Best Elementary Schools in North Dakota for Low Socio Economic Status Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in North Dakota!

Every year, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish North Dakota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 101)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Carrington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 3rd Ave S	Carrington	58421	Foster County	Carrington 49	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 652-2739	347	22	16.1	17.0%	318 (91.6%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$11,071			$679			$10,392	99.0%	97.2%	1.79%			380005300087
2	Northwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	420 Trojan Rd	Northwood	58267	Grand Forks County	Northwood 129	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 587-5221	177	14	12.3	26.6%	171 (96.6%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,246			$521			$11,725	98.0%	86.1%	11.91%			381434000508
3	Louis L'Amour Elementary School	Public	K-5	1102 15th St SW	Jamestown	58401	Stutsman County	Jamestown 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 251-2102	113	15	7.6	42.5%	102 (90.3%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	$16,238			$1,940			$14,298	97.0%	60.2%	36.84%			380002100825
4	Wishek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S Badger St	Wishek	58495	McIntosh County	Wishek 19	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 452-2892	150	7	20.2	26.7%	137 (91.3%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$15,499			$00			$15,499	96.0%	75.5%	20.58%			382019000706
5	J Nelson Kelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Cherry St	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 746-2265	482	37	12.9	13.9%	402 (83.4%)	15 (3.1%)	26 (5.4%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.4%)	$14,922			$608			$14,314	95.0%	97.7%	2.64%			380813000255
6	Midkota Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	203 Curtis Ave W	Binford	58416	Griggs County	Midkota 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 676-2511	91	14	6.7	33.0%	82 (90.1%)	6 (6.6%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$18,274			$1,118			$17,156	94.1%	51.4%	42.67%			380004200042
7	Dakota Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Eagle Way	Minot AFB	58704	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 727-3310	233	17	13.8	35.2%	141 (60.5%)	14 (6.0%)	47 (20.2%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.2%)	$16,886			$809			$16,078	93.1%	73.1%	19.92%			381303000434
8	William S Gussner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1509 4th St NE	Jamestown	58401	Stutsman County	Jamestown 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 252-3846	239			26.4%	208 (87.0%)	11 (4.6%)	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$15,633			$844			$14,789	92.1%	80.1%	11.99%			380002100315
9	Larimore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Clark Ave	Larimore	58251	Grand Forks County	Larimore 44	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 343-2249	212	23	9.2	25.5%	176 (83.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$12,514			$709			$11,805	91.1%	63.9%	27.20%			381086000354
10	Hillsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	128 4th St SE	Hillsboro	58045	Traill County	Hillsboro 9	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 636-4711	254	23	10.9	24.4%	221 (87.0%)	3 (1.2%)	20 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$11,331			$476			$10,855	90.1%	70.8%	19.27%			380957000301

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.