Best Elementary Schools in North Dakota for African American 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, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

SchoolDigger updates North Dakota rankings as soon as the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction releases new A-Plus test scores each year. The current rankings are based on scores released Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 18)	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 (2025)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Robert Place Miller Elementary School	Public	K-5	1989 N 20th St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4170	485	34	14.3	36.9%	313 (64.5%)	29 (6.0%)	38 (7.8%)	22 (4.5%)	37 (7.6%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.9%)	$14,944			$1,812			$13,132	94.4%	19.0%	75.46%			380001400727
2	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	88.9%	94.4%	5.56%			380813000874
3	Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1025 3rd St N	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4600	344	34	10.2	48.5%	190 (55.2%)	41 (11.9%)	43 (12.5%)	14 (4.1%)	32 (9.3%)	4 (1.2%)	20 (5.8%)	$17,733			$2,323			$15,410	83.3%	34.3%	49.07%			380678000198
4	Century Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3351 17th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2440	493	42	11.7	54.0%	212 (43.0%)	83 (16.8%)	74 (15.0%)	46 (9.3%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.0%)	$16,909			$1,731			$15,178	77.8%	28.7%	49.07%			380813000824
5	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	2120 9th St S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4900	330	36	9.1	58.8%	150 (45.5%)	62 (18.8%)	53 (16.1%)	17 (5.2%)	18 (5.5%)	6 (1.8%)	24 (7.3%)	$20,129			$2,365			$17,764	72.2%	29.2%	43.06%			380678000201
6	Bennett Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 S 58th Ave	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4000	622	37	17	23.0%	432 (69.5%)	84 (13.5%)	27 (4.3%)	31 (5.0%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.4%)	$12,570			$457			$12,113	66.7%	45.4%	21.30%			380678000160
7	Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	1729 16th St S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4800	439	42	10.4	50.6%	243 (55.4%)	87 (19.8%)	45 (10.3%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.7%)	$18,489			$2,423			$16,066	61.1%	26.4%	34.72%			380678000200
8	Eastwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 10th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2030	387	38	10.3	62.5%	141 (36.4%)	152 (39.3%)	29 (7.5%)	37 (9.6%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	$15,472			$2,449			$13,023	55.6%	19.9%	35.65%			381941000677
9	L E Berger Elementary School	Public	K-5	631 4th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2010	360	33	11	61.7%	214 (59.4%)	52 (14.4%)	50 (13.9%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$16,269			$2,773			$13,496	50.0%	6.9%	43.06%			381941000815
10	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 4th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4700	270	33	8.1	81.5%	96 (35.6%)	60 (22.2%)	53 (19.6%)	26 (9.6%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	$23,648			$3,295			$20,353	44.4%	6.5%	37.96%			380678000199
11	Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	4401 42nd St S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4200	469	40	11.7	41.6%	249 (53.1%)	138 (29.4%)	37 (7.9%)	22 (4.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$14,952			$661			$14,291	38.9%	35.2%	3.70%			380678000206
12	Lake Agassiz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Stanford Rd	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2275	464	37	12.6	61.6%	178 (38.4%)	82 (17.7%)	86 (18.5%)	26 (5.6%)	35 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.1%)	$17,672			$1,914			$15,759	33.3%	3.2%	30.09%			380813000256
13	Willow Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	4901 15th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-8360	461	41	11.3	61.4%	172 (37.3%)	173 (37.5%)	49 (10.6%)	40 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$14,362			$2,713			$11,649	27.8%	5.6%	22.22%			381941000888
14	Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	4201 25th St S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4300	639	42	15.2	32.1%	380 (59.5%)	130 (20.3%)	38 (5.9%)	54 (8.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.0%)	$13,803			$655			$13,149	22.2%	11.1%	11.11%			380678000823
15	Independence Elementary School	Public	K-5	3700 54th St S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-5890	553	42	13.1	30.4%	293 (53.0%)	123 (22.2%)	41 (7.4%)	55 (9.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	$11,657			$844			$10,813	16.7%	17.6%	0.93%			381941000867
16	Hagan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2501 29th St	Williston	58802	Williams County	Williston Basin 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 572-4960	486	31	15.6	38.7%	252 (51.9%)	51 (10.5%)	125 (25.7%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.2%)	$16,405			$1,018			$15,387	11.1%	0.0%	11.11%			380040500906
17	Freedom Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 26th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-5221	473	37	12.7	28.5%	274 (57.9%)	112 (23.7%)	23 (4.9%)	38 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$14,279			$2,087			$12,192	5.6%	37.0%	31.48%			381941000857
18	Osgood Elementary School	Public	K-5	5550 44th Ave S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2190	554	44	12.5	41.2%	301 (54.3%)	155 (28.0%)	37 (6.7%)	9 (1.6%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.1%)	$13,698			$2,026			$11,672	0.0%	8.8%	8.80%			381941000841

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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.
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