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Elementary Schools in Bismarck 1

At a glance

DistrictBismarck 167^th of 134 North Dakota districtsFull district overview →

Schools

6,271

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedPrairie Rose Elementary School9^th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Prairie Rose Elementary School up 59 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Will-Moore Elementary School 9.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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3★

1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Bismarck 1 school district in North Dakota is home to 19 elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 5th grade. The district as a whole is ranked 9 out of 23 school districts in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the Bismarck 1 district stand out as top performers. Elk Ridge Elementary School is ranked #1 or #2 out of all North Dakota elementary schools, with impressive test scores and a very low free/reduced lunch rate. Silver Ranch Elementary and Victor Solheim Elementary also perform well above the district and state averages. However, some schools like Robert Place Miller and Dorothy Moses struggle with significantly lower proficiency rates.

The data reveals stark contrasts in academic performance and funding across the district's schools. There appears to be a correlation between schools with high poverty rates, as measured by free/reduced lunch eligibility, and lower academic achievement. Additionally, per-student spending ranges from $2,607 to over $18,000, suggesting significant funding disparities. Addressing these inequities will be crucial for ensuring all students in the Bismarck 1 district receive a high-quality education.

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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 All Grades	A-Plus Reading 3rd Grade	A-Plus Reading 4th Grade	A-Plus Reading 5th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 4th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dorothy Moses Elementary School	Public	K-5	1312 Columbia Dr	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4180	390	31	12.7	61.0%	163 (41.8%)	29 (7.4%)	43 (11.0%)	6 (1.5%)	62 (15.9%)	39 (10.0%)	48 (12.3%)	24.6	181^st of 216 public elementary schools	16.2%		34.9	156^th of 217 public elementary schools	28.1%	25	19.0	39.0	34.0	29.0	14.0	29.0	39.0	23.0	39.0	39.0	$16,184	$2,678	$13,506
Grimsrud Elementary School	Public	K-5	716 W St Benedict Dr	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4150	180	18	10.1	43.9%	100 (55.6%)	14 (7.8%)	24 (13.3%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	12 (6.7%)	25 (13.9%)	32.5	164^th of 216 public elementary schools	24.1%		26.6	183^rd of 217 public elementary schools	15.7%	19	19.5	49.0	19.5	29.0	29.5	39.5	29.5	29.0	49.0	49.0	$22,492	$2,266	$20,227
Highland Acres Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Prairie Dr	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4160	103	7	14.7	10.7%	89 (86.4%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	74.9	33^rd of 216 public elementary schools	84.7%		60.1	73^rd of 217 public elementary schools	66.4%	40	34.5	69.0	49.0	54.0	44.5	64.5	64.5	49.5	79.0	79.0	$17,262	$656	$16,606
Jeannette Myhre Elementary School	Public	K-5	919 S 12th St	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4200	258	22	11.5	65.9%	112 (43.4%)	11 (4.3%)	49 (19.0%)	3 (1.2%)	41 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (16.3%)	21.1	190^th of 216 public elementary schools	12.0%		14.7	204^th of 217 public elementary schools	6.0%	14	29.5	39.0	34.0	34.0	19.5	19.5	24.0	18.0	39.0	39.0	$21,051	$3,472	$17,579
Northridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1727 N 3rd St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4210	410	37	11.2	37.3%	279 (68.0%)	20 (4.9%)	21 (5.1%)	8 (2.0%)	24 (5.9%)	14 (3.4%)	44 (10.7%)	56.7	81^st of 216 public elementary schools	62.5%		46.9	120^th of 217 public elementary schools	44.7%	39	49.0	59.0	49.0	52.0	24.0	49.0	34.0	39.0	59.0	59.0	$16,335	$1,771	$14,564
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Braman Ave	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4220	203	19	10.5	42.9%	129 (63.5%)	5 (2.5%)	18 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	6 (3.0%)	27 (13.3%)	22.4	187^th of 216 public elementary schools	13.4%		34	158^th of 217 public elementary schools	27.2%	29	29.5	24.0	39.0	24.0	29.5	29.0	29.5	28.0	34.0	34.0	$17,250	$2,334	$14,915
Rita Murphy Elementary School	Public	K-5	611 N 31st St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4190	367	25	14.5	33.2%	255 (69.5%)	12 (3.3%)	26 (7.1%)	4 (1.1%)	22 (6.0%)	9 (2.5%)	39 (10.6%)	27.2	177^th of 216 public elementary schools	18.1%		31.9	165^th of 217 public elementary schools	24.0%	12	34.0	34.0	44.0	34.0	24.0	29.0	34.0	30.5	34.0	34.0	$16,218	$1,841	$14,377
