Best Middle Schools in North Dakota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NDSA test scores by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Friday, September 13, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 24)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
381254000886	21	Watford City Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Third St NE	Watford City	58854	McKenzie County	McKenzie County 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 444-3626	466	36	12.9	32.2%	300 (64.4%)	14 (3.0%)	106 (22.7%)	6 (1.3%)	23 (4.9%)	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.4%)	$14,350			$2,369			$11,981	23.4	22.2	20	1
380504000127	22	Central Middle School	Public	5-8	325 7th St NE	Devils Lake	58301	Ramsey County	Devils Lake 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 662-7664	531	43	12.3	42.2%	335 (63.1%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	158 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$11,944			$690			$11,253	21.7	18.8	21	1
380253000751	23	Turtle Mountain Community Middle School	Public	6-8	1330 Braves Blvd	Belcourt	58316	Rolette County	Belcourt 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 477-6471	326	33	9.8	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	321 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,092			$5,714			$7,377	18.4	18.2	23
380813000265	24	Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 5th Ave N	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2360	503	54	9.3	49.9%	268 (53.3%)	32 (6.4%)	81 (16.1%)	14 (2.8%)	24 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	83 (16.5%)	$14,896			$2,455			$12,441	12.1	11.8	26	2

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NDSA Mathematics, NDSA Reading, NDSA Science test scores released by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 13, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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