Best Elementary Schools in North Dakota (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

242

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Every ranked elementary school in North Dakota, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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North Dakota elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Spring Creek Colony Elementary 04	Forbes	Leola School District 44-2	79%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	32
#2	A+	Finley Sharon Elementary School	Finley	Finley-Sharon 19	72%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	45
#3	A+	Hebron Elementary School	Hebron	Hebron 13	72%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	84
#4	A+	North Border Pembina Elementary School	Pembina	North Border 100	71%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	94
#5	A+	Longfellow Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	69%	63%	Exceeds Expectations	392
#6	A+	Elk Ridge Elementary School	Bismarck		67%	68%	Meets Expectations	482
#7	A+	Cavalier Elementary School	Cavalier	Cavalier 6	66%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	220
#8	A+	J Nelson Kelly Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	66%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	476
#9	A+	Carrington Elementary School	Carrington	Carrington 49	64%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	358
#10	A+	Demores Elementary School	Medora	Billings Co 1	64%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	55
#11	A+	North Border Walhalla Elementary School	Walhalla	North Border 100	64%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	129
#12	A+	Prairie Elementary School	Belfield	Billings Co 1	64%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	47
#13	A+	Prairie Rose Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	64%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	135
#14	A+	Barnes County North Elementary School	Wimbledon	Barnes County North 7	62%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	172
#15	A+	Central Valley Elementary School	Buxton	Central Valley 3	62%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	126
#16	A+	Discovery Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	62%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	557
#17	A	Linton Elementary School	Linton	Linton 36	61%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	154
#18	A	Powers Lake Elementary School	Powers Lake	Powers Lake 27	61%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	166
#19	A	Roosevelt Elementary School	Carson	Roosevelt 18	61%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	51
#20	A	Burlington Des Lacs Elementary School	Burlington	United 7	60%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	387
#21	A	Menoken Elementary School	Menoken	Menoken 33	60%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	58
#22	A	Red Trail Elementary School	Mandan	Mandan 1	60%	60%	Meets Expectations	393
#23	A	Apple Creek Elementary School	Bismarck	Apple Creek 39	59%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	68
#24	A	Berthold Elementary School	Berthold	Lewis And Clark 161	59%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	85
#25	A	Kindred Elementary School	Kindred	Kindred 2	59%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	517
#26	A	Lamoure Elementary School	Lamoure	Lamoure 8	59%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	160
#27	A	Richland Elementary School	Abercrombie	Richland 44	59%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	173
#28	A	Silver Ranch Elementary School	Bismarck		59%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	361
#29	A	Velva Elementary School	Velva	Velva 1	59%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	224
#30	A	William S Gussner Elementary School	Jamestown	Jamestown 1	59%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	250
#31	A	Midkota Elementary School	Binford	Midkota 7	58%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	92
#32	A	Oakes Elementary School	Oakes	Oakes 41	58%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	257
#33	A	Thompson Elementary School	Thompson	Thompson 61	58%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	394
#34	A-	Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	57%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	346
#35	A-	Hazen Elementary School	Hazen	Hazen 3	57%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	274
#36	A-	Kidder County Elementary School	Steele	Kidder County 1	57%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	251
#37	A-	Roosevelt Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	57%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	121
#38	A-	Valley Edinburg Elementary School Crystal	Crystal	Valley-Edinburg 118	57%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	44
#39	A-	Wilton Elementary School	Wilton	Wilton 1	57%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	165
#40	A-	Enderlin Area Elementary School	Enderlin	Enderlin Area 24	56%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	155
#41	A-	Hazelton Moffit Braddock Elementary School	Hazelton	Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 6	56%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	84
#42	A-	Kulm Elementary School	Kulm	Kulm 7	56%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	81
#43	A-	Mls Mohall Elementary School	Mohall	Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 1	56%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	173
