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Best Public Schools in Drake, ND

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Top rankedDrake High School27^th of 129 North Dakota high schools

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Drake High School

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Summary:

Drake, North Dakota, has one listed public school: Drake High School, a 75-student school serving grades 7–12, so there is no local choice between schools to compare. The school reports a 100% graduation rate for 2025–2026, compared with 87% statewide, a 13-point difference. Its clearest academic strength is science: reported proficiency is above the state figure for both all grades and 10th grade.

With only one school listed, Drake High School is both the highest- and lowest-ranked school in the city list by default. Its science results stand out against the state: all-grades proficiency is 50–79% versus 39% statewide, or 11–40 points higher; 10th-grade proficiency is 50–79% versus 32%, or 18–47 points higher. The school’s 10th-grade math range, 50–68%, is also above the state’s 46% by 4–22 points. However, the ranges do not establish whether all-grades math or reading is above or below the state: all-grades math is 50–68% versus 54%, and reading is 40–69% versus 57%. Tenth-grade reading is similarly uncertain at 40–69% versus 52% statewide.

SchoolDigger’s ranking history shows a marked improvement in relative standing, though it does not establish a test-score trend: the school moved from 82nd of 125 schools and the 34th percentile in 2022–2023 to 30th of 122 and the 75th percentile in 2023–2024, then to 27th of 129 and the 79th percentile in 2025–2026. The supplied ranking field lists it at 25th of 129, in the 81st percentile, with 4 stars. Context figures for 2024–2025 include a 7.2:1 student-teacher ratio and 36% free/reduced lunch eligible. These describe the school, but the single-school list offers no local comparison group.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking ()				A-Plus Math (2026)		A-Plus Reading (2026)		A-Plus Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	A-Plus Math 10th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 10th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 10th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Drake High School	Public	7-12	411 Main St	Drake	58736	McHenry County	Drake 57	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 465-3732	75	10	7.2	36.0%	72 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.8	27^th of 129 public high schools	79.1%					(n/a)	59.0	59.0	54.5	54.5	64.5	64.5	$22,606	$1,284	$21,322

IMPORTANT NOTE: North Dakota does not publish exact assessment percentages; instead, results are reported as ranges (e.g., 20-29%) to protect student privacy in smaller groups. The proficiency rates displayed on SchoolDigger are calculated using midpoint imputation—the center value of each reported range. Actual values may differ by up to 5 percentage points from the figures shown.

Cities Near Drake

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Anamoose	6.64 mi	1	15^th
Harvey	23.2 mi	2	28^th
Velva	27.6 mi	2	62^nd
Towner	28.9 mi	4	115^th
McClusky	30.93 mi	2

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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.

About North Dakota Assessment Data: To protect student privacy, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction reports assessment results as percentage ranges rather than exact values. SchoolDigger calculates proficiency rates using midpoint imputation, which uses the center value of each reported range. For example, a reported range of 20-29% is represented as 24.5%. As a result, the proficiency rates shown may vary by approximately ±5 percentage points from actual values. This variance is most significant for individual grade/subject combinations and diminishes when data is aggregated across multiple grades or subjects.

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