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)
381757000604	41	Stanley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	118 4th Ave SW	Stanley	58784	Mountrail County	Stanley 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 628-2422	428	28	15.5	25.9%	346 (80.8%)	4 (0.9%)	56 (13.1%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,612			$1,008			$9,603	23.9	35.9	31	10
380003800869	42	Prairie Rose Elementary School	Public	K-5	2785 10th Ave W	Dickinson	58601	Stark County	Dickinson 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 456-0016	470	30	15.9	34.7%	342 (72.8%)	32 (6.8%)	44 (9.4%)	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.0%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (4.9%)	$11,771			$1,647			$10,123	23.5	33.3	32	10
381366000474	43	Nedrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6900 Hwy 2 E	Minot	58701	Ward County	Nedrose 4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 838-5550	303	22	14	34.3%	246 (81.2%)	19 (6.3%)	10 (3.3%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	$15,782			$3,405			$12,377	21.5	12.8	45	2
380003900633	44	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	321 N Benson St	Tioga	58852	Williams County	Tioga 15	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 664-3441	308	25	12.5	11.4%	250 (81.2%)	6 (1.9%)	45 (14.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$14,850			$750			$14,100	18.4	8.9	47	3
380678000823	45	Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	4201 25th St S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4300	562	39	14.2	26.0%	384 (68.3%)	94 (16.7%)	26 (4.6%)	20 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.5%)	$13,299			$1,736			$11,563	15.8	23.9	38	7
381941000841	46	Osgood Elementary School	Public	K-5	5550 44th Ave S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2190	564	43	13	37.1%	348 (61.7%)	133 (23.6%)	27 (4.8%)	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.3%)	$11,816			$1,253			$10,563	12.9	17.1	42	4
381941000888	47	Willow Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	4901 15th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-8360	493	42	11.8	70.2%	181 (36.7%)	186 (37.7%)	44 (8.9%)	41 (8.3%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.1%)	$13,950			$2,297			$11,653	10.7			(n/a)
381254000903	48	Fox Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	2610 Wolves Den Parkway	Watford City	58854	McKenzie County	McKenzie County 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 444-3626	489	29	16.8	32.5%	316 (64.6%)	20 (4.1%)	105 (21.5%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.3%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.9%)	$11,720			$1,804			$9,916	9	31.3	34	14
380040600923	49	Century Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1540 school road	Grafton	58237	Walsh County	Grafton 18	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 352-1930	540	60	9	49.1%	328 (60.7%)	10 (1.9%)	176 (32.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.0%)	$11,008			$3,376			$7,631	5.2	13.6	44	5
380253000750	50	Turtle Mountain Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1209 Gilbert Godon Street	Belcourt	58316	Rolette County	Belcourt 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 477-6471	659	48	13.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	654 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,502			$5,680			$7,822	1.8	1.2	48	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.

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