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Ben Franklin Elementary School

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Ben Franklin Elementary School ranks 123 rd of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Ben Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Grand Forks, North Dakota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 339 students. The school is part of the Grand Forks 1 school district, which is ranked 69 out of 134 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ben Franklin Elementary School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking and rating over the past 10 years, ranking as high as 22nd out of 199 North Dakota elementary schools in 2016-2017 and as low as 166th out of 217 in 2023-2024. The school has also shown some strengths and weaknesses in the performance of different student subgroups, ranking 63rd out of 143 ND elementary schools for male students in 2024-2025 but only 74th out of 143 for female students. However, it performed relatively well for low socioeconomic status students, ranking 32nd out of 101 ND elementary schools in that category in 2024-2025.

When comparing Ben Franklin Elementary to other nearby schools in the Grand Forks 1 district, J. Nelson Kelly Elementary and Discovery Elementary consistently outperform Ben Franklin in terms of statewide ranking, test scores, and other metrics. This may be due in part to the fact that Ben Franklin has a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (37.76% in 2023-2024) compared to the higher-performing schools, indicating that it serves a more economically disadvantaged student population.

367

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,332

Per pupil spending ?

33.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1016 S 20th St
Grand Forks, ND 58201

(701) 746-2250

District: Grand Forks 1

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg43%

North Dakota avg40%

123^rd of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Grand Forks 1

69^th of 134Grand Forks 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	44.5	123 of 216	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	166 of 217	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	147 of 215	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	129 of 217	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.5	59 of 207	71.5%	★★★★☆
2020	53.7	104 of 203	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	104 of 203	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.1	42 of 202	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	76.9	22 of 199	88.9%	★★★★☆
2016	71.7	36 of 194	81.4%	★★★★☆
2015	73.1	30 of 181	83.4%	★★★★☆
2014	79.0	16 of 217	92.6%	★★★★★
2013	76.5	27 of 217	87.6%	★★★★☆
2012	65.7	57 of 195	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	74 of 143	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	110 of 138	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	113 of 137	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	87 of 141	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	66 of 132	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2020	49.9	71 of 132	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	71 of 132	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	45 of 130	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.6	30 of 128	76.6%	★★★★☆
2016	55.0	57 of 123	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.2	19 of 109	82.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	32 of 101	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	34 of 93	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	29 of 88	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	14 of 64	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	56.1	21 of 64	67.2%	★★★★☆
2020	41.9	58 of 88	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	58 of 88	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.2	29 of 87	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.9	8 of 81	90.1%	★★★★★
2016	63.0	21 of 74	71.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.2	10 of 65	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	63 of 143	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	87 of 138	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	83 of 137	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	48 of 141	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	53 of 132	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2020	55.7	60 of 132	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	60 of 132	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	39 of 130	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.5	10 of 128	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	76.9	17 of 123	86.2%	★★★★☆
2015	57.8	48 of 109	56.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	29 of 83	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	53 of 79	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	40 of 71	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	52 of 75	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	85.4	5 of 62	91.9%	★★★★★
2020	58.4	28 of 66	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	28 of 66	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	10 of 54	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	79.5	8 of 53	84.9%	★★★★☆
2016	64.8	18 of 51	64.7%	★★★☆☆

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)68th percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Math44%+3 vs state

Reading39%~ state avg

Science34%-4 vs state

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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
Ben Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1016 S 20th St	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2250	367	30	12.1	33.2%	257 (70.0%)	17 (4.6%)	36 (9.8%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.5%)	44.5	123^rd of 216 public elementary schools	43.1%		31.8	166^th of 217 public elementary schools	23.5%	43	39.0	44.0	54.0	44.0	44.0	34.0	39.0	39.0	34.0	34.0	$17,332	$1,548	$15,785
Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 13th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2285	178	13	13.6	40.4%	130 (73.0%)	2 (1.1%)	19 (10.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.5%)	46.4	115^th of 216 public elementary schools	46.8%		56.9	81^st of 217 public elementary schools	62.7%	34	39.0	19.5	59.0	44.0	29.5	49.5	49.5	39.0	39.0	39.0	$20,772	$1,735	$19,037
Winship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 5th Ave N	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2325	212	24	8.9	67.5%	86 (40.6%)	20 (9.4%)	61 (28.8%)	17 (8.0%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.1%)	41.1	133^rd of 216 public elementary schools	38.4%		34.7	157^th of 217 public elementary schools	27.6%	24	39.0	49.0	39.0	44.0	29.5	49.5	29.0	35.5	39.5	39.5	$19,770	$2,231	$17,539
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%)	35.2	154^th of 216 public elementary schools	28.7%		33.8	160^th of 217 public elementary schools	26.3%	6	39.0	29.0	44.0	36.0	39.0	34.0	34.0	34.0	39.0	39.0	$16,909	$1,731	$15,178
Viking Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 22nd Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2300	328	41	7.9	42.1%	215 (65.5%)	24 (7.3%)	34 (10.4%)	13 (4.0%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	41.4	132^nd of 216 public elementary schools	38.9%		59.3	76^th of 217 public elementary schools	65.0%	56	34.0	34.0	49.0	34.0	24.0	49.0	39.0	40.5	44.0	44.0	$16,088	$1,396	$14,691
Phoenix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	351 4th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2240	235	24	9.6	50.6%	155 (66.0%)	10 (4.3%)	28 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.2%)	54	88^th of 216 public elementary schools	59.3%		42.7	131^st of 217 public elementary schools	39.6%	43	29.0	49.0	49.0	44.0	49.5	39.5	59.0	49.0	39.0	39.0	$24,237	$2,174	$22,063
Wilder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 N 3rd St	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2320	184	19	9.8	63.6%	99 (53.8%)	5 (2.7%)	30 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (16.8%)	33.6	160^th of 216 public elementary schools	25.9%		42.6	133^rd of 217 public elementary schools	38.7%	27	19.5	39.0	29.0	29.0	29.5	39.5	29.5	29.0	59.0	59.0	$18,489	$2,306	$16,183
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%)	12.3	209^th of 216 public elementary schools	3.2%		14.3	205^th of 217 public elementary schools	5.5%	4	24.0	29.0	19.0	19.0	24.0	24.0	19.0	23.0	29.0	29.0	$17,672	$1,914	$15,759
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%)	90.3	5^th of 216 public elementary schools	97.7%		92	5^th of 217 public elementary schools	97.7%		59.0	69.0	74.0	67.0	54.0	64.0	69.0	64.0	69.0	69.0	$14,922	$608	$14,314
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%)	84.5	12^th of 216 public elementary schools	94.4%		84.6	13^th of 217 public elementary schools	94.0%	1	59.0	74.0	64.0	64.0	54.0	59.0	54.0	56.0	59.0	59.0	$14,213	$443	$13,770

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 Ben Franklin Elementary School

What district is Ben Franklin Elementary School in?

Grand Forks 1

What is the racial makeup of Ben Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Ben Franklin Elementary School are 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% American Indian, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Ben Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Ben Franklin Elementary School.

Is Ben Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Ben Franklin Elementary School ranks 123^rd of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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.