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Northridge Elementary School

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Northridge Elementary School ranks 81 st of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Northridge Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bismarck, North Dakota, serving 423 students in grades K-5. As part of the Bismarck 1 School District, which is ranked 9th out of 23 districts in the state, Northridge consistently outperforms the district and state in both math and reading proficiency.

Northridge's strong academic performance is evident in its test scores, with 52% of students proficient or better in math and 39% in reading, compared to 47% and 42% for the district, and 41% and 40% for the state, respectively. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 16% in 2021-2022 to 20% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Northridge has experienced a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 19.49% in 2021-2022 to 32.86% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Despite its strong academic performance, Northridge Elementary has seen a decline in its state ranking, dropping from 18th out of 42 North Dakota elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 24th out of 53 in 2024-2025. This may be attributed to the school's increasing chronic absenteeism rates, which could be negatively impacting student learning and achievement. In comparison, Centennial Elementary has consistently higher test scores and a higher state ranking, while schools with higher percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, such as Jeannette Myhre Elementary and Will-Moore Elementary, tend to have lower test scores and state rankings.

410

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,335

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1727 N 3rd St
Bismarck, ND 58501

(701) 323-4210

District: Bismarck 1

Students who attend Northridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Horizon Middle School
High:	Century High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.0%

Two or more races:

10.7%

American Indian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Dakota average (50% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Dakota median (62nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg44%

North Dakota avg40%

81^st of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Bismarck 1

67^th of 134Bismarck 1 among North Dakota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	81 of 216	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	120 of 217	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	122 of 215	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	97 of 217	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.6	58 of 207	72.0%	★★★★☆
2020	64.2	63 of 203	69.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	62 of 203	69.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	103 of 202	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.3	70 of 199	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.9	118 of 194	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.5	73 of 181	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.7	151 of 217	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.1	105 of 217	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.8	116 of 195	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	45 of 143	68.5%	★★★★☆
2024	43.4	84 of 138	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	55 of 137	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	63 of 141	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	40 of 132	69.7%	★★★★☆
2020	59.7	54 of 132	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	54 of 132	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	84 of 130	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.2	61 of 128	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.2	76 of 123	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.0	53 of 109	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	23 of 101	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	46.4	47 of 93	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	60 of 88	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	51 of 64	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.0	27 of 64	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2020	43.8	54 of 88	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	54 of 88	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	60 of 87	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.8	32 of 81	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	25.4	68 of 74	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	49.7	31 of 65	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	52 of 143	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	68 of 138	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	92 of 137	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	54 of 141	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	48 of 132	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2020	64.0	43 of 132	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	43 of 132	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	72 of 130	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.7	47 of 128	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.8	93 of 123	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	54.9	52 of 109	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2023	33.0	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2023	75.9	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2017	62.3	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	22 of 83	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	39 of 79	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	38 of 71	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.2	21 of 75	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	8 of 62	87.1%	★★★★☆
2020	66.8	21 of 66	68.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	21 of 66	68.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	20 of 54	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.0	13 of 53	75.5%	★★★★☆
2016	50.0	29 of 51	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.5	21 of 40	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Native American (2023)57th percentile+14 vs school

Military Connected (2023)33rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science59%+21 vs state

