West Fargo 6

Summary:

The West Fargo 6 school district in North Dakota comprises 25 schools, including 16 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 5 high schools, serving students from early childhood through 12th grade. The district exhibits a diverse range of school performance, with some standout institutions like Heritage Middle School and Deer Creek Elementary School ranking among the top schools in the state, while others struggle to meet state averages.

The data reveals significant variation in school performance across the district, with some schools like Heritage Middle and Deer Creek Elementary excelling in math and reading proficiency, while others like Osgood Elementary and Willow Park Elementary lag behind. The district also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools, which is an area that warrants further investigation and targeted interventions.

While the district's high schools maintain a graduation rate on par with the state average, the data suggests potential equity concerns, with a wide range in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 10.44% at Deer Creek Elementary to 71.61% at Willow Park Elementary. The district should use this information to identify best practices from top-performing schools and develop strategies to support struggling schools and address equity-related challenges.

District Detail

207 Main Ave W
West Fargo, ND 58078

(701) 356-2000

SchoolDigger Rank:
89^th of 134 North Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,175

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
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	330 3rd Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2020	180	18	10.0		95 (52.8%)	42 (23.3%)	14 (7.8%)	7 (3.9%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.3%)								(n/a)																					$5,435	$844	$4,591
Eastwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 10th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2030	387	38	10.3	62.5%	141 (36.4%)	152 (39.3%)	29 (7.5%)	37 (9.6%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	28.5	173^rd of 216 public elementary schools	19.9%		20.8	201^st of 217 public elementary schools	7.4%	28	29.0	29.0	29.0					24.0	29.0	39.0	39.0					39.0	39.0			39.0	$15,472	$2,449	$13,023
Harwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 Freedland Dr	Harwood	58042	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2040	97	10	10.0	11.3%	90 (92.8%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	74.1	36^th of 216 public elementary schools	83.3%		70.2	43^rd of 217 public elementary schools	80.2%	7	59.0	54.5	44.5					54.0	54.5	54.5	64.5					49.0	49.0			49.0	$18,893	$844	$18,049
Horace Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Ironwood Dr	Horace	58047	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2080	548	38	14.6	12.4%	459 (83.8%)	31 (5.7%)	26 (4.7%)	7 (1.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	45.1	119^th of 216 public elementary schools	44.9%		56.7	82^nd of 217 public elementary schools	62.2%	37	39.0	39.0	49.0					42.0	29.0	39.0	54.0					42.0	39.0			39.0	$12,026	$844	$11,182
Cheney Middle School	Public	6-8	825 17th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2090	1,006	86	11.6	40.8%	636 (63.2%)	173 (17.2%)	72 (7.2%)	35 (3.5%)	32 (3.2%)	6 (0.6%)	52 (5.2%)	42.1	38^th of 59 public middle schools	35.6%		40.6	34^th of 57 public middle schools	40.4%	4				48.0	50.0	47.0		48.0				31.0	40.0	40.0		37.0		43.0		43.0	$14,186	$961	$13,226
South Elementary School	Public	K-5	117 6th Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2100	367	35	10.6	42.5%	227 (61.9%)	69 (18.8%)	23 (6.3%)	6 (1.6%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	52.1	95^th of 216 public elementary schools	56.0%		46.9	119^th of 217 public elementary schools	45.2%	24	49.0	39.0	39.0					44.0	44.0	44.0	39.0					40.5	54.0			54.0	$15,139	$1,983	$13,157
West Fargo High School	Public	9-12	801 9th St E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2050	1,380	104	13.2	35.1%	882 (63.9%)	264 (19.1%)	96 (7.0%)	39 (2.8%)	46 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.8%)	27.7	93^rd of 125 public high schools	25.6%		52.7	53^rd of 122 public high schools	56.6%	40							17.0	17.0							29.0	29.0			30.0	30.0	$13,529	$908	$12,621
Westside Elementary School	Public	K-5	945 7th Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2110	397	30	13.3	22.4%	332 (83.6%)	26 (6.5%)	13 (3.3%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	51.7	97^th of 216 public elementary schools	55.1%		62.3	63^rd of 217 public elementary schools	71.0%	34	39.0	49.0	59.0					44.0	29.0	49.0	44.0					38.0	39.0			39.0	$13,919	$844	$13,075
L E Berger Elementary School	Public	K-5	631 4th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2010	360	33	11.0	61.7%	214 (59.4%)	52 (14.4%)	50 (13.9%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	17.1	201^st of 216 public elementary schools	6.9%		22.2	196^th of 217 public elementary schools	9.7%	5	24.0	24.0	34.0					29.0	24.0	24.0	34.0					23.0	29.0			29.0	$16,269	$2,773	$13,496
Aurora Elementary School	Public	K-5	3420 9th St W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2130	377	32	11.7	25.2%	271 (71.9%)	66 (17.5%)	15 (4.0%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	43.8	126^th of 216 public elementary schools	41.7%		52.2	97^th of 217 public elementary schools	55.3%	29	29.0	54.0	39.0					44.0	39.0	34.0	39.0					39.0	49.0			49.0	$14,784	$844	$13,940
West Fargo Sheyenne High School	Public	9-12	800 40th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2160	1,400	100	14.0	23.5%	905 (64.6%)	289 (20.6%)	70 (5.0%)	57 (4.1%)	18 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (4.2%)	20.4	106^th of 125 public high schools	15.2%		40.7	79^th of 122 public high schools	35.2%	27							17.0	17.0							33.0	33.0			18.0	18.0	$13,195	$922	$12,273
