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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST FARGO 6·NCES 381941000683

WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL

801 9th St E, West Fargo, ND 58078 · (701) 356-2050 · Cass County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,380 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of North Dakota public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Dakota public high schools

Enrollment
1,380
High
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 220
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 16.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
485 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 932524%
Grade 1035426%
Grade 1135125%
Grade 1235025%
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 49% · US 70%
White
88264%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
967%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
26419%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
393%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
534%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
463%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 11% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
73653%
Female
64447%

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Test scores

ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
39.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
43.0%
ND avg 40.0%

What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Dakota schools, those numbers are about 39 and 40.

Source: ND A+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

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SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL this school1,38035.1%N/A
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1,40023.5%N/A
FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOL
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1,27720.3%N/A
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
Fargo
89833.4%N/A
RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
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1,19020.4%N/A
NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
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1,11027.2%N/A
Matched among North Dakota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North DakotaIn Cass County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#35 of 63#3 of 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#38 of 63#4 of 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,380#4 of 168#2 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#23 of 45#4 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.7%#5 of 45#2 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
35.1%#18 of 90#2 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.3%#5 of 7N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,380
-57 (-4%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 841
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,38010413.3:135% (485)
2023-241,393105.313.2:131% (427)
2022-231,423105.613.5:132% (454)
2020-211,43711612.4:136% (523)
2017-181,458106.513.7:138% (550)
2015-161,47810913.6:133% (482)
2010-111,48710214.6:126% (392)
2000-011,5699316.9:110% (151)
1990-918413722.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,458 to 1,380); teachers down 2% (106.5 to 104).

About WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL

Among the schools in West Fargo, North Dakota, is WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL, a large high school. The school counts 1,380 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in North Dakota is about 220 students.

The WEST FARGO 6 system has 26 schools and 13,175 students.

White students account for 64% of enrollment at WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL. Other groups make up 19% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Cass County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school's share is lower. WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

At WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL, 104 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.3:1. For comparison, high schools in North Dakota average 16.1:1. Roughly 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.

WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of North Dakota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Cass County has about 193,400 residents, and median household income is about $75,555, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Cass County number 66 and enroll about 27,826.

The shortest distance from WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to L E BERGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Cass County at a glance

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Population
193,400
Census ACS
Median income
$75,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
27,826 students

Quick facts

School name
WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL
District
WEST FARGO 6
Address
801 9th St E, West Fargo, ND 58078
Phone
(701) 356-2050
County
Cass County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,380
Teachers (FTE)
104
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
485 (35%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
381941000683
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL
How large is WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL?
WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,380 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 13.3:1 (104 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 64% White, 7% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL?
WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by WEST FARGO 6 in Cass County.
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