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Top 100 traditional public schools in North Dakota (2025)

District-run public schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

  1. 1
    98
    Horace High SchoolHorace · Public High8.9% Free/reduced-price lunch · 785 students
  2. 2
    95
    Heritage Middle SchoolHorace · Public Middle12.6% Free/reduced-price lunch · 799 students
  3. 3
    94
    Deer Creek Elementary SchoolFargo · Public Elementary12% Free/reduced-price lunch · 384 students
  4. 4
    91
    Kindred Middle SchoolKindred · Public Middle4.9% Free/reduced-price lunch · 205 students
  5. 5
    90
    Meadowlark Elementary SchoolFargo · Public Elementary10% Free/reduced-price lunch · 379 students
  6. 6
    90
    Rickard Elementary SchoolWilliston · Public Elementary21.9% Free/reduced-price lunch · 319 students
  7. 7
    90
    East Fairview Elementary SchoolFairview · Public Elementary84.5% Math proficiency · 62 students
  8. 8
    86
    Lewis and Clark Elementary SchoolWilliston · Public Elementary17.5% Free/reduced-price lunch · 303 students
  9. 9
    85
    Longfellow Elementary SchoolFargo · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 386 students
  10. 10
    84
    Manvel Elementary SchoolManvel · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 192 students
  11. 11
    83
    Kindred Elementary SchoolKindred · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 411 students
  12. 12
    82
    Hope Page Elementary SchoolPage · Public Elementary16.5% Free/reduced-price lunch · 97 students
  13. 13
    82
    Mls-Mohall Elementary SchoolMohall · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 164 students
  14. 14
    82
    Memorial Middle SchoolMinot AFB · Public Middle62% Math proficiency · 157 students
  15. 15
    81
    Wilkinson Elementary SchoolWilliston · Public Elementary32.9% Free/reduced-price lunch · 301 students
  16. 16
    81
    Hope Page High SchoolHope · Public High16.9% Free/reduced-price lunch · 65 students
  17. 17
    81
    Nathan Twining Middle SchoolGrand Forks AFB · Public Middle62% Math proficiency · 69 students
  18. 18
    81
    Scranton Elementary SchoolScranton · Public Elementary64.5% Math proficiency · 73 students
  19. 19
    81
    J Nelson Kelly Elementary SchoolGrand Forks · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 482 students
  20. 20
    80
    Larimore Elementary SchoolLarimore · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 212 students
  21. 21
    80
    Central Valley Elementary SchoolBuxton · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 109 students
  22. 22
    80
    North Border-Pembina Elementary SchoolPembina · Public Elementary74.5% Math proficiency · 109 students
  23. 23
    80
    Lamoure Elementary SchoolLaMoure · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 157 students
  24. 24
    80
    Schroeder Middle SchoolGrand Forks · Public Middle56% Math proficiency · 569 students
  25. 25
    80
    Carrington High SchoolCarrington · Public High67% Math proficiency · 254 students
  26. 26
    79
    Nathan Twining Elementary SchoolGrand Forks AFB · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 228 students
  27. 27
    79
    William S Gussner Elementary SchoolJamestown · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 239 students
  28. 28
    79
    Harwood Elementary SchoolHarwood · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 97 students
  29. 29
    79
    Mapleton Elementary SchoolMapleton · Public Elementary54.5% Math proficiency · 239 students
  30. 30
    78
    Legacy Elementary SchoolWest Fargo · Public Elementary68% Math proficiency · 456 students
  31. 31
    78
    Montpelier Elementary SchoolMontpelier · Public Elementary69.5% Math proficiency · 61 students
  32. 32
    78
    Valley City High SchoolValley City · Public High67% Math proficiency · 317 students
  33. 33
    77
    Central Valley High SchoolBuxton · Public High64.5% Math proficiency · 101 students
  34. 34
    77
    Hazen High SchoolHazen · Public High54.5% Math proficiency · 167 students
  35. 35
    77
    Wyndmere High SchoolWyndmere · Public High62% Math proficiency · 120 students
  36. 36
    77
    Sunrise Elementary SchoolBismarck · Public Elementary66% Math proficiency · 445 students
  37. 37
    77
    Sweetwater Elementary SchoolDevils Lake · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 269 students
  38. 38
    76
    Horace Elementary SchoolHorace · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 548 students
  39. 39
    76
    Linton Elementary SchoolLinton · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 172 students
  40. 40
    76
    Jefferson Elementary SchoolDickinson · Public Elementary52% Math proficiency · 370 students
  41. 41
    76
    Aurora Elementary SchoolWest Fargo · Public Elementary63% Math proficiency · 377 students
  42. 42
    76
    Grenora Elementary SchoolGrenora · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 83 students
  43. 43
    76
    Wilton Elementary SchoolWilton · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 153 students
  44. 44
    76
    Wyndmere Elementary SchoolWyndmere · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 125 students
  45. 45
    76
    Century Elementary SchoolGrafton · Public Elementary48.5% Free/reduced-price lunch · 532 students
  46. 46
    76
    May-Port Cg Middle SchoolMayville · Public Middle62% Math proficiency · 129 students
  47. 47
    75
    Finley-Sharon Elementary SchoolFinley · Public Elementary69.5% Math proficiency · 66 students
  48. 48
    75
    Centennial Elementary SchoolBismarck · Public Elementary64% Math proficiency · 390 students
  49. 49
    75
    Richland Elementary SchoolAbercrombie · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 184 students
  50. 50
    75
    Washburn Elementary SchoolWashburn · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 234 students
  51. 51
    75
    Williston High SchoolWilliston · Public High26.5% Free/reduced-price lunch · 1,370 students
  52. 52
    75
    Berthold Elementary SchoolBerthold · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 96 students
  53. 53
    75
    Minot High SchoolMinot · Public High25.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 1,086 students
