Fargo 1

Summary:

The Fargo 1 school district in North Dakota comprises 25 schools, including 17 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 5 high schools. The district serves a diverse student population and has a mix of high-performing and struggling schools.

Some standout schools in the district include Longfellow Elementary School, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state with high proficiency rates in math and reading. Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School and North High School also stand out as top-performing schools in the district. On the other hand, schools like Jefferson Elementary and Madison Elementary are struggling, with low test scores and high poverty rates.

The data reveals significant variation in school performance within the Fargo 1 district, with a strong correlation between poverty and academic achievement. The district also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools. While the top-performing schools provide a model for success, addressing the disparities and ensuring equitable access to quality education will be crucial for the district's continued improvement.

District Detail

700 7th Street South
Fargo, ND 58103

(701) 446-1000

SchoolDigger Rank:
104^th of 134 North Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 11,443

Primary Schools: 16
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	1717 40th Ave S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-3300	992	74	13.3	29.4%	623 (62.8%)	191 (19.3%)	58 (5.8%)	60 (6.0%)	15 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.4%)	51.1	30^th of 59 public middle schools	49.2%		63.2	14^th of 57 public middle schools	75.4%	16				50.0	47.0	50.0		49.0				40.0	42.0	49.0		44.0		46.0		46.0	$15,491	$618	$14,873
Early Childhood Special Education School	Public	PK	1305 9th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-3100	162	18	8.8		83 (51.2%)	37 (22.8%)	12 (7.4%)	14 (8.6%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)								(n/a)																					$3,081	$453	$2,628
Bennett Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 S 58th Ave	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4000	622	37	17.0	23.0%	432 (69.5%)	84 (13.5%)	27 (4.3%)	31 (5.0%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.4%)	45.1	118^th of 216 public elementary schools	45.4%		65.8	52^nd of 217 public elementary schools	76.0%	66	54.0	39.0	49.0					47.0	44.0	30.5	44.0					39.0	29.0			29.0	$12,570	$457	$12,113
Carl Ben Eielson Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 13th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-1700	677	58	11.5	45.5%	387 (57.2%)	116 (17.1%)	81 (12.0%)	32 (4.7%)	23 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.5%)	35.3	41^st of 59 public middle schools	30.5%		31.6	39^th of 57 public middle schools	31.6%	2				35.0	41.0	44.0		39.0				25.0	39.0	44.0		34.0		44.0		44.0	$16,015	$895	$15,120
Ben Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	1420 8th St N	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-3600	873	72	12.1	33.6%	624 (71.5%)	73 (8.4%)	65 (7.4%)	23 (2.6%)	33 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.3%)	45.4	36^th of 59 public middle schools	39.0%		51.1	23^rd of 57 public middle schools	59.6%	13				52.0	45.0	43.0		47.0				38.0	36.0	43.0		38.0		52.0		52.0	$14,912	$681	$14,231
Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-5	1417 6th St S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4400	312	25	12.4	22.4%	261 (83.7%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.8%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	60.9	69^th of 216 public elementary schools	68.1%		74.6	33^rd of 217 public elementary schools	84.8%	36	49.0	44.0	54.0					49.0	54.0	39.0	59.0					54.0	39.0			39.0	$18,035	$453	$17,582
Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1025 3rd St N	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4600	344	34	10.2	48.5%	190 (55.2%)	41 (11.9%)	43 (12.5%)	14 (4.1%)	32 (9.3%)	4 (1.2%)	20 (5.8%)	39.4	142^nd of 216 public elementary schools	34.3%		22.2	195^th of 217 public elementary schools	10.1%	53	29.0	39.0	54.0					44.0	39.0	24.0	54.0					40.5	29.0			29.0	$17,733	$2,323	$15,410
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1701 4th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4700	270	33	8.1	81.5%	96 (35.6%)	60 (22.2%)	53 (19.6%)	26 (9.6%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	16.8	202^nd of 216 public elementary schools	6.5%		4.2	217^th of 217 public elementary schools	0.0%	15	29.0	14.0	24.0					19.0	39.5	29.5	19.0					25.5	24.0			24.0	$23,648	$3,295	$20,353
Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	1729 16th St S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4800	439	42	10.4	50.6%	243 (55.4%)	87 (19.8%)	45 (10.3%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.7%)	33.9	159^th of 216 public elementary schools	26.4%		39.5	142^nd of 217 public elementary schools	34.6%	17	14.0	34.0	54.0					32.0	24.0	29.0	54.0					34.0	34.0			34.0	$18,489	$2,423	$16,066
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	2120 9th St S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4900	330	36	9.1	58.8%	150 (45.5%)	62 (18.8%)	53 (16.1%)	17 (5.2%)	18 (5.5%)	6 (1.8%)	24 (7.3%)	35.3	153^rd of 216 public elementary schools	29.2%		20.8	200^th of 217 public elementary schools	7.8%	47	29.0	39.0	39.0					34.0	39.0	34.0	44.0					39.0	34.0			34.0	$20,129	$2,365	$17,764
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 29th Ave NE	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-5000	386	26	15.1	15.5%	338 (87.6%)	5 (1.3%)	13 (3.4%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	86.8	8^th of 216 public elementary schools	96.3%		92.5	4^th of 217 public elementary schools	98.2%	4	79.0	59.0	69.0					67.0	59.0	54.0	59.0					57.0	59.0			59.0	$16,175	$656	$15,519