#44	A-	Northern Cass Elementary School	Hunter	Northern Cass 97	56%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	343
#45	A-	Pingree Buchanan Elementary School	Buchanan	Pingree-Buchanan 10	56%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	98
#46	A-	Victor Solheim Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	55%	58%	Meets Expectations	560
#47	A-	Anamoose Elementary School	Anamoose	Anamoose 14	54%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	71
#48	A-	Harwood Elementary School	Harwood	West Fargo 6	54%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	123
#49	A-	Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	54%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	168
#50	A-	Mapleton Elementary School	Mapleton	Mapleton 7	54%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	215
#51	A-	Northwood Elementary School	Northwood	Northwood 129	54%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	190
#52	A-	Sundale Colony Elementary School	Milnor	Milnor 2	54%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	34
#53	A-	Sunrise Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	53%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	490
#54	B+	Bottineau Elementary School	Bottineau	Bottineau 1	53%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	349
#55	B+	Deer Creek Elementary School	Fargo	West Fargo 6	53%	52%	Meets Expectations	502
#56	B+	Bm Hanson Elementary School	Harvey	Harvey 38	52%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	225
#57	B+	Centennial Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	52%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	382
#58	B+	Central Cass Elementary School	Casselton	Central Cass 17	52%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	396
#59	B+	Elgin New Leipzig Elementary School	Elgin	Elgin-New Leipzig 49	52%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	105
#60	B+	Hankinson Elementary School	Hankinson	Hankinson 8	52%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	131
#61	B+	Jefferson Elementary School	Valley City	Valley City 2	52%	52%	Meets Expectations	304
#62	B+	North Shore Plaza Elementary School	Plaza	Lewis And Clark 161	52%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	134
#63	B+	Bob Callies Elementary School	Garrison	Garrison 51	51%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	226
#64	B+	Dakota Prairie Elementary School	Mcville	Dakota Prairie 1	51%	47%	Meets Expectations	168
#65	B+	Gackle Streeter Elementary School	Gackle	Gackle-Streeter 56	51%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	88
#66	B+	Hatton Eielson Elementary School	Hatton	Hatton Eielson 7	51%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	89
#67	B+	Leeds Elementary School	Leeds	Leeds 6	51%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	96
#68	B+	Lincoln Elementary School	Beach	Beach 3	51%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	146
#69	B+	Sargent Central Elementary School	Forman	Sargent Central 6	51%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	120
#70	B+	Scranton Elementary School	Scranton	Scranton 33	51%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	80
#71	B+	South Heart Elementary School	South Heart	South Heart 9	51%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	241
#72	B+	South Prairie Elementary School	Minot	South Prairie 70	51%	49%	Meets Expectations	382
#73	B+	Naughton Elementary School	Bismarck	Naughton 25	50%	52%	Meets Expectations	32
#74	B+	Westside Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	49%	50%	Meets Expectations	413
#75	B	Ellendale Elementary School	Ellendale	Ellendale 40	49%	46%	Meets Expectations	192
#76	B	Flasher Elementary School	Flasher	Flasher 39	49%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	151
#77	B	Highland Acres Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	49%	50%	Meets Expectations	101
#78	B	Lakota Elementary School	Lakota	Lakota 66	49%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	117
#79	B	Larimore Elementary School	Larimore	Larimore 44	49%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	197
#80	B	Louis Lamour Elementary School	Jamestown	Jamestown 1	49%	48%	Meets Expectations	107
#81	B	Peter Boe JR Elementary School	Mayville	May-Port Cg 14	49%	49%	Meets Expectations	262
#82	B	Roosevelt Elementary School	Mandan	Mandan 1	49%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	304
#83	B	Glen Ullin Elementary School	Glen Ullin	Glen Ullin 48	48%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	117
#84	B	Strasburg Elementary School	Strasburg	Strasburg 15	48%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	55
#85	B-	Washington Elementary School	Valley City	Valley City 2	50%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	215
#86	B-	Bennett Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	47%	57%	Underperforms Expectations	666
#87	B-	Edgeley Elementary School	Edgeley	Edgeley 3	47%	44%	Meets Expectations	127
#88	B-	Edison Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	47%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	461
#89	B-	Fessenden Bowdon Elementary School	Fessenden	Fessenden-Bowdon 25	47%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	130
#90	B-	John Hoeven Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	47%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	433
#91	B-	Legacy Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	47%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	483
#92	B-	Manvel Elementary School	Manvel	Manvel 125	47%	47%	Meets Expectations	188