  54. 54
    75
    Jamestown Middle SchoolJamestown · Public Middle53% Math proficiency · 466 students
  55. 55
    74
    North Plains Elementary SchoolMinot AFB · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 234 students
  56. 56
    74
    Ellendale Elementary SchoolEllendale · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 120 students
  57. 57
    74
    Strasburg High SchoolStrasburg · Public High64.5% Math proficiency · 63 students
  58. 58
    74
    North Shore Plaza Elementary SchoolPlaza · Public Elementary64.5% Math proficiency · 136 students
  59. 59
    74
    Louis L'amour Elementary SchoolJamestown · Public Elementary64.5% Math proficiency · 113 students
  60. 60
    73
    Thompson High SchoolThompson · Public High47% Math proficiency · 280 students
  61. 61
    73
    Discovery Middle SchoolFargo · Public Middle54% Math proficiency · 992 students
  62. 62
    73
    Valley City Junior High SchoolValley City · Public Middle67% Math proficiency · 159 students
  63. 63
    73
    Silver Ranch Elementary SchoolBismarck · Public Elementary4.4% Free/reduced-price lunch · 386 students
  64. 64
    73
    Rugby High SchoolRugby · Public High57% Math proficiency · 304 students
  65. 65
    73
    Oakes Elementary SchoolOakes · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 247 students
  66. 66
    73
    North Border-Walhalla Elementary SchoolWalhalla · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 128 students
  67. 67
    73
    Bennett Elementary SchoolFargo · Public Elementary70% Math proficiency · 622 students
  68. 68
    72
    Lakota Elementary SchoolLakota · Public Elementary64.5% Math proficiency · 129 students
  69. 69
    72
    Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary SchoolFargo · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 312 students
  70. 70
    72
    South Elementary SchoolWest Fargo · Public Elementary60% Math proficiency · 367 students
  71. 71
    72
    Scranton High SchoolScranton · Public High49.5% Math proficiency · 62 students
  72. 72
    72
    Highland Acres Elementary SchoolBismarck · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 103 students
  73. 73
    72
    Liberty Middle SchoolWest Fargo · Public Middle49% Math proficiency · 1,103 students
  74. 74
    72
    Kindred High SchoolKindred · Public High57% Math proficiency · 258 students
  75. 75
    71
    Ben Franklin Middle SchoolFargo · Public Middle54% Math proficiency · 873 students
  76. 76
    71
    Dakota Prairie Elementary SchoolMcVille · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 158 students
  77. 77
    71
    Lakewood Elementary SchoolMandan · Public Elementary43.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 285 students
  78. 78
    71
    Elk Ridge Elementary SchoolBismarck · Public Elementary2.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 510 students
  79. 79
    71
    Prairie Rose Elementary SchoolBismarck · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 136 students
  80. 80
    71
    Westside Elementary SchoolWest Fargo · Public Elementary61% Math proficiency · 397 students
  81. 81
    71
    New Rockford-Sheyenne Elementary SchoolNew Rockford · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 188 students
  82. 82
    71
    Wishek High SchoolWishek · Public High54.5% Math proficiency · 97 students
  83. 83
    71
    Velva High SchoolVelva · Public High52% Math proficiency · 222 students
  84. 84
    71
    Central Cass Elementary SchoolCasselton · Public Elementary53% Math proficiency · 364 students
  85. 85
    71
    Barnes County North Elementary SchoolWimbledon · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 161 students
  86. 86
    71
    Maple Valley Elementary SchoolTower City · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 122 students
  87. 87
    71
    Freedom Elementary SchoolWest Fargo · Public Elementary61% Math proficiency · 473 students
  88. 88
    71
    South Heart Elementary SchoolSouth Heart · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 257 students
  89. 89
    71
    Taylor-Richardton Elementary SchoolTaylor · Public Elementary69.5% Math proficiency · 142 students
  90. 90
    71
    Minot North High SchoolMinot · Public High23.5% Free/reduced-price lunch · 1,021 students
  91. 91
    70
    Park River Area High SchoolPark River · Public High49.5% Math proficiency · 195 students
  92. 92
    70
    Valley-Edinburg Elementary School-HoopleHoople · Public Elementary69.5% Math proficiency · 65 students
  93. 93
    70
    Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary SchoolTurtle Lake · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 97 students
  94. 94
    70
    Roosevelt Elementary SchoolBismarck · Public Elementary64.5% Math proficiency · 113 students
  95. 95
    70
    Independence Elementary SchoolFargo · Public Elementary58% Math proficiency · 553 students
  96. 96
    69
    Lincoln Elementary SchoolDickinson · Public Elementary52% Math proficiency · 387 students
  97. 97
    69
    Prairie Rose Elementary SchoolDickinson · Public Elementary52% Math proficiency · 490 students
  98. 98
    69
    Victor Solheim Elementary SchoolBismarck · Public Elementary63% Math proficiency · 588 students
  99. 99
    69
    Jamestown High SchoolJamestown · Public High42% Math proficiency · 722 students
  100. 100
    69
    Hankinson Elementary SchoolHankinson · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 136 students

Horace High School in Horace leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in North Dakota with a Success Index (US) of 97.5. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

Scores are percentiles within school type, so a elementary school and a high school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.

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What is the best public school in North Dakota?

Horace High School in Horace ranks first among traditional public schools in North Dakota with a Success Index (US) of 97.5 out of 100 (Enrollment: 785).

How are traditional public schools in North Dakota ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

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