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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 58324

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208

Students

Top rankedNorth Star Elementary School128^th of 217 North Dakota elementary schools

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Summary:

The 58324 zip code is home to a single elementary school, North Star Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 210 students. As the only elementary school in the area, North Star Elementary provides the primary educational foundation for children in this rural community.

North Star Elementary School is part of the North Star 10 school district, which is ranked 93 out of 134 districts in North Dakota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 127th out of 216 elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 58th out of 217 in 2023-2024, before dropping back to 65th out of 215 in 2022-2023. While the school outperforms the district and state in math proficiency, it lags behind the state in reading proficiency across all grade levels. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 20.0%.

Despite these challenges, North Star Elementary School benefits from a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.3 and higher per-student spending of $12,637, which may contribute to the school's academic performance and resources available to students. As the sole elementary school serving the 58324 zip code, North Star Elementary plays a crucial role in shaping the educational experiences and outcomes for the community's young learners.

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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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	A-Plus Math 7th Grade	A-Plus Math 8th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 3rd Grade	A-Plus Reading 4th Grade	A-Plus Reading 5th Grade	A-Plus Reading 6th Grade	A-Plus Reading 7th Grade	A-Plus Reading 8th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 4th Grade	A-Plus Science 8th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	418 2nd Ave	Cando	58324	Towner County	North Star 10	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 968-4416	208	17	12.2	26.0%	186 (89.4%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	43.3	128^th of 217 public elementary schools	41.0%		64.9	58^th of 217 public elementary schools	73.3%	70	34.5	69.0	49.0	29.5	69.0	54.5	59.0	20.0	29.5	39.5	49.5	69.5	44.5	38.0	49.0	44.5	49.0	$13,624	$826	$12,798

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.

Cities Near Zip Code 58324

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cando	0.37 mi	2	105^th
Starkweather	15.17 mi	2
Leeds	17.5 mi	2	1^st
Munich	20.79 mi	2	13^th
Minnewaukan	28 mi	2	141^st

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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.

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