#93	B-	Maple Valley Elementary School	Tower City	Maple Valley 4	47%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	128
#94	B-	Max Elementary School	Max	Max 50	47%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	82
#95	B-	New Rockford Sheyenne Elementary School	New Rockford	New Rockford-Sheyenne 2	47%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	205
#96	B-	Ray Elementary School	Ray	Nesson 2	47%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	306
#97	B-	Belfield Elementary School	Belfield	Belfield 13	46%	42%	Meets Expectations	146
#98	B-	Bowbells Elementary School	Bowbells	Bowbells 14	46%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	49
#99	B-	Grenora Elementary School	Grenora	Grenora 99	46%	48%	Meets Expectations	81
#100	B-	Horace Elementary School	Horace	West Fargo 6	46%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	383
#101	B-	Milnor Elementary School	Milnor	Milnor 2	46%	43%	Meets Expectations	96
#102	B-	Mt Pleasant Elementary School	Rolla	Mt Pleasant 4	46%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	142
#103	B-	Munich Elementary School	Munich	Munich 19	46%	43%	Meets Expectations	67
#104	B-	Nathan Twining Elementary School	Grand Forks Afb	Grand Forks 1	46%	43%	Meets Expectations	227
#105	B-	North Star Elementary School	Cando	North Star 10	46%	44%	Meets Expectations	223
#106	B-	Taylor Richardton Elementary School	Taylor	Richardton-Taylor 34	46%	44%	Meets Expectations	137
#107	B-	Turtle Lake Mercer Elementary School	Turtle Lake	Turtle Lake-Mercer 72	46%	45%	Meets Expectations	105
#108	B-	Viking Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	46%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	320
#109	B-	Killdeer Elementary School	Killdeer	Killdeer 16	45%	41%	Meets Expectations	396
#110	B-	Lincoln Elementary School	Lincoln	Bismarck 1	45%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	650
#111	B-	Park River Area Elementary School	Park River	Park River Area 8	45%	45%	Meets Expectations	288
#112	C+	Fordville Lankin Elementary School	Fordville	Fordville-Lankin 5	45%	41%	Meets Expectations	36
#113	C+	Wishek Elementary School	Wishek	Wishek 19	45%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	142
#114	C+	Aurora Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	44%	44%	Meets Expectations	529
#115	C+	Brooks Harbor Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	44%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	554
#116	C+	Freedom Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	44%	46%	Meets Expectations	543
#117	C+	Hillsboro Elementary School	Hillsboro	Hillsboro 9	44%	45%	Meets Expectations	261
#118	C+	Independence Elementary School	Fargo	West Fargo 6	44%	45%	Meets Expectations	537
#119	C+	Lisbon Elementary School	Lisbon	Lisbon 19	44%	43%	Meets Expectations	235
#120	C+	Midway Elementary School	Inkster	Midway 128	44%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	147
#121	C+	Ashley Elementary School	Ashley	Ashley 9	43%	41%	Meets Expectations	85
#122	C+	Ft Lincoln Elementary School	Mandan	Mandan 1	43%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	636
#123	C+	Langdon Area Elementary School	Langdon	Langdon Area 23	43%	44%	Meets Expectations	239
#124	C+	Litchville Marion Elementary School	Litchville	Litchville-Marion 46	43%	40%	Meets Expectations	84
#125	C+	Perkett Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	43%	45%	Meets Expectations	358
#126	C+	Rugby Ely Elementary School	Rugby	Rugby 5	43%	45%	Meets Expectations	310
#127	C+	Westhope Elementary School	Westhope	Westhope 17	43%	40%	Meets Expectations	95
#128	C	Richardton Taylor Elementary School	Richardton	Richardton-Taylor 34	46%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	45
#129	C	Beulah Elementary School	Beulah	Beulah 27	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	319
#130	C	Divide County Elementary School	Crosby	Divide County 1	42%	43%	Meets Expectations	222
#131	C	Lincoln Elementary School	Dickinson	Dickinson 1	42%	43%	Meets Expectations	390
#132	C	Northridge Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	42%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	425
#133	C	Prairie View Elementary School	Devils Lake	Devils Lake 1	42%	39%	Meets Expectations	250
#134	C	Roosevelt Elementary School	Dickinson	Dickinson 1	42%	43%	Meets Expectations	262
#135	C	Wyndmere Elementary School	Wyndmere	Wyndmere 42	42%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	152
#136	C	Kenmare Elementary School	Kenmare	Kenmare 28	41%	44%	Meets Expectations	204
#137	C	Liberty Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	41%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	496
#138	C	Longfellow Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	41%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	412
#139	C	Mary Stark Elementary School	Mandan	Mandan 1	41%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	243
#140	C	Montpelier Elementary School	Montpelier	Montpelier 14	41%	41%	Meets Expectations	72
#141	C	Newburg United Elementary School	Newburg	Newburg-United 54	41%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	60
#142	C	Prairie View Elementary School	New Salem	New Salem-Almont 49	41%	42%	Meets Expectations	210
#143	C-	Bel Air Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	41%	55%	Underperforms Expectations	245
#144	C-	Center Stanton Elementary School Center	Center	Center-Stanton 1	41%	40%	Meets Expectations	130
#145	C-	Jefferson Elementary School	Dickinson	Dickinson 1	41%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	378
#146	C-	Mott Regent Elementary School	Mott	Mott-Regent 1	41%	43%	Meets Expectations	125