Math52%+11 vs state

Reading39%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				A-Plus Math (2025)				A-Plus Reading (2025)				A-Plus Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	A-Plus Math 3rd Grade	A-Plus Math 4th Grade	A-Plus Math 5th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 3rd Grade	A-Plus Reading 4th Grade	A-Plus Reading 5th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 4th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1727 N 3rd St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4210	410	37	11.2	37.3%	279 (68.0%)	20 (4.9%)	21 (5.1%)	8 (2.0%)	24 (5.9%)	14 (3.4%)	44 (10.7%)	56.7	81^st of 216 public elementary schools	62.5%		46.9	120^th of 217 public elementary schools	44.7%	39	49.0	59.0	49.0	52.0	24.0	49.0	34.0	39.0	59.0	59.0	$16,335	$1,771	$14,564
Grimsrud Elementary School	Public	K-5	716 W St Benedict Dr	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4150	180	18	10.1	43.9%	100 (55.6%)	14 (7.8%)	24 (13.3%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	12 (6.7%)	25 (13.9%)	32.5	164^th of 216 public elementary schools	24.1%		26.6	183^rd of 217 public elementary schools	15.7%	19	19.5	49.0	19.5	29.0	29.5	39.5	29.5	29.0	49.0	49.0	$22,492	$2,266	$20,227
Will-Moore Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 E Ave E	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4270	232	24	9.6	41.8%	107 (46.1%)	14 (6.0%)	30 (12.9%)	13 (5.6%)	34 (14.7%)	2 (0.9%)	32 (13.8%)	20.7	193^rd of 216 public elementary schools	10.6%		28	179^th of 217 public elementary schools	17.5%	14	29.0	29.0	29.0	29.0	29.5	29.5	39.5	30.5	19.5	19.5	$17,082	$2,467	$14,615
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Braman Ave	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4220	203	19	10.5	42.9%	129 (63.5%)	5 (2.5%)	18 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	6 (3.0%)	27 (13.3%)	22.4	187^th of 216 public elementary schools	13.4%		34	158^th of 217 public elementary schools	27.2%	29	29.5	24.0	39.0	24.0	29.5	29.0	29.5	28.0	34.0	34.0	$17,250	$2,334	$14,915
Bismarck Elementary Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-5	806 N Washington St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 323-4101	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$2,972	$598	$2,373
Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	2800 Ithica Dr	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4290	390	29	13.3	25.4%	289 (74.1%)	8 (2.1%)	16 (4.1%)	15 (3.8%)	20 (5.1%)	9 (2.3%)	33 (8.5%)	59.8	73^rd of 216 public elementary schools	66.2%		73.7	36^th of 217 public elementary schools	83.4%	37	54.0	59.0	64.0	58.0	34.0	34.0	44.0	37.0	49.0	49.0	$14,251	$612	$13,639
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	613 W Avenue B	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4240	113	8	13.7	28.3%	84 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)	78.3	22^nd of 216 public elementary schools	89.8%		62.2	64^th of 217 public elementary schools	70.5%	42	79.0	69.0	69.0	69.0	20.0	64.5	59.5	49.0	54.5	54.5	$18,031	$1,782	$16,249
Highland Acres Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Prairie Dr	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4160	103	7	14.7	10.7%	89 (86.4%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	74.9	33^rd of 216 public elementary schools	84.7%		60.1	73^rd of 217 public elementary schools	66.4%	40	34.5	69.0	49.0	54.0	44.5	64.5	64.5	49.5	79.0	79.0	$17,262	$656	$16,606
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%)	27.7	175^th of 216 public elementary schools	19.0%		41.5	138^th of 217 public elementary schools	36.4%	37	29.0	44.0	44.0	36.0	24.0	29.0	34.0	28.0	29.0	29.0	$14,944	$1,812	$13,132
Jeannette Myhre Elementary School	Public	K-5	919 S 12th St	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4200	258	22	11.5	65.9%	112 (43.4%)	11 (4.3%)	49 (19.0%)	3 (1.2%)	41 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (16.3%)	21.1	190^th of 216 public elementary schools	12.0%		14.7	204^th of 217 public elementary schools	6.0%	14	29.5	39.0	34.0	34.0	19.5	19.5	24.0	18.0	39.0	39.0	$21,051	$3,472	$17,579

IMPORTANT NOTE: North Dakota does not publish exact assessment percentages; instead, results are reported as ranges (e.g., 20-29%) to protect student privacy in smaller groups. The proficiency rates displayed on SchoolDigger are calculated using midpoint imputation—the center value of each reported range. Actual values may differ by up to 5 percentage points from the figures shown.

Frequently Asked Questions about Northridge Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Northridge Elementary School?

Students at Northridge Elementary School are 68% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 5% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Northridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Northridge Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Northridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horizon Middle School
High : Century High School

Is Northridge Elementary School a good school?

Northridge Elementary School ranks 81^st of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Northridge Elementary School in?

Bismarck 1

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.