Top 100 largest schools in North Dakota (2025)

Schools with the highest enrollment. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (US) for context; 100 schools shown.

#	School	Sector	Enrollment	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Williston Middle School Central Campus Williston · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	1,536	68.2 Top 25%	31.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,536
2	Legacy High School Bismarck · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,419	42.5 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	1,419
3	Century High School Bismarck · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,406	61.4 Top 50%	41% Math proficiency	1,406
4	West Fargo Sheyenne High School West Fargo · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,400	58.8 Top 50%	39% Math proficiency	1,400
5	West Fargo High School West Fargo · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,380	49.4 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	1,380
6	Williston High School Williston · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,370	74.8 Top 25%	26.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,370
7	Bismarck High School Bismarck · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,367	43.5 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	1,367
8	Fargo Davies High School Fargo · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,277	67.6 Top 25%	48% Math proficiency	1,277
9	Red River High School Grand Forks · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,190	54.5 Top 50%	35% Math proficiency	1,190
10	Mandan High School Mandan · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,175	48.0 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	1,175
11	Horizon Middle School Bismarck · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,124	65.8 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	1,124
12	Central High School Grand Forks · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,115	48.7 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	1,115
13	North High School Fargo · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,110	62.9 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	1,110
14	Liberty Middle School West Fargo · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,103	71.7 Top 25%	49% Math proficiency	1,103
15	Minot High School Minot · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,086	74.7 Top 25%	25.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,086
16	Simle Middle School Bismarck · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,053	56.6 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	1,053
17	Dickinson High School Dickinson · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,022	53.0 Top 50%	38% Math proficiency	1,022
18	Minot North High School Minot · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,021	70.5 Top 25%	23.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,021
19	Wachter Middle School Bismarck · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,012	57.4 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	1,012
20	Cheney Middle School West Fargo · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,006	67.0 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	1,006
21	Mandan Middle School Mandan · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,003	52.9 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	1,003
22	Discovery Middle School Fargo · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	992	73.2 Top 25%	54% Math proficiency	992
23	Dickinson Middle School Dickinson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	944	59.4 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	944
24	South High School Fargo · High · Grades 9–12	Public	898	53.0 Top 50%	35% Math proficiency	898
25	Ben Franklin Middle School Fargo · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	873	71.3 Top 25%	54% Math proficiency	873
26	Heritage Middle School Horace · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	799	94.7 Top 5%	12.6% Free/reduced-price lunch	799
27	Horace High School Horace · High · Grades 9–12	Public	785	97.5 Top 5%	8.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	785
28	Jamestown High School Jamestown · High · Grades 9–12	Public	722	69.2 Top 25%	42% Math proficiency	722
29	Carl Ben Eielson Middle School Fargo · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	677	52.3 Top 50%	34% Math proficiency	677
30	Fox Hills Elementary School Watford City · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	663	62.1 Top 50%	35.7% Free/reduced-price lunch	663
31	Centennial Elementary School Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	639	67.8 Top 50%	65% Math proficiency	639
32	Bennett Elementary School Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	622	72.5 Top 25%	70% Math proficiency	622
33	Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	605	59.7 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	605
34	Turtle Mountain Community Elementary School Belcourt · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	605	27.1 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	605
35	Victor Solheim Elementary School Bismarck · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	588	69.3 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	588
36	Erik Ramstad Middle School Minot · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	584	61.4 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	584
37	Schroeder Middle School Grand Forks · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	569	79.7 Top 10%	56% Math proficiency	569
38	Discovery Elementary School Grand Forks · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	567	64.1 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	567
39	Watford City High School Watford City · High · Grades 9–12	Public	566	43.1 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	566
40	Turtle Mountain Community High School Belcourt · High · Grades 9–12	Public	557	18.1 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	557
41	Osgood Elem School Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	554	45.7 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	554
42	Independence Elementary School Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	553	69.5 Top 25%	58% Math proficiency	553
43	Devils Lake High School Devils Lake · High · Grades 9–12	Public	552	43.6 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	552
44	South Middle School Grand Forks · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	549	67.1 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	549
45	Horace Elementary School Horace · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	548	76.4 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	548
46	Edwin Loe Elementary School New Town · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	546	31.2 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	546
47	Badlands Elementary School Watford City · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	538	45.5 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	538
48	Brooks Harbor Elementary School West Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	537	63.7 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	537
49	Central Middle School Devils Lake · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	536	55.4 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	536
50	Century Elementary School Grafton · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	532	75.6 Top 25%	48.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	532
51	Elk Ridge Elementary School Bismarck · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	510	71.2 Top 25%	2.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	510