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	1040 N 29th St	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-5100	134	17	7.7	79.1%	55 (41.0%)	22 (16.4%)	30 (22.4%)	5 (3.7%)	10 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.0%)	18.9	198^th of 216 public elementary schools	8.3%		12.8	207^th of 217 public elementary schools	4.6%	9	19.5	20.0	39.0					24.0	10.0	20.0	49.5					24.0	20.0			20.0	$26,137	$3,136	$23,001
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2930 8th St N	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-5200	169	21	7.9	53.8%	109 (64.5%)	15 (8.9%)	16 (9.5%)	10 (5.9%)	8 (4.7%)	2 (1.2%)	9 (5.3%)	34.6	157^th of 216 public elementary schools	27.3%		30.2	174^th of 217 public elementary schools	19.8%	17	19.5	29.0	59.0					39.0	39.5	29.5	49.0					34.0	19.5			19.5	$23,494	$2,722	$20,772
North High School	Public	9-12	801 17th Ave N	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-2400	1,110	84	13.2	27.2%	868 (78.2%)	66 (5.9%)	67 (6.0%)	24 (2.2%)	27 (2.4%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.0%)	40.6	69^th of 125 public high schools	44.8%		64.9	34^th of 122 public high schools	72.1%	35							23.0	23.0							40.0	40.0			30.0	30.0	$15,449	$714	$14,735
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	4401 42nd St S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4200	469	40	11.7	41.6%	249 (53.1%)	138 (29.4%)	37 (7.9%)	22 (4.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	39.6	140^th of 216 public elementary schools	35.2%		31	168^th of 217 public elementary schools	22.6%	28	44.0	44.0	49.0					45.0	39.0	34.0	34.0					34.0	29.0			29.0	$14,952	$661	$14,291
South High School	Public	9-12	1840 15th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-2000	898	80	11.2	33.4%	553 (61.6%)	150 (16.7%)	85 (9.5%)	43 (4.8%)	28 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	36 (4.0%)	38.3	74^th of 125 public high schools	40.8%		50.9	59^th of 122 public high schools	51.6%	15							23.0	23.0							38.0	38.0			29.0	29.0	$17,979	$1,244	$16,736
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1725 N Broadway	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-5400	292	29	10.2	29.5%	234 (80.1%)	11 (3.8%)	12 (4.1%)	15 (5.1%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	40.9	134^th of 216 public elementary schools	38.0%		41.4	139^th of 217 public elementary schools	35.9%	5	54.0	44.0	49.0					49.0	29.0	29.0	34.0					30.5	39.0			39.0	$17,256	$861	$16,395
Dakota High School	Public	9-12	1305 9th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-2800	127	10	12.8	97.6%	65 (51.2%)	24 (18.9%)	14 (11.0%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.4%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (7.9%)								(n/a)																					$20,219	$525	$19,694
Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	4201 25th St S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4300	639	42	15.2	32.1%	380 (59.5%)	130 (20.3%)	38 (5.9%)	54 (8.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.0%)	20.8	192^nd of 216 public elementary schools	11.1%		22.8	193^rd of 217 public elementary schools	11.1%	1	44.0	29.0	24.0					35.0	34.0	24.0	18.0					28.0	29.0			29.0	$13,803	$655	$13,149
Fargo Davies High School	Public	9-12	7150 25th St S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-5600	1,277	96	13.2	20.3%	892 (69.9%)	223 (17.5%)	54 (4.2%)	52 (4.1%)	18 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.8%)	38	75^th of 125 public high schools	40.0%		66.3	32^nd of 122 public high schools	73.8%	43							22.0	22.0							38.0	38.0			30.0	30.0	$14,640	$805	$13,835
Educational Clapp Elementary School	Public	K-5	3131 S 28th St	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-2900	444	48	9.2	57.7%	188 (42.3%)	158 (35.6%)	34 (7.7%)	22 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.3%)	37.6	146^th of 216 public elementary schools	32.4%		26.1	186^th of 217 public elementary schools	14.3%	40	44.0	49.0	39.0					44.0	34.0	34.0	34.0					35.5	34.0			34.0	$18,726	$2,500	$16,226
Eagles Elementary School	Public	K-5	3502 University Dr	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-3900	292	31	9.4	39.4%	173 (59.2%)	48 (16.4%)	28 (9.6%)	10 (3.4%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	38.1	144^th of 216 public elementary schools	33.3%		38.5	144^th of 217 public elementary schools	33.6%		44.0	39.0	59.0					44.0	34.0	24.0	39.0					30.5	29.0			29.0	$20,226	$1,332	$18,894
Fargo K-8 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	700 7th Street South	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 446-1000	22	1	15.7		13 (59.1%)	1 (4.5%)	6 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						20.0		20.0						34.5		44.5		20.0		20.0	$10,985	$485	$10,500
Fargo 9-12 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	700 7th Street South	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 446-1000	113	4	26.2		71 (62.8%)	14 (12.4%)	15 (13.3%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	19.3	109^th of 125 public high schools	12.8%		19	104^th of 122 public high schools	14.8%	5							20.0	20.0							20.0	20.0			20.0	20.0	$10,985	$485	$10,500
Explorer Academy	Public	K-8	1780 17th St S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4100	34	24	1.4	100.0%	14 (41.2%)	7 (20.6%)	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (20.6%)								(n/a)								20.0								20.0					$116,588	$6,929	$109,659
Self-Directed Academy	Public	6-8	1305 9th Avenue South	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(701) 446-3000	16	7	2.2		12 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)								44.5								64.5					$37,225	$453	$36,772

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.

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Fargo 6	3 mi	26	89^th
Mapleton 7	12.11 mi	1	40^th
Kindred 2	14.99 mi	3	35^th
Central Cass 17	19.74 mi	3	9^th
Richland 44	24.29 mi	2	13^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.

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.