Best High Schools in North Dakota

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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
21	Lisbon High School	Public	9-12	502 Ash St	Lisbon	58054	Ransom County	Lisbon 19	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 683-4106	182	15	12.3	35.7%	167 (91.8%)	5 (2.7%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$13,754			$496			$13,258	78.5	54.1	49	28		381143000374
22	Elgin-New Leipzig High School	Public	7-12	110 West St N	Elgin	58533	Grant County	Elgin-New Leipzig 49	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 584-2374	68	9	7.5	54.4%	59 (86.8%)	1 (1.5%)	5 (7.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$16,886			$1,693			$15,193	76.9			(n/a)		380004500175
23	Carrington High School	Public	7-12	100 3rd Ave S	Carrington	58421	Foster County	Carrington 49	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 652-3136	254	21	12.3	13.4%	229 (90.2%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	$11,594			$1,951			$9,643	74.7	76.8	22	1		380005300088
24	Nedrose High School	Public	6-12	5705 15th Ave SE	Minot	58701	Ward County	Nedrose 4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 838-5550	292	30	9.7	43.2%	233 (79.8%)	15 (5.1%)	15 (5.1%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.8%)	$11,722			$00			$11,722	74.3	35.1	87	63		381366000877
25	Northern Cass High School	Public	9-12	16021 18th St SE	Hunter	58048	Cass County	Northern Cass 97	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 874-2322	205	13	15.3	6.8%	202 (98.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,911			$987			$10,924	74.2	89.3	7	18		380004400138
26	Belfield High School	Public	7-12	302 3rd St NE	Belfield	58622	Stark County	Belfield 13	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 575-4275	122	10	12.4	23.8%	113 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,411			$471			$14,939	73	54.4	48	22		380621000181
26	Underwood High School	Public	7-12	123 Summit St	Underwood	58576	McLean County	Underwood 8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 442-3201	98	13	7.4	25.5%	91 (92.9%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$18,622			$1,070			$17,552	73	47.7	66	40		381866000645
28	North Shore Plaza High School	Public	7-12	801 Covell St	Plaza	58771	Mountrail County	Lewis And Clark 161	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 497-3734	78	8	10	24.4%	59 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.8%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	$15,032			$00			$15,032	69.7			(n/a)		380005800507
29	Hatton Eielson High School	Public	7-12	503 4th St	Hatton	58240	Traill County	Hatton Eielson 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 543-3455	74	11	6.8	20.3%	65 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$16,604			$1,027			$15,577	69.6	90	6	23		380900000290
30	Edgeley High School	Public	7-12	307 6th St	Edgeley	58433	LaMoure County	Edgeley 3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 493-2292	90	6	14.2	17.8%	88 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,529			$936			$14,593	69.6	57.1	42	12		380585000166

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.