Rugby 5

Summary:

The Rugby 5 school district in North Dakota is home to two schools - Rugby Ely Elementary School and Rugby High School. While the elementary school has seen fluctuating performance, the high school has consistently maintained a strong ranking and earned high ratings from SchoolDigger.

Rugby Ely Elementary School has shown mixed results, ranking 14th out of 48 North Dakota elementary schools in 2022-2023 but dropping to 33rd out of 53 schools in 2024-2025. However, the school outperforms the district and state averages in math and reading proficiency. It spends $15,011 per student, which is higher than the state average, but also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 20%.

In contrast, Rugby High School has maintained a strong 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, ranking 7th out of 52 North Dakota high schools in 2016-2017. The high school has a high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a low dropout rate of 4.0% in 2024-2025. While it spends less per student than the elementary school at $12,174, this is still above the state average.

District Detail

1123 S Main Ave
Rugby, ND 58368

(701) 776-5201

SchoolDigger Rank:
63^rd of 134 North Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 589

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
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
Rugby Ely Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	207 2nd St SW	Rugby	58368	Pierce County	Rugby 5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 776-5757	285	21	13.5	33.3%	242 (84.9%)	4 (1.4%)	7 (2.5%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	30.8	168^th of 216 public elementary schools	22.2%		25.8	188^th of 217 public elementary schools	13.4%	20	39.0	24.0	29.0	39.0	49.0	64.0		43.0	59.5	24.0	39.5	29.0	49.0	29.0		36.0	34.0	54.0		44.0	$15,314	$1,279	$14,035
Rugby High School	Public	7-12	1123 S Main Ave	Rugby	58368	Pierce County	Rugby 5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 776-5201	304	24	12.5	23.0%	272 (89.5%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	86.3	10^th of 125 public high schools	92.0%		51	58^th of 122 public high schools	52.5%	48							44.0	44.0							64.0	64.0			44.0	44.0	$12,486	$1,052	$11,434

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
Tgu 60	18.6 mi	6	56^th
Rolette 29	21.63 mi	2
Leeds 6	26.52 mi	2	1^st
Dunseith 1	30.7 mi	2	133^rd
Ojibwa Indian School	31.88 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.

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