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Best High Schools in Zip Code 58438

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Top rankedFessenden-Bowdon High School4^th of 126 North Dakota high schools

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Fessenden-Bowdon High School up 58 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 58438 zip code is home to a single high school, Fessenden-Bowdon High School, which serves grades 9-12. This small school has emerged as a standout performer, ranking 4th out of 125 North Dakota high schools in the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fessenden-Bowdon High School's students significantly outperform the state averages in proficiency for Math, Reading, and Science. In 2024-2025, 54.5% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 22%. The school also boasts a higher-than-average 4-year graduation rate of 84.2%. With a low student-teacher ratio of 10.4 and spending per student of $14,443, the school is able to provide personalized attention and support to its relatively small student population of 53 students.

Despite serving a diverse population, with nearly a quarter of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Fessenden-Bowdon High School has achieved remarkable academic success. This small-town school's dramatic improvement in statewide ranking and exceptional educational outcomes make it a model for other schools to emulate, demonstrating that size and socioeconomic factors do not necessarily determine a school's ability to deliver a high-quality education.

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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 10th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 10th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	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 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 126 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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