North Dakota schools ranked by test score
Latest ND A+ year (2024-25). 367 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 38.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | SOUTH HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL South Heart · SOUTH HEART 9 | Elementary | 34.0% | -4.7pp |
| 302 | SOUTH HEART HIGH SCHOOL South Heart · SOUTH HEART 9 | High | 34.0% | -4.7pp |
| 303 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Tioga · TIOGA 15 | Elementary | 33.0% | -5.7pp |
| 304 | CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grafton · GRAFTON 18 | Elementary | 33.0% | -5.7pp |
| 305 | GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL Grafton · GRAFTON 18 | High | 33.0% | -5.7pp |
| 306 | GRAFTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Grafton · GRAFTON 18 | Middle | 33.0% | -5.7pp |
| 307 | MOTT-REGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mott · MOTT-REGENT 1 | Elementary | 33.0% | -5.7pp |
| 308 | TIOGA HIGH SCHOOL Tioga · TIOGA 15 | High | 33.0% | -5.7pp |
| 309 | WYNDMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Wyndmere · WYNDMERE 42 | Elementary | 33.0% | -5.7pp |
| 310 | BADLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Watford City · MCKENZIE CO 1 | Elementary | 32.0% | -6.7pp |
| 311 | FOX HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Watford City · MCKENZIE CO 1 | Elementary | 32.0% | -6.7pp |
| 312 | WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL Watford City · MCKENZIE CO 1 | High | 32.0% | -6.7pp |
| 313 | WATFORD CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL Watford City · MCKENZIE CO 1 | Middle | 32.0% | -6.7pp |
| 314 | DIVIDE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Crosby · DIVIDE COUNTY 1 | Elementary | 31.0% | -7.7pp |
| 315 | EDWIN LOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL New Town · NEW TOWN 1 | Elementary | 31.0% | -7.7pp |
| 316 | ANAMOOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Anamoose · ANAMOOSE 14 | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 317 | APPLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck · APPLE CREEK 39 | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 318 | BURKE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Lignite · BURKE CENTRAL 36 | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 319 | CENTER-STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Center · CENTER-STANTON 1 | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 320 | CENTER-STANTON HIGH SCHOOL Center · CENTER-STANTON 1 | High | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 321 | FAIRMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fairmount · FAIRMOUNT 18 | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 322 | GLEN ULLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Glen Ullin · GLEN ULLIN 48 | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 323 | GLENBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Glenburn · GLENBURN 26 | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 324 | LAKOTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Lakota · LAKOTA 66 | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 325 | LAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL Lakota · LAKOTA 66 | High | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 326 | MAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Max · MAX 50 | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 327 | MAX HIGH SCHOOL Max · MAX 50 | High | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 328 | NEW ROCKFORD-SHEYENNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL New Rockford · NEW ROCKFORD-SHEYENNE 2 | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 329 | PARK RIVER AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Park River · PARK RIVER AREA 8 | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 330 | PARK RIVER AREA HIGH SCHOOL Park River · PARK RIVER AREA 8 | High | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 331 | UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Underwood · UNDERWOOD 8 | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.7pp |
| 332 | GARDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7 | Elementary | 29.0% | -9.7pp |
| 333 | HAGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7 | Elementary | 29.0% | -9.7pp |
| 334 | LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7 | Elementary | 29.0% | -9.7pp |
| 335 | MCVAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7 | Elementary | 29.0% | -9.7pp |
| 336 | MISSOURI RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7 | Elementary | 29.0% | -9.7pp |
| 337 | RICKARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7 | Elementary | 29.0% | -9.7pp |
| 338 | WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7 | Elementary | 29.0% | -9.7pp |
| 339 | WILLISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL CAMPUS Williston · WILLISTON BASIN 7 | Middle | 29.0% | -9.7pp |
| 340 | ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Alexander · ALEXANDER 2 | Elementary | 28.0% | -10.7pp |
| 341 | ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL Alexander · ALEXANDER 2 | High | 28.0% | -10.7pp |
| 342 | FLASHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Flasher · FLASHER 39 | Elementary | 28.0% | -10.7pp |
| 343 | FLASHER HIGH SCHOOL Flasher · FLASHER 39 | High | 28.0% | -10.7pp |
| 344 | EMERADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Emerado · EMERADO 127 | Elementary | 25.0% | -13.7pp |
| 345 | LIDGERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Lidgerwood · LIDGERWOOD 28 | Elementary | 25.0% | -13.7pp |
| 346 | MEDINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Medina · MEDINA 3 | Elementary | 25.0% | -13.7pp |
| 347 | MEDINA HIGH SCHOOL Medina · MEDINA 3 | High | 25.0% | -13.7pp |
| 348 | MONTPELIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Montpelier · MONTPELIER 14 | Elementary | 25.0% | -13.7pp |
| 349 | TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Belcourt · BELCOURT 7 | Elementary | 25.0% | -13.7pp |
| 350 | TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL Belcourt · BELCOURT 7 | High | 25.0% | -13.7pp |
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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.