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2014 - 2015
2013 - 2014
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Rank (of 20)
District
Grades
# Elementary Schools
# Middle Schools
# High Schools
# Alt. Schools
City
County
Rank score (
2024
)
Rank (
2023
)
Rank change from
2023
SchoolDigger Rating (
2024
)
Alexander 2
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Alexander
McKenzie County
(n/a)
Anamoose 14
PK, KG-6
1
0
0
0
Anamoose
McHenry County
(n/a)
Apple Creek 39
K-5
1
0
0
0
Bismarck
Burleigh County
(n/a)
Ashley 9
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Ashley
McIntosh County
(n/a)
Barnes County North 7
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Wimbledon
Barnes County
(n/a)
Beach 3
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Beach
Golden Valley County
(n/a)
20
th
Belcourt 7
PK, KG-12
2
1
1
0
Belcourt
Rolette County
0.021
(n/a)
Belfield 13
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Belfield
Stark County
(n/a)
Beulah 27
K-12
1
1
1
0
Beulah
Mercer County
(n/a)
Billings County 1
PK, KG-8
2
0
0
0
Medora
Billings County
(n/a)
9
th
Bismarck 1
PK, KG-12
20
4
5
0
Bismarck
Burleigh County
0.591
8
1
5
th
Bottineau 1
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Bottineau
Bottineau County
0.74
9
4
Bowbells 14
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Bowbells
Burke County
(n/a)
Bowman County 1
PK, KG-12
3
0
1
0
Bowman
Bowman County
(n/a)
Burke Central 36
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Lignite
Burke County
(n/a)
1
st
Carrington 49
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Carrington
Foster County
0.92
1
Cavalier 6
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Cavalier
Pembina County
(n/a)
Center-Stanton 1
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Center
Oliver County
(n/a)
Central Cass 17
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Casselton
Cass County
(n/a)
Central Valley 3
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Buxton
Traill County
(n/a)
Circle of Nations
4-8
0
1
0
0
Wahpeton
Richland County
(n/a)
Dakota Prairie 1
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Petersburg
Nelson County
(n/a)
Devils Lake 1
PK, KG-12
3
1
1
0
Devils Lake
Ramsey County
(n/a)
Dickinson 1
PK, KG-12
8
1
3
0
Dickinson
Stark County
(n/a)
Divide County 1
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Crosby
Divide County
(n/a)
Drake 57
7-12
0
0
1
0
Drake
McHenry County
(n/a)
Drayton 19
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Drayton
Pembina County
(n/a)
Dunseith 1
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Dunseith
Rolette County
(n/a)
Dunseith Day School
K-8
1
0
0
0
Dunseith
Rolette County
(n/a)
Earl 18
K-8
1
0
0
0
Sidney
Richland County
(n/a)
Edgeley 3
PK, KG-12
2
0
1
0
Edgeley
LaMoure County
(n/a)
Edmore 2
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Edmore
Ramsey County
(n/a)
Eight Mile 6
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Trenton
Williams County
(n/a)
Elgin-New Leipzig 49
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Elgin
Grant County
(n/a)
Ellendale 40
PK, KG-12
2
1
2
0
Ellendale
Dickey County
(n/a)
Emerado 127
PK, KG-8
1
0
0
0
Emerado
Grand Forks County
(n/a)
Enderlin Area 24
PK, KG-12
2
0
1
0
Enderlin
Ransom County
(n/a)
Fairmount 18
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Fairmount
Richland County
(n/a)
10
th
Fargo 1
PK, KG-12
17
3
5
0
Fargo
Cass County
0.585
11
1
Fessenden-Bowdon 25
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Fessenden
Wells County
(n/a)
Finley-Sharon 19
K-12
1
0
1
0
Finley
Steele County
(n/a)
Flasher 39
K-12
1
0
1
0
Flasher
Morton County
(n/a)
Fordville-Lankin 5
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Fordville
Walsh County
(n/a)
Ft Ransom 6
K-6
1
0
0
0
Fort Ransom
Ransom County
(n/a)
Ft Totten 30
9-12
1
0
1
0
Fort Totten
Benson County
(n/a)
Ft Yates 4
5-8
1
1
0
0
Fort Yates
Sioux County
(n/a)
Gackle-Streeter 56
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Gackle
Logan County
(n/a)
Garrison 51
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Garrison
McLean County
(n/a)
Glen Ullin 48
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Glen Ullin
Morton County
(n/a)
Glenburn 26
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Glenburn
Renville County
(n/a)
Grafton 18
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Grafton
Walsh County
(n/a)
6
th
Grand Forks 1
PK, KG-12
11
4
3
0
Grand Forks
Grand Forks County
0.669
12
6
Grenora 99
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Grenora
Williams County
(n/a)
Griggs County Central 18
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Cooperstown
Griggs County
(n/a)
Hankinson 8
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Hankinson
Richland County
(n/a)
Harvey 38
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Harvey
Wells County
(n/a)
Hatton Eielson 7
K-12
1
0
1
0
Hatton
Traill County
(n/a)
Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 6
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Hazelton
Emmons County
(n/a)
Hazen 3
K-12
1
1
1
0
Hazen
Mercer County
(n/a)
Hebron 13
K-12
1
0
1
0
Hebron
Morton County
(n/a)
