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
171	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	319 5th St NE	Jamestown	58401	Stutsman County	Jamestown 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 252-0867	179			50.3%	131 (73.2%)	11 (6.1%)	18 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	$16,339			$2,450			$13,889	29.1	33.6	162	9		380002100312
172	Lakota Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	316 E Ave East	Lakota	58344	Nelson County	Lakota 66	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 247-2955	129	12	10.7	26.4%	104 (80.6%)	2 (1.6%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.4%)	$12,177			$650			$11,526	28.8	36.8	150	22		381060000341
173	Eastwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 10th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2030	387	38	10.3	62.5%	141 (36.4%)	152 (39.3%)	29 (7.5%)	37 (9.6%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	$15,472			$2,449			$13,023	28.5	20.8	201	28		381941000677
174	Heart River Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 7th St SW	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 456-0012	273	17	15.8	44.3%	190 (69.6%)	9 (3.3%)	58 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	$15,938			$1,681			$14,256	27.8	37.2	148	26		380003800742
175	Robert Place Miller Elementary School	Public	K-5	1989 N 20th St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4170	485	34	14.3	36.9%	313 (64.5%)	29 (6.0%)	38 (7.8%)	22 (4.5%)	37 (7.6%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.9%)	$14,944			$1,812			$13,132	27.7	41.5	138	37		380001400727
176	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 4th Ave NW	Jamestown	58401	Stutsman County	Jamestown 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 252-0468	97	16	6.1	52.6%	66 (68.0%)	17 (17.5%)	7 (7.2%)	3 (3.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$18,752			$2,745			$16,007	27.4	26.8	182	6		380002100314
177	Rita Murphy Elementary School	Public	K-5	611 N 31st St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4190	367	25	14.5	33.2%	255 (69.5%)	12 (3.3%)	26 (7.1%)	4 (1.1%)	22 (6.0%)	9 (2.5%)	39 (10.6%)	$16,218			$1,841			$14,377	27.2	31.9	165	12		380001400056
178	Independence Elementary School	Public	K-5	3700 54th St S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-5890	553	42	13.1	30.4%	293 (53.0%)	123 (22.2%)	41 (7.4%)	55 (9.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	$11,657			$844			$10,813	26.5	52.8	93	85		381941000867
179	Glen Ullin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6508 Hwy 49	Glen Ullin	58631	Morton County	Glen Ullin 48	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 348-3590	90	20	4.4	28.9%	78 (86.7%)	3 (3.3%)	7 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$23,366			$1,765			$21,601	24.7	49.5	105	74		380783000235
180	Badlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 3rd St SE	Watford City	58854	McKenzie County	McKenzie County 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 444-3626	538	45	11.9	39.2%	328 (61.0%)	9 (1.7%)	166 (30.9%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.4%)	$12,869			$2,537			$10,332	24.6	35.3	155	25		381254000414

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.