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
101	Belfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	302 3rd St NE	Belfield	58622	Stark County	Belfield 13	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 575-4275	131	12	11.1	22.9%	111 (84.7%)	4 (3.1%)	11 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$15,411			$471			$14,939	51.4	43.4	130	29		380621000180
102	Wyndmere Elementary School	Public	K-6	101 Date Ave	Wyndmere	58081	Richland County	Wyndmere 42	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 439-2287	125	11	11.7	17.6%	119 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,553			$278			$14,275	51.3	54.4	88	14		382031000712
103	John Hoeven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 13th St SE	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 418-1600	504	30	16.9	35.9%	343 (68.1%)	33 (6.5%)	57 (11.3%)	11 (2.2%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (6.9%)	$17,220			$825			$16,395	51.1	60.1	74	29		381303000879
104	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 3rd Ave E	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 456-0015	254	31	8	40.6%	192 (75.6%)	18 (7.1%)	17 (6.7%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.5%)	$16,471			$1,663			$14,808	50.7	49.8	103	1		380003800137
105	Midkota Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	203 Curtis Ave W	Binford	58416	Griggs County	Midkota 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 676-2511	91	14	6.7	33.0%	82 (90.1%)	6 (6.6%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$18,274			$1,118			$17,156	50.7	46.8	121	16		380004200042
106	Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 Delaney St	Alexander	58831	McKenzie County	Alexander 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 828-3334	195	19	10.2	32.3%	170 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$16,320			$538			$15,782	50.4	25.9	187	81		380176000003
107	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 16th St NW	Minot	58703	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4610	435	32	13.7	38.9%	311 (71.5%)	28 (6.4%)	36 (8.3%)	6 (1.4%)	20 (4.6%)	3 (0.7%)	31 (7.1%)	$18,086			$866			$17,220	49.5	50	102	5		381303000441
108	Prairie View Elementary School	Public	3-4	200 12th Ave NE	Devils Lake	58301	Ramsey County	Devils Lake 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 662-7626	262	20	13.3	42.4%	154 (58.8%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	84 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$16,489			$1,768			$14,721	49.2	50.7	101	7		380504000129
109	Surrey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 2nd St SE	Surrey	58785	Ward County	Surrey 41	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 838-3282	230	17	13.5	13.9%	201 (87.4%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	$12,085			$765			$11,321	48.3	30.9	169	60		381791000618
110	Prairie Rose Elementary School	Public	K-5	2785 10th Ave W	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 456-0016	490	58	8.4	40.0%	341 (69.6%)	37 (7.6%)	68 (13.9%)	8 (1.6%)	18 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	$14,891			$1,578			$13,314	48.3	35.6	154	44		380003800869

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.