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
21	Berthold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 4th Avenue NE	Berthold	58718	Ward County	Lewis And Clark 161	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 453-3484	96	10	9.5	14.6%	92 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$17,369			$00			$17,369	78.4	83.2	16	5		380005800029
22	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	613 W Avenue B	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4240	113	8	13.7	28.3%	84 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)	$18,031			$1,782			$16,249	78.3	62.2	64	42		380001400058
23	Silver Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-5	4511 Silver Boulevard	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(701) 323-4250	386	23	16.4	4.4%	355 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$13,102			$598			$12,504	78.3	77.9	24	1		380001400950
24	Northern Cass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16021 18th St SE	Hunter	58048	Cass County	Northern Cass 97	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 874-2322	350	26	13.5	6.6%	343 (98.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,911			$987			$10,924	78.2	77.4	26	2		380004400119
25	Central Cass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	802 5th St N	Casselton	58012	Cass County	Central Cass 17	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 347-5352	364	28	12.8	13.2%	341 (93.7%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,665			$441			$11,224	78.2	75.6	29	4		380409000099
26	Barnes County North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2184 101st Ave SE	Wimbledon	58492	Barnes County	Barnes County North 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 646-6202	161	18	8.8	28.6%	157 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,948			$545			$13,402	78	85.7	9	17		380006000701
27	Linton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 NE 3rd St	Linton	58552	Emmons County	Linton 36	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 254-4138	172	16	11	32.6%	162 (94.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	$16,224			$46			$16,177	78	87.7	7	20		380001700370
28	Kindred Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	55 1st Ave S	Kindred	58051	Cass County	Kindred 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 428-3177	411	40	10.3	8.8%	392 (95.4%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,666			$193			$9,473	77.5	82.4	20	8		380002500334
29	Hatton Eielson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	503 4th St	Hatton	58240	Traill County	Hatton Eielson 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 543-3455	83	9	9.2	21.7%	75 (90.4%)	1 (1.2%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	$16,604			$1,027			$15,577	77.4	64.9	57	28		380900000289
30	Northwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	420 Trojan Rd	Northwood	58267	Grand Forks County	Northwood 129	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 587-5221	177	14	12.3	26.6%	171 (96.6%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,246			$521			$11,725	77.2	75.1	31	1		381434000508

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.