Best High 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 125)	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
50	Glen Ullin High School	Public	9-12	6508 Hwy 49	Glen Ullin	58631	Morton County	Glen Ullin 48	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 348-3590	44	8	5.3	29.5%	31 (70.5%)	4 (9.1%)	3 (6.8%)	3 (6.8%)	3 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,366			$1,765			$21,601	54.2	88.3	8	42		380783000236
52	Grenora High School	Public	7-12	402 Robinson St	Grenora	58845	Williams County	Grenora 99	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 694-2711	83	8	10.2	19.3%	77 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$21,623			$1,321			$20,302	52.7	46.4	71	19		380846000274
52	Wyndmere High School	Public	7-12	101 Date Ave	Wyndmere	58081	Richland County	Wyndmere 42	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 439-2287	120	11	10.6	17.5%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,553			$278			$14,275	52.7	48.8	63	11		382031000713
54	Cavalier High School	Public	6-12	300 Main St E	Cavalier	58220	Pembina County	Cavalier 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 265-8417	180	17	10.4	20.0%	156 (86.7%)	3 (1.7%)	9 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$11,742			$740			$11,001	51.4	64.9	33	21		380001800089
55	Valley City High School	Public	9-12	493 Central Ave N	Valley City	58072	Barnes County	Valley City 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 845-0483	317	23	13.9	30.9%	272 (85.8%)	6 (1.9%)	19 (6.0%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	$11,944			$381			$11,563	50.9	46.1	72	17		381885000655
56	Kindred High School	Public	9-12	255 Dakota St	Kindred	58051	Cass County	Kindred 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 428-3177	258	17	15.3	7.8%	244 (94.6%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,294			$00			$16,294	50.4	84.7	11	45		380002500335
57	Saint John High School	Public	9-12	400 Foussard Ave	Saint John	58369	Rolette County	St John 3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 477-5651	137	13	10.9	100.0%	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$19,014			$00			$19,014	49.3	6.7	122	65		381746000600
58	Max High School	Public	7-12	2855 Highway 83 NW	Max	58759	McLean County	Max 50	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 679-2685	63	8	8	33.3%	54 (85.7%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	$16,444			$806			$15,638	48.3			(n/a)		381235000402
59	South Heart High School	Public	7-12	310 4th St NW	South Heart	58655	Stark County	South Heart 9	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 677-5671	180	15	11.6	12.8%	167 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	$12,083			$232			$11,850	47.6	66.4	31	28		381713000593
60	Larimore High School	Public	7-12	300 Booth Ave	Larimore	58251	Grand Forks County	Larimore 44	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 343-2366	204	17	12.3	21.6%	171 (83.8%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	$10,301			$43			$10,258	47.2	12.5	116	56		381086000355

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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.

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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.