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North Dakota test scores and updated rankings for the 2022-23 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!
Year after year, SchoolDigger is
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School Year:
2022 - 2023
2022 - 2023
2021 - 2022
2020 - 2021
2018 - 2019
2017 - 2018
2016 - 2017
2015 - 2016
2014 - 2015
2013 - 2014
2012 - 2013
Rank (of 29)
City
# Elementary Schools
# Middle Schools
# High Schools
# Alt. Schools
# Private Schools*
Rank score (
2023
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
)
1
st
Carrington
1
0
1
0
0
0.938
1
2
nd
Casselton
1
1
1
0
0
0.926
2
3
rd
Kindred
1
0
1
0
0
0.917
3
4
th
Thompson
1
0
1
0
0
0.896
4
5
th
Burlington
1
0
0
0
0
0.771
8
3
6
th
Oakes
1
0
1
0
0
0.75
7
1
7
th
Rugby
1
0
1
0
1
0.708
9
2
8
th
Jamestown
5
1
1
0
4
0.704
6
2
9
th
Velva
1
0
1
0
0
0.688
5
4
10
th
Bismarck
23
4
5
0
11
0.655
10
11
th
Bottineau
1
0
1
0
0
0.625
16
5
12
th
Grand Forks
10
3
3
0
3
0.607
12
13
th
Wahpeton
2
2
1
0
1
0.606
11
2
14
th
Fargo
21
3
5
0
9
0.576
14
15
th
West Fargo
10
3
4
0
1
0.455
17
2
16
th
Minot
14
3
5
1
3
0.436
13
3
17
th
Lincoln
1
0
0
0
0
0.417
18
1
18
th
Devils Lake
4
1
1
0
1
0.361
23
5
19
th
Stanley
1
0
1
0
0
0.354
27
8
20
th
Dickinson
8
1
3
0
6
0.352
24
4
21
st
Mandan
8
1
4
0
2
0.307
25
4
22
nd
Horace
1
1
0
1
0
0.296
19
3
23
rd
Watford City
2
1
2
0
1
0.295
21
2
24
th
Williston
7
4
2
0
2
0.201
26
2
25
th
Killdeer
1
0
1
0
0
0.188
20
5
26
th
New Town
1
1
1
0
0
0.146
32
6
27
th
Beulah
1
1
1
0
0
0.111
(n/a)
28
th
Grafton
1
1
1
0
0
0.083
29
1
29
th
Tioga
1
0
1
0
0
0.021
28
1
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About our rankings:
* Private schools are not used in determining city rank.
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on April 24, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our
Ranking FAQ
. Details about our methodology are
here
.
Educational resources:
Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education
Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
SchoolDigger data sources
: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
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