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
31	Simle Middle School	Public	6-8	1218 Simle Dr	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4600	1,053	73	14.4	22.5%	809 (76.8%)	25 (2.4%)	39 (3.7%)	11 (1.0%)	91 (8.6%)	8 (0.8%)	70 (6.6%)	$12,596			$671			$11,926	51	43.9	30	1		380001400060
32	Dickinson Middle School	Public	6-8	2675 21st St W	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 456-0021	944	60	15.7	30.7%	674 (71.4%)	39 (4.1%)	140 (14.8%)	9 (1.0%)	24 (2.5%)	8 (0.8%)	50 (5.3%)	$15,332			$1,226			$14,106	50.7	38.5	36	4		380003800887
33	Barnes County North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2184 101st Ave SE	Wimbledon	58492	Barnes County	Barnes County North 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 646-6202	161	18	8.8	28.6%	157 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,948			$545			$13,402	50.1	60.5	17	16		380006000701
34	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	47.7	20	47	13		381305000451
35	Fessenden-Bowdon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 2nd St N	Fessenden	58438	Wells County	Fessenden-Bowdon 25	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 547-3296	140	12	11.6	15.7%	137 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$14,612			$456			$14,156	46.7	45.4	29	6		380004900212
36	Ben Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	1420 8th St N	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-3600	873	72	12.1	33.6%	624 (71.5%)	73 (8.4%)	65 (7.4%)	23 (2.6%)	33 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.3%)	$14,912			$681			$14,231	45.4	51.1	23	13		380678000193
37	Lisbon Middle School	Public	5-8	502 Elm St	Lisbon	58054	Ransom County	Lisbon 19	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 683-4108	197	16	12	40.1%	173 (87.8%)	4 (2.0%)	8 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	$12,681			$496			$12,185	43.2	73.2	6	31		381143000375
38	Cheney Middle School	Public	6-8	825 17th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2090	1,006	86	11.6	40.8%	636 (63.2%)	173 (17.2%)	72 (7.2%)	35 (3.5%)	32 (3.2%)	6 (0.6%)	52 (5.2%)	$14,186			$961			$13,226	42.1	40.6	34	4		381941000680
39	Eight Mile Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	203 1st St E	Trenton	58853	Williams County	Eight Mile 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 774-8221	214	15	13.9	40.7%	101 (47.2%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.1%)	1 (0.5%)	76 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.2%)	$15,890			$960			$14,930	41	25.2	44	5		380601000171
40	Ray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	224 2nd Ave W	Ray	58849	Williams County	Nesson 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 568-3301	324	17	18.6	15.7%	278 (85.8%)	4 (1.2%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	$14,548			$303			$14,244	36.4	41.1	33	7		381371000477

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.