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)
380001400949	1	Elk Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	4401 Ivory Lane	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(701) 323-4230	482	29	16.6	1.9%	445 (92.3%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)								98.5	98.7	1
380678000202	2	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 29th Ave NE	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-5000	392	27	14.4	9.9%	341 (87.0%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.6%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$14,869			$1,410			$13,458	98			(n/a)
380813000255	3	J Nelson Kelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Cherry St	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 746-2265	476	35	13.5	14.1%	393 (82.6%)	14 (2.9%)	18 (3.8%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)	$12,918			$1,414			$11,504	97.6	97.4	2	1
380005300087	4	Carrington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 3rd Ave S	Carrington	58421	Foster County	Carrington 49	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 652-2739	358	20	17.9	17.6%	323 (90.2%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (3.9%)	$9,732			$00			$9,732	93.7	96.5	3	1
380813000874	5	Discovery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 43rd Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 787-4359	557	43	12.8	12.7%	417 (74.9%)	42 (7.5%)	25 (4.5%)	26 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.9%)	$13,207			$1,409			$11,798	93	85.4	6	1
381828000629	6	Thompson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	424 3rd St	Thompson	58278	Grand Forks County	Thompson 61	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 599-2765	394	24	16.4	4.1%	380 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,195			$387			$8,809	89.6	88.3	5	1
381873000646	7	Burlington-Des Lacs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Wallace St	Burlington	58722	Ward County	United 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 839-7135	387	27	14.3	16.0%	354 (91.5%)	5 (1.3%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,064			$00			$12,064	89.2	76.6	11	4
381182000870	8	Red Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 37th Ave NW	Mandan	58554	Morton County	Mandan 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 751-6508	393	24	16.3	20.9%	344 (87.5%)	7 (1.8%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	$11,088			$276			$10,812	88			(n/a)
380001400821	9	Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	2800 Ithica Dr	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4290	382	28	13.4	23.0%	297 (77.7%)	11 (2.9%)	12 (3.1%)	11 (2.9%)	20 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.9%)	$13,159			$1,489			$11,670	85			(n/a)
380002500334	10	Kindred Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	55 1st Ave S	Kindred	58051	Cass County	Kindred 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 428-3177	517	45	11.4	7.0%	494 (95.6%)	8 (1.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,932			$193			$7,739	84.1	89.3	4	6

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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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