Best Elementary Schools in North Dakota

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 50)	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)
381941000897	11	Deer Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	6400 54th Ave S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-8390	502	37	13.4	11.0%	418 (83.3%)	34 (6.8%)	5 (1.0%)	19 (3.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$12,657			$885			$11,771	82.9	78.5	9	2
380678000160	12	Bennett Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 S 58th Ave	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4000	666	39	17	21.0%	471 (70.7%)	83 (12.5%)	27 (4.1%)	27 (4.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.7%)	$12,040			$1,407			$10,633	78.2	85.1	7	5
380306000067	13	Bottineau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Brander St	Bottineau	58318	Bottineau County	Bottineau 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 228-3718	349	30	11.8	23.5%	301 (86.2%)	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$7,904			$374			$7,530	77	66.8	18	5
380001400950	14	Silver Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-5	4511 Silver Boulevard	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(701) 323-4250	361	23	16	2.2%	339 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)								73.8			(n/a)
381941000872	15	Legacy Elementary School	Public	K-5	5150 9th St W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-3740	483	33	14.7	9.9%	400 (82.8%)	30 (6.2%)	13 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.0%)	$11,122			$851			$10,271	72.9	80.8	8	7
380001400811	16	Victor Solheim Elementary School	Public	K-5	325 Munich Dr	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4260	560	38	14.6	19.5%	455 (81.3%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	37 (6.6%)	$12,725			$1,361			$11,364	70.5	77.9	10	6
381450000513	17	Oakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	804 Main Ave	Oakes	58474	Dickey County	Oakes 41	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 742-3234	257	23	11.1	19.8%	213 (82.9%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (9.7%)	4 (1.6%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	$10,180			$716			$9,464	70.3	76.4	12	5
381885000657	18	Washington Elementary School	Public	4-6	510 8th Ave SW	Valley City	58072	Barnes County	Valley City 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 845-0849	215	15	13.9	42.3%	180 (83.7%)	6 (2.8%)	8 (3.7%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.0%)	$11,189			$921			$10,268	69	70	16	2
380957000301	19	Hillsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	128 4th St SE	Hillsboro	58045	Traill County	Hillsboro 9	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 636-4711	261	21	12.4	23.4%	227 (87.0%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$11,841			$3,067			$8,774	65.5			(n/a)
380504000129	20	Prairie View Elementary School	Public	3-4	200 12th Ave NE	Devils Lake	58301	Ramsey County	Devils Lake 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 662-7626	250	19	13.4	51.6%	144 (57.6%)	5 (2.0%)	14 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	82 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$13,602			$2,306			$11,297	63.9	51.5	24	4

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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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