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
161	Park River Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	704 5th St W	Park River	58270	Walsh County	Park River Area 8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 284-7164	275	30	9	29.1%	242 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$11,446			$1,193			$10,252	33.4	52.8	92	69		380040100145
162	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	3320 McCurry Way	Lincoln	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4310	605	52	11.6	20.3%	527 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.8%)	$13,101			$610			$12,491	32.8	48.6	114	48		380001400864
163	New England Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Main St	New England	58647	Hettinger County	New England 9	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 579-4160	153	14	10.7	37.9%	137 (89.5%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$13,397			$00			$13,397	32.6	42.4	134	29		380002700486
164	Grimsrud Elementary School	Public	K-5	716 W St Benedict Dr	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4150	180	18	10.1	43.9%	100 (55.6%)	14 (7.8%)	24 (13.3%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	12 (6.7%)	25 (13.9%)	$22,492			$2,266			$20,227	32.5	26.6	183	19		380001400049
165	Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	704 17th Ave W	Williston	58801	Williams County	Williston Basin 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 572-6331	303	24	12.6	17.5%	241 (79.5%)	13 (4.3%)	26 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.9%)	$17,004			$335			$16,669	31.9	27.1	181	16		380040500907
166	Divide County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 2nd St NE	Crosby	58730	Divide County	Divide County 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 965-6324	221	20	11	25.8%	193 (87.3%)	6 (2.7%)	12 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$17,919			$1,232			$16,687	31.9	49.2	107	59		380516000139
167	Nedrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6900 Hwy 2 E	Minot	58701	Ward County	Nedrose 4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 838-5550	270	22	12.4	14.4%	222 (82.2%)	11 (4.1%)	12 (4.4%)	4 (1.5%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	$14,077			$1,268			$12,808	31.3	31.3	167			381366000474
168	Rugby Ely Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	207 2nd St SW	Rugby	58368	Pierce County	Rugby 5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 776-5757	285	21	13.5	33.3%	242 (84.9%)	4 (1.4%)	7 (2.5%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,314			$1,279			$14,035	30.8	25.8	188	20		381613000562
169	Rickard Elementary School	Public	K-4	1224 1st Ave E	Williston	58801	Williams County	Williston Basin 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 572-5412	319	31	10.2	21.9%	212 (66.5%)	10 (3.1%)	54 (16.9%)	5 (1.6%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (8.5%)	$15,889			$335			$15,554	30	27.3	180	11		380040500908
170	Fox Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	2610 Wolves Den Parkway	Watford City	58854	McKenzie County	McKenzie County 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 444-3626	663	42	15.7	35.7%	396 (59.7%)	24 (3.6%)	186 (28.1%)	5 (0.8%)	33 (5.0%)	9 (1.4%)	10 (1.5%)	$9,250			$1,443			$7,807	29.8	21.9	198	28		381254000903

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.