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High Schools in Nesson 2

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DistrictNesson 270^th of 134 North Dakota districtsFull district overview →

School

119

Students

Top rankedRay High School49^th of 126 North Dakota high schools

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Biggest riser

Ray High School up 31 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Nesson 2 school district is home to a single high school, Ray High School, a small rural school in Ray, North Dakota, serving grades 9 through 12 with a total enrollment of 119 students.

Ray High School stands out for its impressive upward trajectory in state rankings, climbing from the 86th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 49th percentile in 2024-2025—a jump of 37 places that earned it a 3-star rating. The school also boasts a strong graduation rate of 90.9%, significantly higher than the state average of 84.2%. However, this positive ranking trend creates a notable paradox: the school's proficiency rates in Math (39.5%), Reading (39.5%), and Science (29.5%) all fall below state averages. This suggests the ranking improvement is likely driven by factors like the high graduation rate and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1, rather than a surge in academic test scores.

Digging deeper, the school shows a specific strength in 10th-grade Math, where proficiency (39.5%) dramatically exceeds the state average (22%), though this strength doesn't carry over to other grades or subjects. The biggest area for improvement is Science, where the school's 29.5% proficiency rate is 8.5 percentage points below the state average. With a low free/reduced lunch rate of 15.97% and spending of $14,548 per student, Ray High School has favorable resources and demographics, making the below-average test scores a puzzle that suggests its investments may not be fully translating into academic proficiency across all subjects.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)	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 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
Ray High School	Public	9-12	224 2nd Ave W	Ray	58849	Williams County	Nesson 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 568-3301	119	10	11.6	16.0%	99 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.2%)	56.1	49^th of 126 public high schools	61.1%		38.3	80^th of 122 public high schools	34.4%	31	39.5	39.5	39.5	39.5	29.5	29.5	$14,548	$303	$14,244

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
Tioga 15	10.82 mi	2	105^th
Williston Basin 7	21.11 mi	13	126^th
Powers Lake 27	28.59 mi	2	36^th
Stanley 2	35.75 mi	2	117^th
Eight Mile 6	35.98 mi	2	112^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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