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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 58501

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1,053

Students

Top rankedSimle Middle School31^st of 59 North Dakota middle schools

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Summary:

The 58501 zip code area is home to a single middle school, Simle Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Bismarck 1 School District. Simle Middle School has 1,047 students and is generally a strong performer, consistently outpacing the district and state averages in math and reading proficiency. However, the school's science proficiency lags behind, indicating a potential area for improvement.

Simle Middle School has a 4.0% dropout rate and a 20.0% chronic absenteeism rate, which are areas of concern. The school's relatively low free and reduced-price lunch rate of 20.63% suggests its student population has a higher socioeconomic status compared to the state average. Simle Middle School spends $11,895 per student, which is above the state average, and has a student-teacher ratio of 14.2, slightly lower than the state average.

Overall, Simle Middle School appears to be a strong-performing middle school within the Bismarck 1 School District, with some areas for potential improvement, such as science proficiency and addressing chronic absenteeism. The school's demographics and resource allocation may be contributing factors to its academic success.

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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 6th Grade	A-Plus Math 7th Grade	A-Plus Math 8th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 6th Grade	A-Plus Reading 7th Grade	A-Plus Reading 8th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	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
Simle Middle School	Public	6-8	1218 Simle Dr	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4600	1,053	73	14.4	22.5%	809 (76.8%)	25 (2.4%)	39 (3.7%)	11 (1.0%)	91 (8.6%)	8 (0.8%)	70 (6.6%)	51	31^st of 59 public middle schools	47.5%		43.9	30^th of 57 public middle schools	47.4%	1	53.0	54.0	52.0	54.0	42.0	43.0	40.0	41.0	43.0	43.0	$12,596	$671	$11,926
Bismarck Middle Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-8	128 Soo Line Dr	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 323-4101	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$2,972	$598	$2,373

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 58501

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bismarck	0.39 mi	32	75^th
Mandan	3.14 mi	14	76^th
Lincoln	5.48 mi	1	125^th
Menoken	11.74 mi	1
Saint Anthony	15.26 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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