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	613 W Avenue B	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4240	113	8	13.7	28.3%	84 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)	78.3	22^nd of 216 public elementary schools	89.8%		62.2	64^th of 217 public elementary schools	70.5%	42	79.0	69.0	69.0	69.0	20.0	64.5	59.5	49.0	54.5	54.5	$18,031	$1,782	$16,249
Will-Moore Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 E Ave E	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4270	232	24	9.6	41.8%	107 (46.1%)	14 (6.0%)	30 (12.9%)	13 (5.6%)	34 (14.7%)	2 (0.9%)	32 (13.8%)	20.7	193^rd of 216 public elementary schools	10.6%		28	179^th of 217 public elementary schools	17.5%	14	29.0	29.0	29.0	29.0	29.5	29.5	39.5	30.5	19.5	19.5	$17,082	$2,467	$14,615
Robert Place Miller Elementary School	Public	K-5	1989 N 20th St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4170	485	34	14.3	36.9%	313 (64.5%)	29 (6.0%)	38 (7.8%)	22 (4.5%)	37 (7.6%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.9%)	27.7	175^th of 216 public elementary schools	19.0%		41.5	138^th of 217 public elementary schools	36.4%	37	29.0	44.0	44.0	36.0	24.0	29.0	34.0	28.0	29.0	29.0	$14,944	$1,812	$13,132
Prairie Rose Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 Oahe Bend	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4280	136	9	14.3	19.9%	118 (86.8%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	85.7	9^th of 216 public elementary schools	95.8%		61.2	68^th of 217 public elementary schools	68.7%	59	59.0	59.0	59.0	59.0	74.5	49.5	69.5	59.0	69.0	69.0	$15,822	$598	$15,223
Victor Solheim Elementary School	Public	K-5	325 Munich Dr	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4260	588	39	15.1	19.6%	473 (80.4%)	12 (2.0%)	28 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	38 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	65.8	56^th of 216 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.6	37^th of 217 public elementary schools	82.9%	19	64.0	54.0	64.0	61.0	49.0	34.0	49.0	44.0	44.0	44.0	$12,878	$598	$12,279
Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	2800 Ithica Dr	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4290	390	29	13.3	25.4%	289 (74.1%)	8 (2.1%)	16 (4.1%)	15 (3.8%)	20 (5.1%)	9 (2.3%)	33 (8.5%)	59.8	73^rd of 216 public elementary schools	66.2%		73.7	36^th of 217 public elementary schools	83.4%	37	54.0	59.0	64.0	58.0	34.0	34.0	44.0	37.0	49.0	49.0	$14,251	$612	$13,639
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	K-5	3800 Nickerson Ave	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4300	445	31	14.2	16.6%	367 (82.5%)	11 (2.5%)	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	53.9	89^th of 216 public elementary schools	58.8%		69.4	46^th of 217 public elementary schools	78.8%	43	54.0	49.0	59.0	53.0	39.0	34.0	39.0	38.0	44.0	44.0	$14,454	$598	$13,855
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	3320 McCurry Way	Lincoln	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4310	605	52	11.6	20.3%	527 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.8%)	32.8	162^nd of 216 public elementary schools	25.0%		48.6	114^th of 217 public elementary schools	47.5%	48	34.0	39.0	44.0	41.0	28.0	38.0	28.0	31.0	39.0	39.0	$13,101	$610	$12,491
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	5400 Onyx Dr	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4320	470	30	15.7	5.7%	399 (84.9%)	9 (1.9%)	8 (1.7%)	15 (3.2%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	62.1	65^th of 216 public elementary schools	69.9%		48.8	110^th of 217 public elementary schools	49.3%	45	54.0	59.0	64.0	59.0	29.0	44.0	44.0	38.0	49.0	49.0	$13,145	$598	$12,546
Bismarck Elementary Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-5	806 N Washington St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 323-4101	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$2,972	$598	$2,373
Elk Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	4401 Ivory Lane	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(701) 323-4230	510	29	17.4	2.2%	467 (91.6%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	8 (1.6%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	85.6	10^th of 216 public elementary schools	95.4%		92.8	3^rd of 217 public elementary schools	98.6%	7	59.0	69.0	89.0	71.0	49.0	49.0	69.0	57.0	64.0	64.0	$12,186	$598	$11,588
Silver Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-5	4511 Silver Boulevard	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(701) 323-4250	386	23	16.4	4.4%	355 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	78.3	23^rd of 216 public elementary schools	89.4%		77.9	24^th of 217 public elementary schools	88.9%	1	69.0	59.0	59.0	60.0	59.0	44.0	54.0	51.0	54.0	54.0	$13,102	$598	$12,504

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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Theodore Jamerson Elementary School	3.18 mi	1
Mandan 1	3.42 mi	12	66^th
Apple Creek 39	6.19 mi	1	95^th
Marmot Schools	6.65 mi	1
Naughton 25	10.57 mi	1

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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.