Best Public Schools in Killdeer, ND

Summary:

The city of Killdeer, North Dakota is home to two schools - Killdeer Elementary School and Killdeer High School, both part of the Killdeer 16 school district. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in this rural North Dakota community.

Killdeer Elementary School has seen an improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years, moving from 39th out of 48 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 27th out of 53 in 2024-2025, suggesting the school is making progress and performing better relative to other elementary schools in North Dakota. Both Killdeer Elementary and Killdeer High maintain consistent 3-star ratings from SchoolDigger, indicating they are solid educational options in the Killdeer area. Killdeer Elementary's test scores in math and reading are slightly above the district and state averages, and the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.1.

Killdeer High School has also maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, with a graduation rate of 84.2%. The high school has a student-teacher ratio of 12, similar to the elementary school. While the free/reduced lunch rate at Killdeer Elementary is 29.97%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, the data does not provide this information for the high school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				A-Plus Math (2025)								A-Plus Reading (2025)								A-Plus Science (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	A-Plus Math 3rd Grade	A-Plus Math 4th Grade	A-Plus Math 5th Grade	A-Plus Math 6th Grade	A-Plus Math 7th Grade	A-Plus Math 8th Grade	A-Plus Math 10th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 3rd Grade	A-Plus Reading 4th Grade	A-Plus Reading 5th Grade	A-Plus Reading 6th Grade	A-Plus Reading 7th Grade	A-Plus Reading 8th Grade	A-Plus Reading 10th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 4th Grade	A-Plus Science 8th Grade	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
Killdeer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 High St NW	Killdeer	58640	Dunn County	Killdeer 16	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 764-5877	344	41	8.3	20.3%	259 (75.3%)	4 (1.2%)	26 (7.6%)	3 (0.9%)	44 (12.8%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	47.4	112^th of 216 public elementary schools	48.1%		55.1	84^th of 217 public elementary schools	61.3%	28	29.0	44.0	39.0	44.0	54.0	44.0		42.0	59.0	44.0	29.5	54.0	49.0	39.0		43.0	44.0	39.0		44.0	$29,492	$867	$28,626
Killdeer High School	Public	7-12	1415 High St NW	Killdeer	58640	Dunn County	Killdeer 16	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 764-5877	263	23	11.5	20.9%	180 (68.4%)	2 (0.8%)	29 (11.0%)	4 (1.5%)	40 (15.2%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	23.5	102^nd of 125 public high schools	18.4%		36.9	83^rd of 122 public high schools	32.0%	19							19.5	19.5							39.5	39.5			10.0	10.0	$05	$05	$00

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 Killdeer

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mandaree	25.18 mi	3	139^th
Halliday	25.93 mi	2
Belfield	26.73 mi	3	54^th
Dickinson	31.68 mi	12	109^th
Taylor	35.64 mi	1	92^nd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.