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
141	New Rockford-Sheyenne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	437 1st Ave N	New Rockford	58356	Eddy County	New Rockford-Sheyenne 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 947-5036	188	21	9	31.4%	165 (87.8%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,237			$541			$10,696	39.4	56.1	83	58		380005900490
142	Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1025 3rd St N	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4600	344	34	10.2	48.5%	190 (55.2%)	41 (11.9%)	43 (12.5%)	14 (4.1%)	32 (9.3%)	4 (1.2%)	20 (5.8%)	$17,733			$2,323			$15,410	39.4	22.2	195	53		380678000198
143	Minto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 4th St	Minto	58261	Walsh County	Minto 20	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 248-3479	220	26	8.4	43.6%	132 (60.0%)	2 (0.9%)	78 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$12,262			$997			$11,265	38.9	19	202	59		381305000451
144	Eagles Elementary School	Public	K-5	3502 University Dr	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-3900	292	31	9.4	39.4%	173 (59.2%)	48 (16.4%)	28 (9.6%)	10 (3.4%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	$20,226			$1,332			$18,894	38.1	38.5	144			380678000881
145	Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 8th St NW	Minot	58703	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4665	418	32	13	37.8%	258 (61.7%)	24 (5.7%)	72 (17.2%)	11 (2.6%)	20 (4.8%)	7 (1.7%)	26 (6.2%)	$16,979			$813			$16,166	38	32.2	164	19		381303000445
146	Educational Clapp Elementary School	Public	K-5	3131 S 28th St	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-2900	444	48	9.2	57.7%	188 (42.3%)	158 (35.6%)	34 (7.7%)	22 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.3%)	$18,726			$2,500			$16,226	37.6	26.1	186	40		380678000873
147	Underwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	123 Summit St	Underwood	58576	McLean County	Underwood 8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 442-3201	91	14	6.4	24.2%	82 (90.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)	$18,622			$1,070			$17,552	37.1	28.5	178	31		381866000644
148	Wahpeton Elementary School	Public	1-5	1235 12th St N	Wahpeton	58075	Richland County	Wahpeton 37	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 642-8328	469	31	15.1	39.0%	346 (73.8%)	7 (1.5%)	44 (9.4%)	7 (1.5%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	$13,202			$3,542			$9,660	36.5	41.7	137	11		381902000660
149	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	599 11th Ave W	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 456-0013	370	38	9.7	18.6%	305 (82.4%)	12 (3.2%)	35 (9.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$13,522			$720			$12,802	36.3	42.4	136	13		380003800134
150	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	102 10th St W	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 456-0014	387	47	8.2	28.7%	316 (81.7%)	9 (2.3%)	28 (7.2%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	$15,391			$720			$14,672	36.1	45.6	123	27		380003800135

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

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.