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Best High Schools in Max, ND

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Top rankedMax High School59^th of 126 North Dakota high schools

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Max High School

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Summary:

The city of Max, North Dakota is home to a single high school, Max High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. Located in a small community, the school has seen steady improvements in its academic performance and overall quality in recent years.

Max High School has made notable progress, rising from a 1-star to a 3-star rating on SchoolDigger and improving its statewide ranking from 90th out of 118 schools in 2020-2021 to 58th out of 125 schools in 2024-2025. The school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year is a respectable 84.2%. Academically, Max High School outperforms the state average in math and reading proficiency for 10th grade students, though its science proficiency lags behind.

With a small student population of 68 and a low student-teacher ratio of 8.7, Max High School appears to be investing heavily in its students, as evidenced by its high per-student spending of $16,861 in the 2021-2022 school year. However, the school also serves a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 36.76% of its population eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This suggests the school may face unique challenges in supporting the needs of its student body.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 ()	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
Max High School	Public	7-12	2855 Highway 83 NW	Max	58759	McLean County	Max 50	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 679-2685	63	8	8.0	33.3%	54 (85.7%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	48.3	59^th of 126 public high schools	53.2%					(n/a)	54.5	54.5	34.5	34.5	20.0	20.0	$16,444	$806	$15,638

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 Max

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Garrison	12.59 mi	2	91^st
Minot	16.16 mi	22	100^th
Sawyer	21.71 mi	2
Velva	23.52 mi	2	70^th
Underwood	26.1 mi	2	74^th

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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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