HOPE PAGE HIGH SCHOOL Hope · HOPE-PAGE 85 | High | 40.0% | +1.3pp |
| 48 | LANGDON AREA HIGH SCHOOL Langdon · LANGDON AREA 23 | High | 40.0% | +1.3pp |
| 49 | LARIMORE HIGH SCHOOL Larimore · LARIMORE 44 | High | 40.0% | +1.3pp |
| 50 | RICHARDTON-TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL Richardton · RICHARDTON-TAYLOR 34 | High | 40.0% | +1.3pp |
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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.