52	Watford City Middle School Watford City · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	509	49.3 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	509
53	Valley Middle School Grand Forks · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	508	45.3 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	508
54	Jim Hill Middle School Minot · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	505	61.0 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	505
55	John Hoeven Elementary School Minot · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	504	54.1 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	504
56	Century Elementary School Grand Forks · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	493	57.0 Top 50%	41% Math proficiency	493
57	Prairie Rose Elementary School Dickinson · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	490	69.4 Top 25%	52% Math proficiency	490
58	Hagan Elementary School Williston · Elementary · Grades PK–4	Public	486	60.6 Top 50%	38.7% Free/reduced-price lunch	486
59	Robert Place Miller Elementary School Bismarck · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	485	60.2 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	485
60	J Nelson Kelly Elementary School Grand Forks · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	482	80.7 Top 10%	67% Math proficiency	482
61	Central Middle School Minot · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	482	59.4 Top 50%	50.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	482
62	Freedom Elementary School West Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	473	70.6 Top 25%	61% Math proficiency	473
63	Liberty Elementary School Bismarck · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	470	66.0 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	470
64	Kennedy Elementary School Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	469	66.2 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	469
65	Wahpeton Elementary School Wahpeton · Elementary · Grades 1–5	Public	469	41.9 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	469
66	Jamestown Middle School Jamestown · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	466	74.5 Top 25%	53% Math proficiency	466
67	Lake Agassiz Elementary School Grand Forks · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	464	38.6 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	464
68	Stanley Elementary School Stanley · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	463	53.5 Top 50%	27% Math proficiency	463
69	Edison Elementary School Minot · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	461	61.8 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	461
70	Willow Park Elementary School Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	461	40.6 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	461
71	Legacy Elementary School West Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	456	77.9 Top 25%	68% Math proficiency	456
72	FT Lincoln Elementary School Mandan · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	455	58.6 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	455
73	McVay Elementary School Williston · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	449	44.8 Lower 50%	44.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	449
74	Sunrise Elementary School Bismarck · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	445	76.5 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	445
75	Ed Clapp Elementary School Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	444	44.9 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	444
76	Lewis and Clark Elementary School Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	439	42.5 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	439
77	Red Trail Elementary School Mandan · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	438	56.4 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	438
78	Longfellow Elementary School Minot · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	435	45.4 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	435
79	Lewis and Clark Elementary School Minot · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	418	51.6 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	418
80	Burlington-Des Lacs Elementary School Burlington · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	415	63.1 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	415
81	Kindred Elementary School Kindred · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	411	82.5 Top 10%	67% Math proficiency	411
82	South Prairie Elementary School Minot · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	411	63.1 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	411
83	Northridge Elementary School Bismarck · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	410	67.6 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	410
84	Thompson Elementary School Thompson · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	399	67.9 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	399
85	Missouri Ridge Elementary School Williston · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	397	65.7 Top 50%	37.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	397
86	Westside Elementary School West Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	397	71.2 Top 25%	61% Math proficiency	397
87	Perkett Elementary School Minot · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	394	42.3 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	394
88	Dorothy Moses Elementary School Bismarck · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	390	38.6 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	390
89	Centennial Elementary School Bismarck · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	390	75.0 Top 25%	64% Math proficiency	390
90	Lincoln Elementary School Dickinson · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	387	69.4 Top 25%	52% Math proficiency	387
91	Eastwood Elementary School West Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	387	49.9 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	387
92	Silver Ranch Elementary School Bismarck · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	386	73.0 Top 25%	4.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	386
93	Longfellow Elementary School Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	386	84.7 Top 10%	87% Math proficiency	386
94	Deer Creek Elementary School Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	384	94.2 Top 5%	12% Free/reduced-price lunch	384
95	Lewis and Clark Elementary School Mandan · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	379	57.6 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	379
96	Meadowlark Elementary School Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	379	90.1 Top 5%	10% Free/reduced-price lunch	379
97	Aurora Elementary School West Fargo · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	377	75.9 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	377
98	Jefferson Elementary School Dickinson · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	370	76.0 Top 25%	52% Math proficiency	370
99	Rita Murphy Elementary School Bismarck · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	367	51.7 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	367
100	Ben Franklin Elementary School Grand Forks · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	367	63.0 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	367

Williston Middle School Central Campus in Williston leads the 2025 list of largest schools in North Dakota with Enrollment 1,536. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

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What is the best largest school in North Dakota?

Williston Middle School Central Campus in Williston ranks first among largest schools in North Dakota with Enrollment 1,536 (Enrollment: 1,536).

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