Hettinger 13
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Hettinger
Adams County
(n/a)
Hillsboro 9
PK, KG-12
2
0
1
0
Hillsboro
Traill County
(n/a)
Hope-Page 85
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Hope
Cass County
(n/a)
Horse Creek 32
K-8
1
0
0
0
Cartwright
McKenzie County
(n/a)
Jamestown 1
PK, KG-12
5
1
1
0
Jamestown
Stutsman County
(n/a)
Kenmare 28
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Kenmare
Ward County
(n/a)
Kensal 19
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Kensal
Stutsman County
(n/a)
Kidder County 1
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Steele
Kidder County
(n/a)
14
th
Killdeer 16
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Killdeer
Dunn County
0.38
19
5
4
th
Kindred 2
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Kindred
Cass County
0.8
2
2
Kulm 7
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Kulm
LaMoure County
(n/a)
Lakota 66
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Lakota
Nelson County
(n/a)
Lamoure 8
PK, KG-12
2
0
1
0
LaMoure
LaMoure County
(n/a)
Langdon Area 23
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Langdon
Cavalier County
(n/a)
Larimore 44
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Larimore
Grand Forks County
(n/a)
Leeds 6
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Leeds
Benson County
(n/a)
Lewis And Clark 161
PK, KG-12
2
0
2
0
Berthold
Ward County
(n/a)
Lidgerwood 28
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Lidgerwood
Richland County
(n/a)
Linton 36
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Linton
Emmons County
(n/a)
Lisbon 19
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Lisbon
Ransom County
(n/a)
Litchville-Marion 46
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Marion
LaMoure County
(n/a)
Little Heart 4
K-8
1
0
0
0
Saint Anthony
Morton County
(n/a)
Lone Tree 6
PK, KG-8
1
0
0
0
Golva
Golden Valley County
(n/a)
Maddock 9
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Maddock
Benson County
(n/a)
12
th
Mandan 1
PK, KG-12
8
1
3
0
Mandan
Morton County
0.519
16
4
Mandaree 36
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Mandaree
McKenzie County
(n/a)
Mandaree Day School
K-12
0
0
0
1
Mandaree
McKenzie County
(n/a)
Manning 45
K-8
1
0
0
0
Bismarck
Burleigh County
(n/a)
Manvel 125
PK, KG-8
1
0
0
0
Manvel
Grand Forks County
(n/a)
Maple Valley 4
PK, KG-12
2
0
1
0
Tower City
Cass County
(n/a)
Mapleton 7
PK, KG-6
1
0
0
0
Mapleton
Cass County
(n/a)
Marmarth 12
PK, KG-8
1
0
0
0
Marmarth
Slope County
(n/a)
Marmot Schools
6-12
0
0
1
0
Mandan
Morton County
(n/a)
Max 50
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Max
McLean County
(n/a)
May-Port Cg 14
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Mayville
Traill County
(n/a)
McClusky-Goodrich 29
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
McClusky
Sheridan County
(n/a)
18
th
McKenzie County 1
K-12
2
1
2
0
Watford City
McKenzie County
0.128
17
1
Medina 3
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Medina
Stutsman County
(n/a)
Menoken 33
K-8
1
0
0
0
Menoken
Burleigh County
(n/a)
Midkota 7
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Binford
Griggs County
(n/a)
Midway 128
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Inkster
Walsh County
(n/a)
Milnor 2
PK, KG-12
2
0
2
0
Milnor
Sargent County
(n/a)
Minnewaukan 5
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Minnewaukan
Benson County
(n/a)
Minot 1
PK, KG-12
14
4
3
1
Minot
Ward County
(n/a)
Minto 20
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Minto
Walsh County
(n/a)
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 1
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Mohall
Renville County
(n/a)
Montpelier 14
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Montpelier
Stutsman County
(n/a)
Mott-Regent 1
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Mott
Hettinger County
(n/a)
Mt Pleasant 4
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Rolla
Rolette County
(n/a)
Munich 19
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Munich
Cavalier County
(n/a)
Napoleon 2
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Napoleon
Logan County
(n/a)
Naughton 25
PK, KG-8
1
0
0
0
Bismarck
Burleigh County
(n/a)
Nd School For The Deaf
PK, KG-8
1
0
0
0
Devils Lake
Ramsey County
(n/a)
Nd Vision Services/School For The Blind
0
0
0
0
Grand Forks
Grand Forks County
(n/a)
17
th
Nedrose 4
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Minot
Ward County
0.14
20
3
Nesson 2
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Ray
Williams County
(n/a)
New England 9
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
New England
Hettinger County
(n/a)
New Rockford-Sheyenne 2
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
New Rockford
Eddy County
(n/a)
New Salem-Almont 49
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
New Salem
Morton County
(n/a)
New Town 1
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
New Town
Mountrail County
(n/a)
Newburg-United 54
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Newburg
Bottineau County
(n/a)
North Border 100
PK, KG-12
2
0
2
0
Walhalla
Pembina County
