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
51	Burlington-Des Lacs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Wallace St	Burlington	58722	Ward County	United 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 839-7135	415	27	15.3	17.3%	377 (90.8%)	11 (2.7%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,357			$00			$12,357	66.4	81.1	21	30		381873000646
52	Brooks Harbor Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 22nd Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-8310	537	37	14.7	20.7%	377 (70.2%)	76 (14.2%)	33 (6.1%)	15 (2.8%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$12,769			$844			$11,925	66.3	51.2	98	46		381941000885
53	Wishek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S Badger St	Wishek	58495	McIntosh County	Wishek 19	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 452-2892	150	7	20.2	26.7%	137 (91.3%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$15,499			$00			$15,499	66.1	57.2	79	26		382019000706
54	Oakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	804 Main Ave	Oakes	58474	Dickey County	Oakes 41	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 742-3234	247	22	11.2	34.8%	203 (82.2%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	$12,172			$1,122			$11,050	65.9	59.6	75	21		381450000513
55	Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	250 3rd Ave W	Turtle Lake	58575	McLean County	Turtle Lake-Mercer 72	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 448-2365	97	10	9.4	19.6%	90 (92.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	$14,375			$877			$13,498	65.9	58.3	77	22		381850000640
56	Victor Solheim Elementary School	Public	K-5	325 Munich Dr	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4260	588	39	15.1	19.6%	473 (80.4%)	12 (2.0%)	28 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	38 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$12,878			$598			$12,279	65.8	73.6	37	19		380001400811
57	Enderlin Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	410 Bluff St	Enderlin	58027	Ransom County	Enderlin Area 24	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 437-2240	136	15	8.8	36.0%	133 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,021			$00			$14,021	64.8	84.7	12	45		380006100183
58	Dakota Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Eagle Way	Minot AFB	58704	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 727-3310	233	17	13.8	35.2%	141 (60.5%)	14 (6.0%)	47 (20.2%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.2%)	$16,886			$809			$16,078	64.8	35.6	153	95		381303000434
59	Beulah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 7th St NW	Beulah	58523	Mercer County	Beulah 27	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 873-2298	306	20	15.3	19.6%	266 (86.9%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,920			$903			$13,017	64.5	54.8	87	28		380003200031
60	Elgin-New Leipzig Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 West St N	Elgin	58533	Grant County	Elgin-New Leipzig 49	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 584-2374	100	9	10.9	55.0%	76 (76.0%)	2 (2.0%)	9 (9.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.0%)	$16,886			$1,693			$15,193	64	44.4	128	68		380004500174

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.