Best Public Schools in Zip Code 58078

Summary:

The 58078 zip code area of West Fargo, North Dakota is home to 14 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 4 high schools. This analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the key insights and standout schools in this area.

Among the elementary schools, Legacy Elementary School stands out as the top performer, ranking 15th out of 50 North Dakota elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating. It boasts the highest proficiency rates in math (57%) and reading (51%), as well as the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (3%) and free/reduced lunch rate (9.94%) in the area. Another strong performer is South Elementary School, which previously ranked 8th out of 42 North Dakota elementary schools and maintained a 4-star rating, despite a recent drop to 25th out of 50.

At the high school level, West Fargo High School emerges as the top performer, with a 3-star rating and a ranking of 7th out of 13 North Dakota high schools. It has higher proficiency rates in math (36%) and reading (46%) compared to the other high schools in the area. In contrast, West Fargo Sheyenne High School struggles, ranking 11th out of 12 or 13 North Dakota high schools and receiving only 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. This stark difference in performance between the two main high schools in the area is a notable finding.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NDSA Mathematics (2024)					NDSA Reading (2024)					NDSA Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NDSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NDSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NDSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NDSA Mathematics 11th Grade	NDSA Mathematics All Grades	NDSA Reading 6th Grade	NDSA Reading 7th Grade	NDSA Reading 8th Grade	NDSA Reading 11th Grade	NDSA Reading All Grades	NDSA Science 8th Grade	NDSA Science 10th Grade	NDSA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	330 3rd Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2020	173	14	12.0		94 (54.3%)	33 (19.1%)	13 (7.5%)	9 (5.2%)	9 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)								(n/a)														$4,979	$818	$4,160
Eastwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 10th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2030	400	41	9.8	50.3%	164 (41.0%)	131 (32.8%)	22 (5.5%)	49 (12.3%)	17 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)								(n/a)														$14,465	$2,024	$12,441
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%)	40.5	16^th of 24 public middle schools	33.3%		39	16^th of 27 public middle schools	40.7%		45.0	41.0	36.0		41.0	46.0	47.0	42.0		44.0	40.0		40.0	$13,364	$1,243	$12,121
South Elementary School	Public	K-5	117 6th Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2100	380	33	11.4	40.3%	238 (62.6%)	63 (16.6%)	27 (7.1%)	9 (2.4%)	18 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.6%)								(n/a)														$13,125	$1,339	$11,786
West Fargo High School	Public	9-12	801 9th St E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2050	1,393	105	13.2	30.7%	920 (66.0%)	250 (17.9%)	96 (6.9%)	30 (2.2%)	44 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.8%)	45.2	7^th of 13 public high schools	46.2%		55.9	6^th of 12 public high schools	50.0%	1				36.0	36.0				46.0	46.0		46.0	46.0	$13,270	$1,143	$12,127
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	402	30	13.5	24.4%	337 (83.8%)	25 (6.2%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	58.1	25^th of 50 public elementary schools	50.0%		65.6	19^th of 48 public elementary schools	60.4%	6					54.0					45.0				$12,449	$856	$11,593
L E Berger Elementary School	Public	K-5	631 4th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 356-2010	359	33	11.0	70.5%	217 (60.4%)	50 (13.9%)	43 (12.0%)	8 (2.2%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)								(n/a)														$14,198	$1,989	$12,209
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	491	37	13.4	16.7%	392 (79.8%)	50 (10.2%)	18 (3.7%)	9 (1.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	55.1	27^th of 50 public elementary schools	46.0%		63.8	20^th of 48 public elementary schools	58.3%	7					50.0					46.0				$11,467	$847	$10,620
West Fargo Sheyenne High School	Public	9-12	800 40th Ave E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2160	1,398	101	13.8	20.4%	965 (69.0%)	249 (17.8%)	63 (4.5%)	44 (3.1%)	23 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.7%)	30.7	11^th of 13 public high schools	15.4%		34.4	11^th of 12 public high schools	8.3%					34.0	34.0				48.0	48.0		26.0	26.0	$11,631	$883	$10,748
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	548	41	13.3	28.6%	297 (54.2%)	156 (28.5%)	21 (3.8%)	54 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	50.9	30^th of 50 public elementary schools	40.0%		57.1	23^rd of 48 public elementary schools	52.1%	7					47.0					46.0				$11,588	$1,300	$10,288
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%)	55.1	12^th of 24 public middle schools	50.0%		18.2	22^nd of 27 public middle schools	18.5%	10	45.0	46.0	34.0		42.0	47.0	49.0	48.0		48.0	50.0		50.0	$11,885	$849	$11,037
Legacy Elementary School	Public	K-5	5150 9th St W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-3740	496	35	13.9	11.9%	409 (82.5%)	30 (6.0%)	15 (3.0%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.6%)	72.9	15^th of 50 public elementary schools	70.0%		80.8	8^th of 48 public elementary schools	83.3%	7					57.0					51.0				$11,122	$851	$10,271
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	543	42	13.0	22.5%	380 (70.0%)	81 (14.9%)	28 (5.2%)	15 (2.8%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	51.4	29^th of 50 public elementary schools	42.0%		37.7	30^th of 48 public elementary schools	37.5%	1					46.0					47.0				$11,013	$853	$10,160
West Fargo High Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	207 Main Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 356-2000	58				37 (63.8%)	13 (22.4%)	3 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)								(n/a)														$5,126	$966	$4,160
West Fargo Elementary Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-5	207 Main Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 499-1055	7				2 (28.6%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (57.1%)								(n/a)														$5,160	$1,000	$4,160
West Fargo Middle Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-8	207 Main Ave W	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 356-2001	9				2 (22.2%)	4 (44.4%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)														$6,522	$2,362	$4,160
West Fargo Community High School	Public	9-12	311 1st Avenue East	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(701) 356-2008	57	8	7.1	42.1%	27 (47.4%)	14 (24.6%)	6 (10.5%)	1 (1.8%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.5%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 58078

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Fargo	0.7 mi	17	17^th
Fargo	2.31 mi	31	15^th
Harwood	6.33 mi	1
Mapleton	6.91 mi	1
Horace	7.78 mi	3	14^th

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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.

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