Best Middle Schools in North Dakota

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 24)	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)
380813000264	11	South Middle School	Public	6-8	1999 47th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2345	552	54	10.2	31.7%	331 (60.0%)	56 (10.1%)	58 (10.5%)	36 (6.5%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.1%)	$14,793			$1,938			$12,854	57.2	51.6	13	2
381941000859	12	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	801 36th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2671	1,070	106	10.1	22.4%	730 (68.2%)	178 (16.6%)	58 (5.4%)	42 (3.9%)	20 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.9%)	$11,885			$849			$11,037	55.1	18.2	22	10
381941000899	13	Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	6350 76th Ave S	Horace	58047	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-5910	754	55	13.6	12.2%	642 (85.1%)	42 (5.6%)	19 (2.5%)	11 (1.5%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.2%)	$10,488			$855			$9,634	46.6	24.3	19	6
380001400060	14	Simle Middle School	Public	6-8	1218 Simle Dr	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4600	1,047	74	14.2	20.6%	829 (79.2%)	24 (2.3%)	32 (3.1%)	8 (0.8%)	77 (7.4%)	8 (0.8%)	69 (6.6%)	$11,895			$1,330			$10,565	46.5	40.4	15	1
380003200738	15	Beulah Middle School	Public	5-8	1700 Central Ave N	Beulah	58523	Mercer County	Beulah 27	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 873-4325	240	18	13.4	22.1%	218 (90.8%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$7,654			$1,356			$6,298	46	15.9	24	9
381941000680	16	Cheney Middle School	Public	6-8	825 17th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2090	979	86	11.3	41.9%	636 (65.0%)	175 (17.9%)	50 (5.1%)	30 (3.1%)	38 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.9%)	$13,364			$1,243			$12,121	40.5	39	16
381303000439	17	Jim Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 6th St SW	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4477	850	59	14.3	38.0%	619 (72.8%)	41 (4.8%)	75 (8.8%)	8 (0.9%)	54 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (6.0%)	$10,871			$1,176			$9,695	36.5	51.4	14	3
380003800887	18	Dickinson Middle School	Public	6-8	2675 21st St W	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 456-0021	869	50	17.4	29.3%	642 (73.9%)	36 (4.1%)	115 (13.2%)	7 (0.8%)	27 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (4.5%)	$13,040			$1,591			$11,449	35.8	52.6	12	6
381303000436	19	Erik Ramstad Middle School	Public	6-8	1215 36th Ave NW	Minot	58703	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 857-4466	686	47	14.5	30.6%	508 (74.1%)	49 (7.1%)	55 (8.0%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.4%)	$10,843			$1,173			$9,670	30.1	58.5	10	9
380678000186	20	Carl Ben Eielson Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 13th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-1700	639	59	10.8	42.3%	373 (58.4%)	113 (17.7%)	67 (10.5%)	22 (3.4%)	23 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.3%)	$15,255			$1,833			$13,422	24.8	36.6	17	3

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection