Best Middle Schools in North Dakota for Low Socio Economic Status Students

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Every year, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish North Dakota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 11)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
380001400061	1	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	1,000	71	14.1	30.3%	725 (72.5%)	26 (2.6%)	52 (5.2%)	4 (0.4%)	117 (11.7%)	5 (0.5%)	71 (7.1%)	$11,840			$1,247			$10,593	90.9%	75.0%	15.91%
380678000079	2	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	975	81	12	26.4%	672 (68.9%)	177 (18.2%)	38 (3.9%)	35 (3.6%)	18 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.6%)	$13,686			$1,539			$12,147	81.8%	87.5%	5.68%
380003800887	3	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	842	47	17.8	27.7%	631 (74.9%)	31 (3.7%)	107 (12.7%)	12 (1.4%)	24 (2.9%)	5 (0.6%)	32 (3.8%)	$13,040			$1,591			$11,449	72.7%	25.0%	47.73%
381303000439	4	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	840	59	14.1	31.4%	641 (76.3%)	33 (3.9%)	59 (7.0%)	8 (1.0%)	54 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (5.1%)	$10,871			$1,176			$9,695	63.6%	29.2%	34.47%
381941000680	5	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	1,012	88	11.5	42.6%	643 (63.5%)	187 (18.5%)	63 (6.2%)	35 (3.5%)	41 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.2%)	$13,364			$1,243			$12,121	54.5%	33.3%	21.21%
381182000388	6	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	928	61	15.2	30.2%	701 (75.5%)	33 (3.6%)	59 (6.4%)	6 (0.6%)	86 (9.3%)	5 (0.5%)	38 (4.1%)	$11,464			$485			$10,978	45.5%	66.7%	21.21%
380001400060	7	Simle Middle School	Public	6-8	1218 Simle Dr	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4600	1,040	74	14.1	19.9%	836 (80.4%)	22 (2.1%)	36 (3.5%)	6 (0.6%)	65 (6.3%)	6 (0.6%)	69 (6.6%)	$11,895			$1,330			$10,565	36.4%	41.7%	5.30%
380678000193	8	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	883	65	13.6	32.3%	661 (74.9%)	59 (6.7%)	70 (7.9%)	17 (1.9%)	22 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.0%)	$14,221			$1,816			$12,406	27.3%	70.8%	43.56%
381941000859	9	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	1,102	93	11.8	23.0%	769 (69.8%)	188 (17.1%)	49 (4.4%)	30 (2.7%)	19 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	$11,885			$849			$11,037	18.2%	50.0%	31.82%
380678000186	10	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	615	57	10.7	41.0%	388 (63.1%)	98 (15.9%)	51 (8.3%)	24 (3.9%)	20 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.4%)	$15,255			$1,833			$13,422	9.1%	16.7%	7.58%

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.