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
11	Sargent Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	575 5th St SW	Forman	58032	Sargent County	Sargent Central 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 724-3205	114	12	9.5	28.9%	104 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$24,922			$208			$24,714	85.1	77.4	27	16		381643000756
12	Discovery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 43rd Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 787-4359	567	32	17.7	12.3%	420 (74.1%)	48 (8.5%)	30 (5.3%)	25 (4.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	$14,213			$443			$13,770	84.5	84.6	13	1		380813000874
13	McClusky-Goodrich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	121 F Ave W	McClusky	58463	Sheridan County	McClusky-Goodrich 29	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(701) 363-2470	68	13	5.2	39.7%	64 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$22,221			$00			$22,221	84.4			(n/a)		388078300957
14	Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	211 Hazel Ave	Hazelton	58544	Emmons County	Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 782-6231	86	10	9	39.5%	76 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$17,281			$684			$16,597	83.9	52.6	95	81		380913000291
15	Mls-Mohall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 3rd St NW	Mohall	58761	Renville County	Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 756-6660	164	18	9.2	28.0%	161 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$14,285			$680			$13,604	83.7	82.5	17	2		380005000453
16	Scranton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1st and Fries	Scranton	58653	Bowman County	Scranton 33	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 275-8266	73	10	7.6	23.3%	72 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,392			$1,345			$18,047	83.5	83.9	14	2		380002300571
17	Deer Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	6400 54th Ave S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-8390	384	37	10.3	12.0%	301 (78.4%)	37 (9.6%)	9 (2.3%)	12 (3.1%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	$14,459			$844			$13,615	82.7	72.8	40	23		381941000897
18	Dakota Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 Nyhus Ave	McVille	58254	Nelson County	Dakota Prairie 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 322-4771	158	16	9.8	24.1%	147 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$17,518			$2,236			$15,282	80.9	77	28	10		380004000416
19	Thompson Elementary School	Public	K-6	424 3rd St	Thompson	58278	Grand Forks County	Thompson 61	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 599-2765	399	26	15.3	6.8%	379 (95.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$10,364			$52			$10,313	80.5	82.5	19			381828000629
20	North Border-Pembina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 S 3rd St	Pembina	58271	Pembina County	North Border 100	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 825-6261	109	17	6.6	28.4%	94 (86.2%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.3%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$17,669			$568			$17,100	80.1	85.7	8	12		380005400529

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.