Best Middle Schools in North Dakota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the A-Plus test scores by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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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 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	Fort Yates Middle School	Public	5-8	9189 1/2 Hwy 24	Fort Yates	58538	Sioux County	Ft Yates 4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 854-3819	46	6	7.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$79,577			$32,286			$47,291	15.8	12.4	55	4		380720000744
52	Grafton Junior High School	Public	7-8	1556 School Road	Grafton	58237	Walsh County	Grafton 18	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 352-1930	137	18	7.6	49.6%	82 (59.9%)	2 (1.5%)	48 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$10,626			$1,971			$8,655	14.7	15.9	52			380040600925
53	Watford City Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Third St NE	Watford City	58854	McKenzie County	McKenzie County 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 444-3626	509	36	14.1	37.7%	326 (64.0%)	8 (1.6%)	133 (26.1%)	7 (1.4%)	21 (4.1%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$13,730			$2,332			$11,397	14.6	30.5	41	12		381254000886
54	Mandaree Elementary School	Public	K-8	110 3rd St NW	Mandaree	58757	McKenzie County	Mandaree 36	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 759-3311	136	18	7.7	71.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	3 (2.2%)	123 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$28,820			$25,682			$3,138	14.5	16	51	3		381185000747
55	Central Middle School	Public	5-8	325 7th St NE	Devils Lake	58301	Ramsey County	Devils Lake 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 662-7664	536	39	13.8	41.0%	339 (63.2%)	5 (0.9%)	22 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	156 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$15,559			$564			$14,995	14.3	28	42	13		380504000127
56	Minnewaukan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4675 Hwy 281 N	Minnewaukan	58351	Benson County	Minnewaukan 5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 473-5306	182	17	10.8	92.3%	14 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	165 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$20,833			$3,201			$17,632	13.4	25.3	43	13		381299000430
57	Fargo K-8 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	700 7th Street South	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 446-1000	22	1	15.7		13 (59.1%)	1 (4.5%)	6 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,985			$485			$10,500	11.6			(n/a)		380678000922
58	New Town Middle School	Public	7-8	300 Eagle Dr	New Town	58763	Mountrail County	New Town 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 627-3658	126	20	6.3	46.8%	10 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	5 (4.0%)	107 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$21,270			$1,797			$19,474	8.2	7.9	56	2		381392000496
59	Warwick Middle School	Public	5-8	210 4th Ave	Warwick	58381	Benson County	Warwick 29	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 294-2561	52	10	4.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	50 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,148			$5,596			$24,552	5.6	6.3	57	2		381926000890

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.