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)
381027000331	31	Killdeer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 High St NW	Killdeer	58640	Dunn County	Killdeer 16	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 764-5877	396	30	13.2	22.2%	300 (75.8%)	11 (2.8%)	23 (5.8%)	5 (1.3%)	50 (12.6%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	$14,159			$1,972			$12,188	50.8	22.2	39	8
380001400865	32	Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	5400 Onyx Dr	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4320	496	30	16.5	5.4%	441 (88.9%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	12 (2.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$11,678			$1,497			$10,181	44.7	67.3	17	15
381182000081	33	Ft Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	2007 8th Ave SE	Mandan	58554	Morton County	Mandan 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 751-6504	636	26	24.4	22.8%	514 (80.8%)	11 (1.7%)	42 (6.6%)	4 (0.6%)	42 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.1%)	$10,416			$276			$10,140	43.8	42.7	29	4
380001400864	34	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	3320 McCurry Way	Lincoln	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4310	650	45	14.5	21.5%	566 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.3%)	$11,514			$1,538			$9,976	40.1	44.8	28	6
381613000562	35	Rugby Ely Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	207 2nd St SW	Rugby	58368	Pierce County	Rugby 5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 776-5757	310	25	12.6	31.0%	274 (88.4%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,011			$4,517			$10,493	37.9	74.6	14	21
380320000074	36	Bowman County Elementary School	Public	K-6	102 8th Ave SW	Bowman	58623	Bowman County	Bowman County 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 523-3283	211	24	8.6	20.9%	170 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,478			$591			$12,886	33.3	31.2	36
381902000660	37	Wahpeton Elementary School	Public	1-5	1235 12th St N	Wahpeton	58075	Richland County	Wahpeton 37	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 642-8328	436	26	16.7	39.0%	319 (73.2%)	8 (1.8%)	39 (8.9%)	6 (1.4%)	48 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$16,596			$6,614			$9,982	32.7	31.2	36	1
380001400727	38	Robert Place Miller Elementary School	Public	K-5	1989 N 20th St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4170	479	34	14.1	35.9%	300 (62.6%)	43 (9.0%)	33 (6.9%)	5 (1.0%)	45 (9.4%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (10.2%)	$14,057			$2,496			$11,561	31.6	45.9	27	11
381254000414	39	Badlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 3rd St SE	Watford City	58854	McKenzie County	McKenzie County 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 444-3626	566	34	16.6	42.4%	380 (67.1%)	7 (1.2%)	148 (26.1%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.5%)	$12,689			$2,158			$10,532	26.7	33.3	32	7
380678000206	40	Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	4401 42nd St S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4200	452	42	10.7	33.4%	284 (62.8%)	105 (23.2%)	24 (5.3%)	16 (3.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$15,846			$1,438			$14,409	25.1	31.3	35	5

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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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