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Middle Schools in Grafton 18

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DistrictGrafton 18115^th of 134 North Dakota districtsFull district overview →

School

137

Students

Top rankedGrafton Junior High School54^th of 61 North Dakota middle schools

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Summary:

There is one middle school, Grafton Junior High School, serving grades 7 and 8 in the Grafton 18 district, which is located in a small North Dakota community and has a total enrollment of 137 students.

Grafton Junior High School has a very low student-teacher ratio of 7.6 to 1, meaning class sizes are small and students should receive plenty of individual attention. However, this advantage is not translating into strong test scores. The school’s overall state ranking is in the 12th percentile, earning a 1-star rating, and its performance has been declining over the past three years. The most significant weakness is in Math, where only 24% of students are proficient, compared to the state average of 41%. Science is the school’s relative strength, with 34% proficiency, which is closer to the state average of 38%. About half of the students (49.64%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic disadvantage.

A key finding is a sharp drop in 8th-grade Math proficiency, which falls to just 19%, the lowest score for any subject or grade. This suggests the 8th-grade math curriculum or instruction is particularly ineffective. In contrast, Reading proficiency actually improves from 7th to 8th grade, rising from 29% to 34%, showing the school is more successful at developing reading skills. The school’s spending per student is $10,626, and the district as a whole ranks 115th out of 134 districts in North Dakota. The data raises a critical question: why is the investment in small class sizes not leading to better academic results, especially in math?

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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 7th Grade	A-Plus Math 8th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 7th Grade	A-Plus Reading 8th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 8th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grafton Junior High School	Public	7-8	1556 School Road	Grafton	58237	Walsh County	Grafton 18	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 352-1930	137	18	7.6	49.6%	82 (59.9%)	2 (1.5%)	48 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	14.7	54^th of 61 public middle schools	11.5%		15.9	52^nd of 57 public middle schools	8.8%	2	24.0	19.0	24.0	29.0	34.0	30.5	34.0	34.0	$10,626	$1,971	$8,655

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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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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