North Dakota schools ranked by test score
Latest ND A+ year (2024-25). 32 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 38.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CENTRAL CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL Casselton · CENTRAL CASS 17 | Middle | 52.0% | +13.3pp |
| 2 | HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL Hazen · HAZEN 3 | Middle | 51.0% | +12.3pp |
| 3 | NORTHERN CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL Hunter · NORTHERN CASS 97 | Middle | 50.0% | +11.3pp |
| 4 | MAY-PORT CG MIDDLE SCHOOL Mayville · MAY-PORT CG 14 | Middle | 47.0% | +8.3pp |
| 5 | VALLEY CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Valley City · VALLEY CITY 2 | Middle | 45.0% | +6.3pp |
| 6 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Valley City · VALLEY CITY 2 | Middle | 45.0% | +6.3pp |
| 7 | MANDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL Mandan · MANDAN 1 | Middle | 44.0% | +5.3pp |
| 8 | BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOL Beulah · BEULAH 27 | Middle | 43.0% | +4.3pp |
| 9 | JAMESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL Jamestown · JAMESTOWN 1 | Middle | 43.0% | +4.3pp |
| 10 | HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL Bismarck · BISMARCK 1 | Middle | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 11 | NATHAN TWINING MIDDLE SCHOOL Grand Forks AFB · GRAND FORKS 1 | Middle | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 12 | SCHROEDER MIDDLE SCHOOL Grand Forks · GRAND FORKS 1 | Middle | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 13 | SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOL Bismarck · BISMARCK 1 | Middle | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 14 | SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL Grand Forks · GRAND FORKS 1 | Middle | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 15 | VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL Grand Forks · GRAND FORKS 1 | Middle | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 16 | WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL Bismarck · BISMARCK 1 | Middle | 42.0% | +3.3pp |
| 17 | RICHARDTON-TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Richardton · RICHARDTON-TAYLOR 34 | Middle | 40.0% | +1.3pp |
| 18 | WAHPETON MIDDLE SCHOOL Wahpeton · WAHPETON 37 | Middle | 40.0% | +1.3pp |
| 19 | CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Minot · MINOT 1 | Middle | 39.0% | +0.3pp |
| 20 | CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL West Fargo · WEST FARGO 6 | Middle | 39.0% | +0.3pp |
| 21 | ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL Minot · MINOT 1 | Middle | 39.0% | +0.3pp |
| 22 | HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL Horace · WEST FARGO 6 | Middle | 39.0% | +0.3pp |
| 23 | LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL West Fargo · WEST FARGO 6 | Middle | 39.0% | +0.3pp |
| 24 | MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Minot AFB · MINOT 1 | Middle | 39.0% | +0.3pp |
| 25 | BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Fargo · FARGO 1 | Middle | 38.0% | -0.7pp |
| 26 | CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL Fargo · FARGO 1 | Middle | 38.0% | -0.7pp |
| 27 | DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL Fargo · FARGO 1 | Middle | 38.0% | -0.7pp |
| 28 | CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Devils Lake · DEVILS LAKE 1 | Middle | 35.0% | -3.7pp |
| 29 | GRAFTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Grafton · GRAFTON 18 | Middle | 33.0% | -5.7pp |
| 30 | WATFORD CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL Watford City · MCKENZIE CO 1 | Middle | 32.0% | -6.7pp |
| 31 | WILLISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL CAMPUS Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7 | Middle | 29.0% | -9.7pp |
| 32 | TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL Belcourt · BELCOURT 7 | Middle | 25.0% | -13.7pp |
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.