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Grafton Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8
52nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 59 North Dakota Middle Schools
Better than 12% of North Dakota middle schools
Summary

Grafton Junior High School is a public middle school located in Grafton, North Dakota, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 133 students. The school is part of the Grafton 18 School District, which is ranked 115 out of 134 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grafton Junior High School consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for Math, Reading, and Science across all grades and assessment types. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's Math proficiency rate for all grades was 24%, compared to the state average of 41%. Similarly, the Reading proficiency rate was 30.5%, compared to the state average of 40%. The school's performance is also lower than the district-level (Grafton 18) averages in most subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, the school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as female students, male students, white students, and low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students, who rank in the bottom quartile or even bottom tier of North Dakota middle schools.

Despite the relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio, Grafton Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Dakota middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. This suggests that the school may need to implement significant improvements to address the academic challenges faced by its students and ensure that all students, regardless of their background, are receiving a high-quality education.

137
Students ?
7.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,626
Per pupil spending ?
49.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1556 School Road
       Grafton, ND  58237

(701) 352-1930

District: Grafton 18

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.9%
Hispanic:
35.0%
Two or more races:
2.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2022 → 12th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Dakota average (30% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2022
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg29%
North Dakota avg40%
52nd of 59
North Dakota public middle schools ?
Bottom 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2022
From bottom 18% (2022) to bottom 12% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
115th of 134Grafton 18 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202514.752 of 5911.9%★☆☆☆☆
202415.952 of 578.8%★☆☆☆☆
202322.154 of 6111.5%★☆☆☆☆
202223.250 of 6118.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202518.232 of 3713.5%★☆☆☆☆
202415.333 of 368.3%★☆☆☆☆
202317.738 of 392.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202232.928 of 3724.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
20256.831 of 310.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.627 of 283.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202338.018 of 2835.7%★★☆☆☆
202241.716 of 2433.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
20259.637 of 370.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.234 of 365.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.434 of 3912.8%★☆☆☆☆
202211.836 of 372.7%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202529.819 of 2317.4%★☆☆☆☆
202413.223 of 244.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202342.216 of 2227.3%★★☆☆☆
202246.616 of 2433.3%★★☆☆☆
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)
White (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)14th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile-12 vs school
Male (2025)<1st percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?
Science34%-4 vs state
Reading30%-10 vs state
Math24%-17 vs state

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Grafton Junior High School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of North Dakota middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended Grafton Junior High School.

Students at Grafton Junior High School are 60% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.


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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.




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