Best Public Schools in Moorhead, MN

Summary:

The city of Moorhead, Minnesota is home to 10 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 2 alternative schools. The schools in this district display a wide range of academic performance, with Probstfield Elementary and S.G. Reinertsen Elementary standing out as the top performers, while the alternative schools struggle with lower test scores, graduation rates, and overall ratings.

Probstfield Elementary is the clear standout, with the highest proficiency rates in both math (73.08%) and reading (49.04%) across all grades, as well as the district's top SchoolDigger rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Despite having a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (80.15%), Probstfield maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.8. In contrast, the alternative schools, Moorhead Alternative Learning Center and West Central Academy-S, have the lowest proficiency rates, graduation rates, and SchoolDigger ratings in the district.

Overall, the Moorhead Area Public Schools district displays a wide range of academic performance, with some standout elementary schools and significant challenges at the alternative schools. The data suggests a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, highlighting the importance of early intervention and support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCA-III Math (2024)								MCA-III Reading (2024)								MCA-III Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
West Central Academy-S	Public, Alternative	4-12	729 11th St N	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-3316	43	8	5.4	76.7%	16 (37.2%)	12 (27.9%)	7 (16.3%)	1 (2.3%)	6 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)								0.0											0.0	0.0	$16,965
Moorhead High School	Public	9-12	2300 4th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-2300	1,937	97	19.9	40.1%	1,392 (71.9%)	198 (10.2%)	166 (8.6%)	21 (1.1%)	55 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (5.4%)	63.4	186^th of 480 public high schools	61.3%		53.1	234^th of 476 public high schools	50.8%	48							35.0	35.0							50.1	50.1			43.0	43.0	$11,791
Robert Asp Elementary	Public	K-4	910 N 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-6300	611	44	13.8	58.6%	371 (60.7%)	54 (8.8%)	102 (16.7%)	8 (1.3%)	39 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.9%)	25.9	681^st of 881 public elementary schools	22.7%		25.2	653^rd of 845 public elementary schools	22.7%	28	46.5	24.1						34.7	38.3	31.2						34.6					$13,516
Ellen Hopkins Elementary	Public	K-4	2020 S 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-4300	643	43	14.8	45.7%	426 (66.3%)	63 (9.8%)	79 (12.3%)	10 (1.6%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	23.5	704^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.1%		51.3	467^th of 845 public elementary schools	44.7%	237	43.8	35.8						40.0	31.4	26.6						29.1					$12,351
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary	Public	K-4	1201 40th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-5300	692	52	13.2	42.8%	480 (69.4%)	130 (18.8%)	38 (5.5%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.8%)	57.2	418^th of 881 public elementary schools	52.6%		49.5	491^st of 845 public elementary schools	41.9%	73	66.9	46.6						57.3	48.6	47.3						48.0					$11,376
Horizon Middle School	Public	5-8	3601 12th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-7300	2,158	120	17.9	48.2%	1,443 (66.9%)	241 (11.2%)	253 (11.7%)	22 (1.0%)	63 (2.9%)	5 (0.2%)	131 (6.1%)	42.8	320^th of 545 public middle schools	41.3%		41	319^th of 529 public middle schools	39.7%	1			37.2	33.7	37.9	27.7		34.0			48.6	49.8	38.6	34.5		42.9	33.0	17.1		25.0	$11,559
Moorhead Online Elementary Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	2410 14th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 284-3702	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Moorhead High School Career Academy	Public	9-12	2800 27th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 443-4957	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Moorhead Online Secondary Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	2300 4th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 284-3337	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Probstfield Elementary	Public	K-4	2410 14th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 284-3800	262	2	157.8	80.2%	130 (49.6%)	73 (27.9%)	29 (11.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.4%)	70.8	247^th of 881 public elementary schools	72.0%					(n/a)	71.4	74.6						73.1	44.9	52.7						49.0
Moorhead Alternative Learning Center - Barnesville	Public	7-12	2777 34th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-2230	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$3,990
Moorhead ALC: DGF Secondary	Public	9-12	2777 34th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-2200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	Public	K-4	4400 24th Ave. S.	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-1300	658	50	13.1	49.7%	425 (64.6%)	94 (14.3%)	61 (9.3%)	15 (2.3%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	39.4	587^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.4%		44.8	532^nd of 845 public elementary schools	37.0%	55	45.5	52.1						48.8	39.5	37.5						38.5					$11,653
West Central Academy-N	Public, Alternative	3-12	2777 34th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-3316	14	0		78.6%	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)								(n/a)																					$13,405
Moorhead Alternative Learning Center	Public	5-12	2777 34th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-2230	179	16	11.0	76.0%	70 (39.1%)	34 (19.0%)	41 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.1%)	5	463^rd of 480 public high schools	3.5%		8.3	434^th of 476 public high schools	8.8%	29							0.0	0.0							10.0	7.1				10.0	$18,607

Cities Near Moorhead

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glyndon	0.26 mi	3	228^th
Dilworth	5.95 mi	1	200^th
Hawley	7.99 mi	6	14^th
Barnesville	17.26 mi	2	31^st
Ulen	20.6 mi	2	235^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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