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Best Public Schools in Grand Forks County, ND

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9,731

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Top rankedJ Nelson Kelly Elementary School5^th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Northwood High School up 66 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Middle School 6.1 students per teacher

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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
Emerado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Main St	Emerado	58228	Grand Forks County	Emerado 127	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 594-5125	101	14	7.2	48.5%	70 (69.3%)	1 (1.0%)	16 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	186^th of 216 public elementary schools	13.9%		21.9	197^th of 217 public elementary schools	9.2%	11	20.0	20.0						19.0	34.5	20.0						29.0	44.5			34.5	$24,040	$5,949	$18,091
Phoenix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	351 4th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2240	235	24	9.6	50.6%	155 (66.0%)	10 (4.3%)	28 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.2%)	54	88^th of 216 public elementary schools	59.3%		42.7	131^st of 217 public elementary schools	39.6%	43	29.0	49.0	49.0					44.0	49.5	39.5	59.0					49.0	39.0			39.0	$24,237	$2,174	$22,063
Ben Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1016 S 20th St	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2250	367	30	12.1	33.2%	257 (70.0%)	17 (4.6%)	36 (9.8%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.5%)	44.5	123^rd of 216 public elementary schools	43.1%		31.8	166^th of 217 public elementary schools	23.5%	43	39.0	44.0	54.0					44.0	44.0	34.0	39.0					39.0	34.0			34.0	$17,332	$1,548	$15,785
Central High School	Public	9-12	115 N 4th St	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 746-2375	1,115	82	13.5	33.8%	673 (60.4%)	60 (5.4%)	156 (14.0%)	22 (2.0%)	37 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	165 (14.8%)	58.1	47^th of 125 public high schools	62.4%		49.7	61^st of 122 public high schools	50.0%	14							27.0	27.0							44.0	44.0			41.0	41.0	$13,398	$589	$12,809
J Nelson Kelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Cherry St	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 746-2265	482	37	12.9	13.9%	402 (83.4%)	15 (3.1%)	26 (5.4%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.4%)	90.3	5^th of 216 public elementary schools	97.7%		92	5^th of 217 public elementary schools	97.7%		59.0	69.0	74.0					67.0	54.0	64.0	69.0					64.0	69.0			69.0	$14,922	$608	$14,314
Lake Agassiz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Stanford Rd	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2275	464	37	12.6	61.6%	178 (38.4%)	82 (17.7%)	86 (18.5%)	26 (5.6%)	35 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.1%)	12.3	209^th of 216 public elementary schools	3.2%		14.3	205^th of 217 public elementary schools	5.5%	4	24.0	29.0	19.0					19.0	24.0	24.0	19.0					23.0	29.0			29.0	$17,672	$1,914	$15,759
Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 13th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2285	178	13	13.6	40.4%	130 (73.0%)	2 (1.1%)	19 (10.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.5%)	46.4	115^th of 216 public elementary schools	46.8%		56.9	81^st of 217 public elementary schools	62.7%	34	39.0	19.5	59.0					44.0	29.5	49.5	49.5					39.0	39.0			39.0	$20,772	$1,735	$19,037
Nathan Twining Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1422 N Louisiana St	Grand Forks AFB	58204	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 787-5100	228	25	9.2	17.5%	134 (58.8%)	18 (7.9%)	43 (18.9%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	26 (11.4%)	74.1	37^th of 216 public elementary schools	82.9%		57	80^th of 217 public elementary schools	63.1%	43	49.0	69.0	49.0					59.0	49.5	69.5	39.5					49.0	79.0			79.0	$15,401	$443	$14,958
Red River High School	Public	9-12	2211 17th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 746-2400	1,190	85	14.0	20.4%	816 (68.6%)	85 (7.1%)	105 (8.8%)	41 (3.4%)	24 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (10.0%)	43.4	65^th of 125 public high schools	48.0%		57.8	40^th of 122 public high schools	67.2%	25							25.0	25.0							33.0	33.0			35.0	35.0	$13,183	$1,537	$11,646
