Best Middle Schools in North Dakota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NDSA test scores by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Friday, September 13, 2024.

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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)
381902000749	1	Wahpeton Middle School	Public	6-8	1265 12th St N	Wahpeton	58075	Richland County	Wahpeton 37	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 642-6687	275	19	14.1	33.8%	216 (78.5%)	5 (1.8%)	19 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$11,402			$4,206			$7,196	92.7	92.2	1
380813000263	2	Schroeder Middle School	Public	6-8	800 32nd Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 746-2330	562	51	11	15.7%	472 (84.0%)	7 (1.2%)	25 (4.4%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.4%)	$14,611			$1,474			$13,137	83.4	76.3	6	4
380678000079	3	Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	1717 40th Ave S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-3300	1,005	77	13	26.6%	644 (64.1%)	194 (19.3%)	57 (5.7%)	43 (4.3%)	19 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.7%)	$13,686			$1,539			$12,147	78.8	76.5	5	2
380001400051	4	Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Ash Coulee Dr	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4550	1,059	74	14.3	15.4%	866 (81.8%)	23 (2.2%)	36 (3.4%)	20 (1.9%)	36 (3.4%)	21 (2.0%)	57 (5.4%)	$11,434			$1,344			$10,090	78.2	78.4	4
380409000163	5	Central Cass Middle School	Public	5-8	802 5th St N	Casselton	58012	Cass County	Central Cass 17	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 347-5352	338	19	17.6	12.7%	322 (95.3%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,594			$606			$9,989	78.1	88	2	3
380001400061	6	Wachter Middle School	Public	6-8	1107 S 7th St	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4650	1,007	67	15	31.7%	689 (68.4%)	21 (2.1%)	72 (7.1%)	7 (0.7%)	129 (12.8%)	7 (0.7%)	82 (8.1%)	$11,840			$1,247			$10,593	75	71.8	7	1
380678000193	7	Ben Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	1420 8th St N	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-3600	899	72	12.4	30.9%	663 (73.7%)	68 (7.6%)	69 (7.7%)	25 (2.8%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.7%)	$14,221			$1,816			$12,406	62.8	56.5	11	4
381182000388	8	Mandan Middle School	Public	6-8	2901 12th Ave NW	Mandan	58554	Morton County	Mandan 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 751-6502	954	61	15.6	31.3%	718 (75.3%)	41 (4.3%)	58 (6.1%)	6 (0.6%)	92 (9.6%)	5 (0.5%)	34 (3.6%)	$11,464			$485			$10,978	61.3	36.1	18	10
381717000594	9	South Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 177th Ave SW	Minot	58701	Ward County	South Prairie 70	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 722-3537	393	26	15.4	16.3%	324 (82.4%)	19 (4.8%)	16 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	$11,191			$1,051			$10,140	60.6	60.9	9
380002100311	10	Jamestown Middle School	Public	6-8	203 2nd Ave SE	Jamestown	58401	Stutsman County	Jamestown 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 252-0317	476	37	12.7	29.2%	402 (84.5%)	24 (5.0%)	17 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.3%)	$12,420			$2,264			$10,156	58.9	69.1	8	2

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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