Best Elementary Schools in North Dakota

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 216)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
81	Northridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1727 N 3rd St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4210	410	37	11.2	37.3%	279 (68.0%)	20 (4.9%)	21 (5.1%)	8 (2.0%)	24 (5.9%)	14 (3.4%)	44 (10.7%)	$16,335			$1,771			$14,564	56.7	46.9	120	39		380001400053
82	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 10th Ave NW	Mandan	58554	Morton County	Mandan 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 751-6507	284	19	15.3	35.9%	199 (70.1%)	13 (4.6%)	28 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (10.6%)	5 (1.8%)	8 (2.8%)	$15,175			$1,202			$13,972	56.4	60.5	72	10		381182000391
83	Washburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	713 7th Street	Washburn	58577	McLean County	Washburn 4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 462-3221	234	21	11.1	13.7%	219 (93.6%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$15,288			$296			$14,992	55.3	36	152	69		381929000673
84	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%)	$12,102			$844			$11,257	54.9	63.9	60	24		381941000872
85	Hankinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	415 1st Ave SE	Hankinson	58041	Richland County	Hankinson 8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 242-7516	136			22.1%	123 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$15,056			$577			$14,478	54.8	66.8	49	36		380871000281
86	Louis L'Amour Elementary School	Public	K-5	1102 15th St SW	Jamestown	58401	Stutsman County	Jamestown 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 251-2102	113	15	7.6	42.5%	102 (90.3%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	$16,238			$1,940			$14,298	54.7	65.2	55	31		380002100825
87	Bob Callies Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 2nd Ave NE	Garrison	58540	McLean County	Garrison 51	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 463-2213	225	19	11.5	22.7%	195 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	$14,830			$354			$14,476	54.6	62.8	62	25		380759000233
88	Phoenix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	351 4th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2240	235	24	9.6	50.6%	155 (66.0%)	10 (4.3%)	28 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.2%)	$24,237			$2,174			$22,063	54	42.7	131	43		380813000251
89	Sunrise Elementary School	Public	K-5	3800 Nickerson Ave	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4300	445	31	14.2	16.6%	367 (82.5%)	11 (2.5%)	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$14,454			$598			$13,855	53.9	69.4	46	43		380001400850
90	Grenora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	402 Robinson St	Grenora	58845	Williams County	Grenora 99	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 694-2711	83	10	8.3	19.3%	70 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	$21,623			$1,321			$20,302	53.8	41	140	50		380846000273

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on A-Plus Math, A-Plus Reading, A-Plus Science test scores released by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.