Schroeder Middle School	Public	6-8	800 32nd Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 746-2330	569	76	7.4	16.0%	467 (82.1%)	6 (1.1%)	33 (5.8%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.5%)	68	10^th of 59 public middle schools	83.1%		74.2	4^th of 57 public middle schools	93.0%	6				64.0	54.0	54.0		57.0				50.5	49.0	54.0		52.0		49.0		49.0	$15,594	$639	$14,955
South Middle School	Public	6-8	1999 47th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2345	549	89	6.1	35.5%	310 (56.5%)	59 (10.7%)	62 (11.3%)	35 (6.4%)	19 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.7%)	51.8	27^th of 59 public middle schools	54.2%		59.8	20^th of 57 public middle schools	64.9%	7				54.0	44.0	49.0		47.0				39.0	40.5	44.0		41.0		59.0		59.0	$17,030	$1,016	$16,013
Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 5th Ave N	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2360	508	54	9.4	49.8%	258 (50.8%)	39 (7.7%)	77 (15.2%)	16 (3.1%)	30 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (17.3%)	16	50^th of 59 public middle schools	15.3%		20.6	46^th of 57 public middle schools	19.3%	4				29.0	24.0	24.0		26.0				33.0	34.0	28.0		32.0		34.0		34.0	$17,851	$1,801	$16,051
Viking Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 22nd Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2300	328	41	7.9	42.1%	215 (65.5%)	24 (7.3%)	34 (10.4%)	13 (4.0%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	41.4	132^nd of 216 public elementary schools	38.9%		59.3	76^th of 217 public elementary schools	65.0%	56	34.0	34.0	49.0					34.0	24.0	49.0	39.0					40.5	44.0			44.0	$16,088	$1,396	$14,691
Wilder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 N 3rd St	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2320	184	19	9.8	63.6%	99 (53.8%)	5 (2.7%)	30 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (16.8%)	33.6	160^th of 216 public elementary schools	25.9%		42.6	133^rd of 217 public elementary schools	38.7%	27	19.5	39.0	29.0					29.0	29.5	39.5	29.5					29.0	59.0			59.0	$18,489	$2,306	$16,183
Winship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 5th Ave N	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2325	212	24	8.9	67.5%	86 (40.6%)	20 (9.4%)	61 (28.8%)	17 (8.0%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.1%)	41.1	133^rd of 216 public elementary schools	38.4%		34.7	157^th of 217 public elementary schools	27.6%	24	39.0	49.0	39.0					44.0	29.5	49.5	29.0					35.5	39.5			39.5	$19,770	$2,231	$17,539
Community Alternative High School	Public	9-12	500 Stanford Rd Ste B	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 795-2777	73	10	7.6	52.1%	36 (49.3%)	5 (6.8%)	12 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (19.2%)								(n/a)																					$20,548	$1,887	$18,660
Nathan Twining Middle School	Public	6-8	1422 N Louisiana St	Grand Forks AFB	58204	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 787-5100	69	12	5.5	17.4%	46 (66.7%)	6 (8.7%)	8 (11.6%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	5 (7.2%)	65.6	12^th of 59 public middle schools	79.7%		65.6	11^th of 57 public middle schools	80.7%	1				64.5	49.0	29.0		44.0				74.5	39.5	59.5		54.0		69.0		69.0	$15,401	$443	$14,958
Century Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3351 17th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2440	493	42	11.7	54.0%	212 (43.0%)	83 (16.8%)	74 (15.0%)	46 (9.3%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.0%)	35.2	154^th of 216 public elementary schools	28.7%		33.8	160^th of 217 public elementary schools	26.3%	6	39.0	29.0	44.0					36.0	39.0	34.0	34.0					34.0	39.0			39.0	$16,909	$1,731	$15,178
Discovery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 43rd Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 787-4359	567	32	17.7	12.3%	420 (74.1%)	48 (8.5%)	30 (5.3%)	25 (4.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	84.5	12^th of 216 public elementary schools	94.4%		84.6	13^th of 217 public elementary schools	94.0%	1	59.0	74.0	64.0					64.0	54.0	59.0	54.0					56.0	59.0			59.0	$14,213	$443	$13,770
