Best Middle 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 59)	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	Tgu-Granville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	210 6th St SW	Granville	58741	McHenry County	Tgu 60	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 728-6641	85	11	8	27.1%	77 (90.6%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	$19,477			$1,201			$18,276	56.3			(n/a)		380004700270
22	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%)	$13,165			$874			$12,291	55.3	47.5	27	5		381941000859
23	Manvel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Oldham Ave	Manvel	58256	Grand Forks County	Manvel 125	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 696-2212	192	16	11.8	14.1%	166 (86.5%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	$11,645			$2,666			$8,979	54.7	59.8	19	4		381200000394
24	Wahpeton Middle School	Public	6-8	1265 12th St N	Wahpeton	58075	Richland County	Wahpeton 37	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 642-6687	272	19	14	33.5%	213 (78.3%)	8 (2.9%)	21 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$12,928			$2,500			$10,428	54.6	83.4	1	23		381902000749
25	Northern Cass Middle School	Public	6-8	16021 18th St SE	Hunter	58048	Cass County	Northern Cass 97	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 874-2322	169	13	13	6.5%	165 (97.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,911			$987			$10,924	52.3	71.1	8	17		380004400120
26	Jim Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 6th St SW	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4477	505	36	13.9	30.5%	393 (77.8%)	14 (2.8%)	47 (9.3%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.4%)	$11,804			$790			$11,013	51.9	37.4	37	11		381303000439
27	South Middle School	Public	6-8	1999 47th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2345	549	89	6.1	35.5%	310 (56.5%)	59 (10.7%)	62 (11.3%)	35 (6.4%)	19 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.7%)	$17,030			$1,016			$16,013	51.8	59.8	20	7		380813000264
28	Mandan Middle School	Public	6-8	2901 12th Ave NW	Mandan	58554	Morton County	Mandan 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 751-6502	1,003	61	16.4	32.0%	759 (75.7%)	48 (4.8%)	67 (6.7%)	6 (0.6%)	85 (8.5%)	8 (0.8%)	30 (3.0%)	$13,252			$705			$12,548	51.6	50.5	24	4		381182000388
29	Jamestown Middle School	Public	6-8	203 2nd Ave SE	Jamestown	58401	Stutsman County	Jamestown 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 252-0317	466	48	9.7	31.8%	371 (79.6%)	26 (5.6%)	24 (5.2%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.9%)	$16,045			$883			$15,162	51.4	59.1	21	8		380002100311
30	Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	1717 40th Ave S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-3300	992	74	13.3	29.4%	623 (62.8%)	191 (19.3%)	58 (5.8%)	60 (6.0%)	15 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.4%)	$15,491			$618			$14,873	51.1	63.2	14	16		380678000079

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.