Best High Schools in North Dakota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the A-Plus test scores by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 125)	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
91	Minot High School	Public	9-12	1100 11th Ave SW	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 857-4500	1,086	77	14.1	25.2%	822 (75.7%)	48 (4.4%)	90 (8.3%)	9 (0.8%)	63 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.9%)	$13,869			$760			$13,108	29.2			(n/a)		381303000442
92	Griggs County Central High School	Public	9-12	1207 Foster Ave NE	Cooperstown	58425	Griggs County	Griggs County Central 18	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 797-3114	83	8	10.4	41.0%	78 (94.0%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,522			$00			$12,522	28.6	55.5	44	48		380456000116
93	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%)	$13,529			$908			$12,621	27.7	52.7	53	40		381941000683
94	Surrey High School	Public	7-12	200 2nd St SE	Surrey	58785	Ward County	Surrey 41	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 838-3282	206	19	10.8	14.1%	185 (89.8%)	5 (2.4%)	11 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$12,085			$765			$11,321	27.7	57.9	39	55		381791000619
95	Minto High School	Public	9-12	200 4th St	Minto	58261	Walsh County	Minto 20	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 248-3479	76	15	5	43.4%	51 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	$12,262			$997			$11,265	27.6	36.4	84	11		381305000452
96	Tioga High School	Public	7-12	303 N Linda St	Tioga	58852	Williams County	Tioga 15	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 664-3606	220	17	13	10.5%	173 (78.6%)	3 (1.4%)	35 (15.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$17,747			$195			$17,552	26.4	21.8	98	2		380003900635
97	Lamoure High School	Public	7-12	105 6th St SE	LaMoure	58458	LaMoure County	Lamoure 8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 883-5397	117	13	9	15.4%	109 (93.2%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$15,332			$1,672			$13,660	25.4	53	51	46		381074000345
97	Mandaree High School	Public	9-12	110 3rd St NW	Mandaree	58757	McKenzie County	Mandaree 36	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 759-3311	67	11	6.3	71.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.5%)	4 (6.0%)	57 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$28,820			$25,682			$3,138	25.4			(n/a)		381185000006
97	Medina High School	Public	7-12	300 School St SE	Medina	58467	Stutsman County	Medina 3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 486-3121	103	7	14.2	35.0%	96 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	$14,470			$515			$13,955	25.4	80.5	18	79		381266000419
97	New England High School	Public	7-12	1200 Main St	New England	58647	Hettinger County	New England 9	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 579-4160	122	13	9.6	38.5%	114 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$13,397			$00			$13,397	25.4	52.2	55	42		380002700487

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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.

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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.