Osgood Elementary School	Public	K-5	5550 44th Ave S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2190	554	44	12.5	41.2%	301 (54.3%)	155 (28.0%)	37 (6.7%)	9 (1.6%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.1%)	19.3	197^th of 216 public elementary schools	8.8%		21.7	199^th of 217 public elementary schools	8.3%	2	19.0	29.0	34.0					28.0	19.0	34.0	29.0					26.0	34.0			34.0	$13,698	$2,026	$11,672
Freedom Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 26th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-5221	473	37	12.7	28.5%	274 (57.9%)	112 (23.7%)	23 (4.9%)	38 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	40.7	136^th of 216 public elementary schools	37.0%		49.3	106^th of 217 public elementary schools	51.2%	30	39.0	44.0	34.0					40.0	39.0	39.0	29.0					35.0	49.0			49.0	$14,279	$2,087	$12,192
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	801 36th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2671	1,103	106	10.4	24.8%	736 (66.7%)	209 (18.9%)	52 (4.7%)	48 (4.4%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.7%)	55.3	22^nd of 59 public middle schools	62.7%		47.5	27^th of 57 public middle schools	52.6%	5				53.0	53.0	47.0		51.0				33.0	48.0	50.0		43.0		50.0		50.0	$13,165	$874	$12,291
Independence Elementary School	Public	K-5	3700 54th St S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-5890	553	42	13.1	30.4%	293 (53.0%)	123 (22.2%)	41 (7.4%)	55 (9.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	26.5	178^th of 216 public elementary schools	17.6%		52.8	93^rd of 217 public elementary schools	57.1%	85	29.0	44.0	24.0					33.0	15.5	34.0	29.0					25.0	44.0			44.0	$11,657	$844	$10,813
Legacy Elementary School	Public	K-5	5150 9th St W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-3740	456	35	13.2	11.4%	374 (82.0%)	32 (7.0%)	14 (3.1%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	54.9	84^th of 216 public elementary schools	61.1%		63.9	60^th of 217 public elementary schools	72.4%	24	34.0	49.0	64.0					48.0	29.0	44.0	44.0					40.0	54.0			54.0	$12,102	$844	$11,257
Brooks Harbor Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 22nd Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-8310	537	37	14.7	20.7%	377 (70.2%)	76 (14.2%)	33 (6.1%)	15 (2.8%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	66.3	52^nd of 216 public elementary schools	75.9%		51.2	98^th of 217 public elementary schools	54.8%	46	59.0	49.0	54.0					54.0	49.0	39.0	49.0					43.0	54.0			54.0	$12,769	$844	$11,925
Willow Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	4901 15th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-8360	461	41	11.3	61.4%	172 (37.3%)	173 (37.5%)	49 (10.6%)	40 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	16.5	204^th of 216 public elementary schools	5.6%		22.9	192^nd of 217 public elementary schools	11.5%	12	14.0	34.0	24.0					26.0	19.0	34.0	29.0					28.0	29.0			29.0	$14,362	$2,713	$11,649
Deer Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	6400 54th Ave S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-8390	384	37	10.3	12.0%	301 (78.4%)	37 (9.6%)	9 (2.3%)	12 (3.1%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	82.7	17^th of 216 public elementary schools	92.1%		72.8	40^th of 217 public elementary schools	81.6%	23	64.0	64.0	59.0					64.0	49.0	69.0	49.0					54.0	69.0			69.0	$14,459	$844	$13,615
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	6350 76th Ave S	Horace	58047	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-5910	799	79	10.1	12.6%	681 (85.2%)	50 (6.3%)	17 (2.1%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.8%)	68.5	9^th of 59 public middle schools	84.7%		41.4	32^nd of 57 public middle schools	43.9%	23				64.0	63.0	51.0		59.0				56.0	52.0	46.0		51.0		47.0		47.0	$12,317	$937	$11,381
Horace High School	Public	9-12	8100 Lakeview Drive	Horace	58047	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2070	785	105	7.4	8.9%	667 (85.0%)	48 (6.1%)	23 (2.9%)	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.8%)	12.4	120^th of 125 public high schools	4.0%		58.5	37^th of 122 public high schools	69.7%	83							14.0	14.0							28.0	28.0			11.0	11.0	$12,935	$962	$11,973
West Fargo High Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	207 Main Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 356-2000	116				63 (54.3%)	29 (25.0%)	7 (6.0%)	2 (1.7%)	8 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)								(n/a)																					$9,170	$844	$8,326
West Fargo Elementary Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-5	207 Main Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 499-1055	10				5 (50.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (30.0%)								(n/a)																					$8,400	$844	$7,556
West Fargo Middle Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-8	207 Main Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 356-2001	13				7 (53.8%)	4 (30.8%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)																					$11,073	$844	$10,229
West Fargo Community High School	Public	9-12	311 1st Avenue East	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(701) 356-2008	53	9	5.8	34.0%	32 (60.4%)	8 (15.1%)	6 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.4%)								(n/a)																					$20,623	$844	$19,779
Meadowlark Elementary School	Public	K-5	5801 51st Ave S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(701) 356-6830	379	31	12.2	10.0%	322 (85.0%)	21 (5.5%)	11 (2.9%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)								(n/a)	69.0	49.0	79.0					65.0	59.0	39.0	59.0					53.0	49.0			49.0	$12,240	$844	$11,396

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
Fargo 1	3.36 mi	26	104^th
Mapleton 7	7.24 mi	1	40^th
Central Cass 17	15.02 mi	3	9^th
Kindred 2	16.29 mi	3	35^th
Northern Cass 97	21.83 mi	3	25^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.