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)
381303000435	21	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 17th Ave SW	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 857-4595	461	25	18.1	28.9%	353 (76.6%)	15 (3.3%)	36 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	$15,759			$1,246			$14,514	61.5	46.4	25	4
381941000679	21	Horace Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Ironwood Dr	Horace	58047	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2080	383	29	13.3	9.9%	351 (91.6%)	6 (1.6%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$12,893			$852			$12,041	61.5			(n/a)
380001400850	23	Sunrise Elementary School	Public	K-5	3800 Nickerson Ave	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4300	490	32	15.2	13.7%	415 (84.7%)	10 (2.0%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.9%)	$11,759			$1,390			$10,369	61.2	75.8	13	10
381717000594	24	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	382	26	14.9	19.1%	317 (83.0%)	14 (3.7%)	15 (3.9%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.5%)	$11,191			$1,051			$10,140	60.6	60.9	21	3
381941000867	25	Independence Elementary School	Public	K-5	3700 54th St S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-5890	537	36	15.1	21.6%	362 (67.4%)	88 (16.4%)	27 (5.0%)	26 (4.8%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$11,752			$847			$10,905	58.1	57.7	22	3
381941000684	25	Westside Elementary School	Public	K-5	945 7th Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2110	413	36	11.5	28.6%	336 (81.4%)	32 (7.7%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$12,449			$856			$11,593	58.1	65.6	19	6
381941000830	27	Aurora Elementary School	Public	K-5	3420 9th St W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2130	529	36	14.8	15.5%	418 (79.0%)	59 (11.2%)	17 (3.2%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	$11,467			$847			$10,620	55.1	63.8	20	7
381392000495	28	Edwin Loe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	206 2nd Ave E	New Town	58763	Mountrail County	New Town 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 627-3718	558	46	12.1	45.7%	32 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (5.0%)	17 (3.0%)	473 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$17,897			$3,846			$14,051	52.3	19.9	41	13
381941000885	29	Brooks Harbor Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 22nd Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-8310	554	38	14.4	22.9%	395 (71.3%)	75 (13.5%)	28 (5.1%)	14 (2.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	$11,013			$853			$10,160	51.4	37.7	30	1
381941000857	30	Freedom Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 26th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-5221	543	44	12.4	31.1%	308 (56.7%)	163 (30.0%)	15 (2.8%)	38 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$11,588			$1,300			$10,288	50.9	57.1	23	7

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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