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Best High Schools in Zip Code 58504

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The 58504 zip code area is home to a single public high school, South Central Alternative High School, which serves grades 9-12. This small school, with just 118 students, is part of the Bismarck 1 School District, which is ranked 9 out of 23 districts in North Dakota and has a 4-star rating.

South Central Alternative High School has historically performed below average compared to other high schools in the state, ranking 117 out of 125 in the 2015-2016 school year with a 0-star rating. However, the school has shown some improvement, with a 84.2% four-year graduation rate and a 4.0% dropout rate for the 2024-2025 school year. The school also serves a population with a high level of economic disadvantage, with 83.05% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the school's challenges, it appears to be investing significant resources in its students, with a spending of $19,607 per student in the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly higher than the national average. The school also maintains a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6 in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a focus on personalized attention and support for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Central Alternative High School	Public	9-12	406 S Anderson St	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4520	97	7	14.4	99.0%	52 (53.6%)	3 (3.1%)	8 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.3%)								(n/a)	$18,707	$598	$18,108

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 58504

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lincoln	0.62 mi	1	125^th
Bismarck	2.65 mi	32	75^th
Mandan	7.32 mi	14	76^th
Menoken	8.96 mi	1
Saint Anthony	14.13 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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