Larimore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Clark Ave	Larimore	58251	Grand Forks County	Larimore 44	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 343-2249	212	23	9.2	25.5%	176 (83.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	58	78^th of 216 public elementary schools	63.9%		70.7	41^st of 217 public elementary schools	81.1%	37	69.0	49.0	39.0	39.5	59.0	39.5		49.0	49.5	39.5	49.5	49.5	29.5	39.5		40.5	49.0	39.0		39.0	$12,514	$709	$11,805
Larimore High School	Public	7-12	300 Booth Ave	Larimore	58251	Grand Forks County	Larimore 44	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 343-2366	204	17	12.3	21.6%	171 (83.8%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	47.2	60^th of 125 public high schools	52.0%		12.5	116^th of 122 public high schools	4.9%	56							24.0	24.0							49.0	49.0			29.0	29.0	$10,301	$43	$10,258
Manvel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Oldham Ave	Manvel	58256	Grand Forks County	Manvel 125	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 696-2212	192	16	11.8	14.1%	166 (86.5%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	58.1	77^th of 216 public elementary schools	64.4%		46.6	122^nd of 217 public elementary schools	43.8%	45	39.0	39.0	34.5	44.5	44.5	20.0		39.0	59.0	59.5	44.5	64.5	34.5	64.5		49.0	49.0	64.5		59.0	$11,645	$2,666	$8,979
Midway High School	Public	9-12	3202 33rd Ave NE	Inkster	58233	Grand Forks County	Midway 128	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 869-2432	54	7	7.2	29.6%	46 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.1	87^th of 125 public high schools	30.4%		46.1	73^rd of 122 public high schools	40.2%	14							20.0	20.0							44.5	44.5			20.0	20.0	$16,962	$2,053	$14,909
Midway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3202 33rd Ave NE	Inkster	58233	Grand Forks County	Midway 128	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 869-2432	141	16	8.7	28.4%	115 (81.6%)	1 (0.7%)	23 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	60.2	72^nd of 216 public elementary schools	66.7%		63.9	59^th of 217 public elementary schools	72.8%	13	59.0	59.0	44.5		69.0			44.0	44.5	74.5	34.5		64.5			49.0	34.5			29.5	$16,962	$2,053	$14,909
Northwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	420 Trojan Rd	Northwood	58267	Grand Forks County	Northwood 129	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 587-5221	177	14	12.3	26.6%	171 (96.6%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	77.2	30^th of 216 public elementary schools	86.1%		75.1	31^st of 217 public elementary schools	85.7%	1	49.0	49.0	79.0	69.0	29.5	19.5		49.0	39.5	59.5	84.5	69.0	29.5	49.5		45.5	49.0	49.0		49.0	$12,246	$521	$11,725
Northwood High School	Public	7-12	420 Trojan Rd	Northwood	58267	Grand Forks County	Northwood 129	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 587-5221	160	13	12.7	26.9%	154 (96.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	60.8	41^st of 125 public high schools	67.2%		16.2	107^th of 122 public high schools	12.3%	66							34.5	34.5							44.5	44.5			34.5	34.5	$12,246	$521	$11,725
Thompson Elementary School	Public	K-6	424 3rd St	Thompson	58278	Grand Forks County	Thompson 61	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 599-2765	399	26	15.3	6.8%	379 (95.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	80.5	19^th of 216 public elementary schools	91.2%		82.5	19^th of 217 public elementary schools	91.2%		44.0	59.0	54.0	84.0	49.0	64.0		59.0	64.0	59.0	54.0	74.0	54.0	44.0		58.0	54.0	59.0		54.0	$10,364	$52	$10,313
Thompson High School	Public	7-12	424 3rd St	Thompson	58278	Grand Forks County	Thompson 61	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 599-2765	280	22	12.8	6.4%	258 (92.1%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	57.3	48^th of 125 public high schools	61.6%		61.2	36^th of 122 public high schools	70.5%	12							19.0	19.0							49.0	49.0			49.0	49.0	$10,364	$52	$10,313

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.

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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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