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
97	Westhope High School	Public	7-12	395 Main St	Westhope	58793	Bottineau County	Westhope 17	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 245-6444	81	11	7.1	34.6%	73 (90.1%)	2 (2.5%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,652			$1,554			$18,097	25.4			(n/a)		381947000686
102	Killdeer High School	Public	7-12	1415 High St NW	Killdeer	58640	Dunn County	Killdeer 16	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 764-5877	263	23	11.5	20.9%	180 (68.4%)	2 (0.8%)	29 (11.0%)	4 (1.5%)	40 (15.2%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	$05			$05			$00	23.5	36.9	83	19		381027000332
103	Devils Lake High School	Public	9-12	1601 College Dr N	Devils Lake	58301	Ramsey County	Devils Lake 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 662-1200	552	41	13.4	33.7%	383 (69.4%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	10 (1.8%)	140 (25.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$15,654			$566			$15,088	22.6	24.3	96	7		380504000126
104	Stanley High School	Public	7-12	109 8th Ave SW	Stanley	58784	Mountrail County	Stanley 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 628-2342	320	38	8.4	27.8%	241 (75.3%)	6 (1.9%)	50 (15.6%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$14,647			$131			$14,515	22.2	14.9	115	11		381757000605
105	Langdon Area High School	Public	7-12	715 14th Ave	Langdon	58249	Cavalier County	Langdon Area 23	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 256-5291	181	19	9.6	19.9%	172 (95.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,586			$81			$12,505	20.6	54.5	46	59		381081000348
106	West Fargo Sheyenne High School	Public	9-12	800 40th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2160	1,400	100	14	23.5%	905 (64.6%)	289 (20.6%)	70 (5.0%)	57 (4.1%)	18 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (4.2%)	$13,195			$922			$12,273	20.4	40.7	79	27		381941000838
107	Williston High School	Public	9-12	4200 32nd St W	Williston	58802	Williams County	Williston Basin 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 572-0967	1,370	98	13.9	26.5%	857 (62.6%)	83 (6.1%)	255 (18.6%)	21 (1.5%)	17 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	133 (9.7%)	$19,232			$335			$18,897	19.7	16.1	109	2		380040500914
108	Bottineau Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	301 Brander St	Bottineau	58318	Bottineau County	Bottineau 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 228-2266	320	30	10.6	25.3%	273 (85.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$15,282			$1,576			$13,706	19.7	41	78	30		380306000068
109	Drayton High School	Public	9-12	108 S 5th St	Drayton	58225	Pembina County	Drayton 19	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 454-3324	62	7	8.5	30.6%	47 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$18,634			$2,998			$15,637	19.3	15.6	110	1		380534000151
109	Fargo 9-12 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	700 7th Street South	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 446-1000	113	4	26.2		71 (62.8%)	14 (12.4%)	15 (13.3%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	$10,985			$485			$10,500	19.3	19	104	5		380678000928

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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:

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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.