Most Improved North Dakota High Schools

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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
7	Lidgerwood High School	Public	7-12	28 3rd Ave SE	Lidgerwood	58053	Richland County	Lidgerwood 28	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 538-7341	76	13	5.7	40.8%	64 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	$17,157			$1,729			$15,429	89.3	12	117	110		381114000366
15	Linton High School	Public	9-12	101 NE 3rd St	Linton	58552	Emmons County	Linton 36	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 254-4138	73	9	8.1	31.5%	68 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	$16,224			$46			$16,177	83.2	19.6	103	88		380001700371
19	Glenburn High School	Public	7-12	102 Raymond St	Glenburn	58740	Renville County	Glenburn 26	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 362-7426	105	12	8.6	36.2%	87 (82.9%)	4 (3.8%)	4 (3.8%)	3 (2.9%)	7 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,555			$3,268			$15,286	78.8	28.1	94	75		380785000238
11	Wilton High School	Public	6-12	504 Dakota Ave	Wilton	58579	McLean County	Wilton 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 734-6331	130	14	9.5	13.8%	117 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.6%)	$14,222			$381			$13,842	85.9	35.1	85	74		381320000457
41	Northwood High School	Public	7-12	420 Trojan Rd	Northwood	58267	Grand Forks County	Northwood 129	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 587-5221	160	13	12.7	26.9%	154 (96.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$12,246			$521			$11,725	60.8	16.2	107	66		381434000509
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
24	Nedrose High School	Public	6-12	5705 15th Ave SE	Minot	58701	Ward County	Nedrose 4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 838-5550	292	30	9.7	43.2%	233 (79.8%)	15 (5.1%)	15 (5.1%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.8%)	$11,722			$00			$11,722	74.3	35.1	87	63		381366000877
4	Fessenden-Bowdon High School	Public	9-12	500 2nd St N	Fessenden	58438	Wells County	Fessenden-Bowdon 25	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 547-3296	56	5	11	16.1%	54 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	$14,612			$456			$14,156	91.5	48.9	62	58		380004900213
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
37	Hazen High School	Public	9-12	520 1st Ave NE	Hazen	58545	Mercer County	Hazen 3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 748-2345	167	12	13.6	13.8%	142 (85.0%)	4 (2.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.2%)	$12,260			$363			$11,897	63.7	34.2	89	52		380003100294

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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.