(n/a)
North Sargent 3
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Gwinner
Sargent County
(n/a)
North Star 10
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Cando
Towner County
(n/a)
Northern Cass 97
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Hunter
Cass County
(n/a)
Northwood 129
K-12
1
0
1
0
Northwood
Grand Forks County
(n/a)
7
th
Oakes 41
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Oakes
Dickey County
0.66
5
2
Oberon 16
PK, KG-8
1
0
0
0
Oberon
Benson County
(n/a)
Ojibwa Indian School
K-8
1
0
0
0
Belcourt
Rolette County
(n/a)
Park River Area 8
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Park River
Walsh County
(n/a)
Parshall 3
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Parshall
Mountrail County
(n/a)
Pingree-Buchanan 10
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Pingree
Stutsman County
(n/a)
Powers Lake 27
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Powers Lake
Burke County
(n/a)
Richardton-Taylor 34
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Richardton
Stark County
(n/a)
Richland 44
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Colfax
Richland County
(n/a)
Rolette 29
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Rolette
Rolette County
(n/a)
Roosevelt 18
PK, KG-8
1
0
0
0
Carson
Grant County
(n/a)
15
th
Rugby 5
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Rugby
Pierce County
0.3
6
9
Sargent Central 6
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Forman
Sargent County
(n/a)
Sawyer 16
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Sawyer
Ward County
(n/a)
Scranton 33
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Scranton
Bowman County
(n/a)
Selfridge 8
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Selfridge
Sioux County
(n/a)
Solen 3
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Solen
Sioux County
(n/a)
South Heart 9
PK, KG-12
2
0
2
0
South Heart
Stark County
(n/a)
11
th
South Prairie 70
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Minot
Ward County
0.573
10
1
St John 3
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Saint John
Rolette County
(n/a)
Standing Rock Community School
K-12
0
0
0
1
Fort Yates
Sioux County
(n/a)
16
th
Stanley 2
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Stanley
Mountrail County
0.18
15
1
Starkweather 44
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Starkweather
Ramsey County
(n/a)
Sterling 35
PK, KG-8
1
0
0
0
Sterling
Burleigh County
(n/a)
Strasburg 15
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Strasburg
Emmons County
(n/a)
Surrey 41
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Surrey
Ward County
(n/a)
Sweet Briar 17
K-8
1
0
0
0
Mandan
Morton County
(n/a)
Tate Topa Tribal School
K-8
1
0
0
0
Fort Totten
Benson County
(n/a)
Tgu 60
PK, KG-12
3
0
3
0
Towner
McHenry County
(n/a)
Theodore Jamerson Elementary School
K-5
1
0
0
0
Bismarck
Burleigh County
(n/a)
2
nd
Thompson 61
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Thompson
Grand Forks County
0.88
3
1
19
th
Tioga 15
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Tioga
Williams County
0.12
21
2
Turtle Lake-Mercer 72
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Turtle Lake
McLean County
(n/a)
Turtle Mountain Elementary School
K-5
1
0
0
0
Belcourt
Rolette County
(n/a)
Turtle Mountain High School
9-12
0
0
1
0
Belcourt
Rolette County
(n/a)
Turtle Mountain Middle School
6-8
0
1
0
0
Belcourt
Rolette County
(n/a)
Twin Buttes 37
K-8
1
0
0
0
Halliday
Dunn County
(n/a)
Twin Buttes Day School
K-8
1
0
0
0
Halliday
Dunn County
(n/a)
Underwood 8
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Underwood
McLean County
(n/a)
3
rd
United 7
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Des Lacs
Ward County
0.86
4
1
Valley City 2
PK, KG-12
1
2
1
0
Valley City
Barnes County
(n/a)
Valley-Edinburg 118
PK, KG-12
2
0
1
0
Crystal
Pembina County
(n/a)
Velva 1
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Velva
McHenry County
(n/a)
8
th
Wahpeton 37
PK, KG-12
2
1
1
0
Wahpeton
Richland County
0.609
13
5
Warwick 29
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Warwick
Benson County
(n/a)
Washburn 4
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Washburn
McLean County
(n/a)
13
th
West Fargo 6
PK, KG-12
16
4
5
0
West Fargo
Cass County
0.426
14
1
Westhope 17
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Westhope
Bottineau County
(n/a)
White Shield 85
K-12
1
0
1
0
Roseglen
McLean County
(n/a)
White Shield School
K-12
0
0
0
1
Roseglen
McLean County
(n/a)
Williston Basin 7
PK, KG-12
8
1
2
0
Williston
Williams County
(n/a)
Wilton 1
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Wilton
McLean County
(n/a)
Wing 28
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Wing
Burleigh County
(n/a)
Wishek 19
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Wishek
McIntosh County
(n/a)
Wyndmere 42
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Wyndmere
Richland County
(n/a)
Yellowstone 14
PK, KG-8
2
0
0
0
Fairview
Richland County
(n/a)
Zeeland 4
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Zeeland
McIntosh County
(n/a)
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