Best Public Schools in Zip Code 58438

Summary:

The 58438 zip code area is home to two strong, well-performing schools - Fessenden-Bowdon Elementary School and Fessenden-Bowdon High School, both part of the Fessenden-Bowdon 25 school district. These schools consistently demonstrate academic excellence, with the high school standing out as a particularly impressive institution.

Fessenden-Bowdon High School has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and boasts an impressive 84.2% four-year graduation rate. Its students excel on state assessments, with math, reading, and science proficiency rates significantly outpacing the state averages. In contrast, the elementary school also performs well, with math and reading proficiency rates above the state norms in most grades.

Both schools benefit from relatively low student-teacher ratios, with 11.7 students per teacher at the elementary level and 10.4 students per teacher at the high school. Additionally, the schools allocate resources evenly, with similar spending per student. The low free/reduced lunch rates at both institutions suggest a relatively affluent student population in the area. Overall, the data paints a picture of two strong academic institutions serving the 58438 zip code community.

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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 5th Grade	A-Plus Math 6th Grade	A-Plus Math 7th Grade	A-Plus Math 8th Grade	A-Plus Math 10th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 3rd Grade	A-Plus Reading 5th Grade	A-Plus Reading 6th Grade	A-Plus Reading 7th Grade	A-Plus Reading 8th Grade	A-Plus Reading 10th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 8th Grade	A-Plus Science 10th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fessenden-Bowdon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 2nd St N	Fessenden	58438	Wells County	Fessenden-Bowdon 25	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 547-3296	140	12	11.6	15.7%	137 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	52.7	92^nd of 216 public elementary schools	57.4%		77.7	25^th of 217 public elementary schools	88.5%	67	59.0	20.0	54.5	59.0	34.5		49.0	64.5	44.5	34.5	64.5	34.5		49.0	34.5		49.0	$14,612	$456	$14,156
Fessenden-Bowdon High School	Public	9-12	500 2nd St N	Fessenden	58438	Wells County	Fessenden-Bowdon 25	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 547-3296	56	5	11.0	16.1%	54 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	91.5	4^th of 125 public high schools	96.8%		48.9	62^nd of 122 public high schools	49.2%	58						54.5	54.5						74.5	74.5		44.5	44.5	$14,612	$456	$14,156

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 58438

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fessenden	0.19 mi	2	56^th
Harvey	16.47 mi	2	101^st
Maddock	22.12 mi	2	52^nd
New Rockford	22.96 mi	2	107^th
Oberon	27.13 mi	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.

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