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School
Students/Teachers
Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Ranking (
2025
vs
2024
)
ID
Rank
(of
59
)
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
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White
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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
)
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2024
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Rank Change from
2024
SchoolDigger Rating (
2025
)
ID
11
Valley City Junior High School
Public
7-8
493 Central Ave N
Valley City
58072
Barnes County
Valley City 2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(701) 845-0483
159
11
14
30.8%
136 (85.5%)
3 (1.9%)
7 (4.4%)
1 (0.6%)
2 (1.3%)
1 (0.6%)
9 (5.7%)
$11,944
$381
$11,563
67.7
60.3
18
7
381885000656
12
Nathan Twining Middle School
Public
6-8
1422 N Louisiana St
Grand Forks AFB
58204
Grand Forks County
Grand Forks 1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(701) 787-5100
69
12
5.5
17.4%
46 (66.7%)
6 (8.7%)
8 (11.6%)
2 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.9%)
5 (7.2%)
$15,401
$443
$14,958
65.6
65.6
11
1
380813000814
13
Hazen Middle School
Public
6-8
104 7th St NE
Hazen
58545
Mercer County
Hazen 3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(701) 748-6649
143
7
20.1
18.9%
126 (88.1%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (5.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (5.6%)
$9,438
$102
$9,335
64.9
66
10
3
380003100863
14
North Star Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
418 2nd Ave
Cando
58324
Towner County
North Star 10
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(701) 968-4416
208
17
12.2
26.0%
186 (89.4%)
1 (0.5%)
5 (2.4%)
2 (1.0%)
8 (3.8%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.9%)
$13,624
$826
$12,798
62.3
46.3
28
14
380039000595
15
Wachter Middle School
Public
6-8
1107 S 7th St
Bismarck
58504
Burleigh County
Bismarck 1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(701) 323-4650
1,012
69
14.6
30.7%
687 (67.9%)
23 (2.3%)
78 (7.7%)
6 (0.6%)
117 (11.6%)
12 (1.2%)
89 (8.8%)
$13,318
$630
$12,688
62.3
61.4
16
1
380001400061
16
Erik Ramstad Middle School
Public
6-8
1215 36th Ave NW
Minot
58703
Ward County
Minot 1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(701) 857-4466
584
42
13.9
29.6%
428 (73.3%)
44 (7.5%)
41 (7.0%)
6 (1.0%)
17 (2.9%)
3 (0.5%)
45 (7.7%)
$11,459
$767
$10,691
61.8
40.5
35
19
381303000436
17
Horizon Middle School
Public
6-8
500 Ash Coulee Dr
Bismarck
58503
Burleigh County
Bismarck 1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(701) 323-4550
1,124
74
15.2
15.8%
891 (79.3%)
28 (2.5%)
55 (4.9%)
28 (2.5%)
38 (3.4%)
16 (1.4%)
68 (6.0%)
$12,084
$604
$11,480
61.8
61.8
15
2
380001400051
18
Saint John Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
400 Foussard Ave
Saint John
58369
Rolette County
St John 3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(701) 477-5651
321
31
10.5
100.0%
10 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
289 (90.0%)
1 (0.3%)
19 (5.9%)
$19,014
$00
$19,014
61.8
54.5
22
4
381746000599
19
Beulah Middle School
Public
5-8
1700 Central Ave N
Beulah
58523
Mercer County
Beulah 27
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(701) 873-4325
233
18
12.7
19.3%
204 (87.6%)
4 (1.7%)
12 (5.2%)
2 (0.9%)
6 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.1%)
$7,612
$00
$7,612
60
49.5
25
6
380003200738
20
Ellendale Middle School
Public
6-8
321 1st St N
Ellendale
58436
Dickey County
Ellendale 40
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(701) 349-3232
56
3
16.1
23.2%
51 (91.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.8%)
1 (1.8%)
2 (3.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.8%)
$13,564
$855
$12,708
58.4
47.9
26
6
380609000955
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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.
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Educational resources:
Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education
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.
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