#147	C-	Phoenix Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	41%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	260
#148	C-	Saint John Elementary School	Saint John	St John 3	41%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	324
#149	C-	South Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	41%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	381
#150	C-	Washburn Elementary School	Washburn	Washburn 4	41%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	199
#151	C-	Washington Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	41%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	331
#152	C-	Edwin Loe Elementary School	New Town	New Town 1	40%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	558
#153	C-	Garden Valley Elementary School	Williston	Williston Basin 7	40%	38%	Meets Expectations	157
#154	C-	Hettinger Elementary School	Hettinger	Hettinger 13	40%	38%	Meets Expectations	170
#155	C-	Robert Place Miller Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	40%	42%	Meets Expectations	479
#156	C-	Wing Elementary School	Wing	Wing 28	40%	41%	Meets Expectations	52
#157	C-	Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	39%	39%	Meets Expectations	436
#158	C-	Medina Elementary School	Medina	Medina 3	39%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	110
#159	C-	Sawyer Elementary School	Sawyer	Sawyer 16	39%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	56
#160	C-	Wilder Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	39%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	177
#161	C-	Fairmount Elementary School	Fairmount	Fairmount 18	38%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	55
#162	C-	Prairie Rose Elementary School	Dickinson	Dickinson 1	38%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	470
#163	C-	Wahpeton Elementary School	Wahpeton	Wahpeton 37	38%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	436
#164	C-	Winship Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	38%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	227
#165	D+	Lidgerwood Elementary School	Lidgerwood	Lidgerwood 28	38%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	99
#166	D+	Maddock Elementary School	Maddock	Maddock 9	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	85
#167	D+	Napoleon Elementary School	Napoleon	Napoleon 2	38%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	138
#168	D+	Badlands Elementary School	Watford City	Mckenzie Co 1	37%	36%	Meets Expectations	566
#169	D+	Bowman Co Elementary School	Bowman	Bowman Co 1	37%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	211
#170	D+	Eagles Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	37%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	294
#171	D+	Lincoln Elementary School	Jamestown	Jamestown 1	37%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	218
#172	D+	New England Elementary School	New England	New England 9	37%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	180
#173	D+	P S Berg Elementary School	Dickinson	Dickinson 1	37%	36%	Meets Expectations	174
#174	D+	Rolette Elementary School	Rolette	Rolette 29	37%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	78
#175	D+	Surrey Elementary School	Surrey	Surrey 41	37%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	231
#176	D+	Ben Franklin Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	36%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	328
#177	D+	Custer Elementary School	Mandan	Mandan 1	36%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	133
#178	D+	Glenburn Elementary School	Glenburn	Glenburn 26	36%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	154
#179	D+	Heart River Elementary School	Dickinson	Dickinson 1	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	252
#180	D+	Hope Page Elementary School	Page	Hope-Page 85	36%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	103
#181	D+	Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Mandan	Mandan 1	36%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	447
#182	D+	Mckinley Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	36%	33%	Meets Expectations	180
#183	D+	North Plains Elementary School	Minot Afb	Minot 1	36%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	238
#184	D+	Pioneer Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	213
#185	D+	Stanley Elementary School	Stanley	Stanley 2	36%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	428
#186	D+	Central Elementary School	Tioga	Tioga 15	35%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	308
#187	D	Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	35%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	528
#188	D	Century Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	34%	33%	Meets Expectations	420
#189	D	Dakota Elementary School	Minot Afb	Minot 1	34%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	297
#190	D	Dorothy Moses Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	34%	30%	Meets Expectations	371
#191	D	Nedrose Elementary School	Minot	Nedrose 4	34%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	303
#192	D	Rita Murphy Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	34%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	393
#193	D	Roosevelt Elementary School	Jamestown	Jamestown 1	34%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	220
#194	D	Selfridge Elementary School	Selfridge	Selfridge 8	34%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	34
#195	D	Wilkinson Elementary School	Williston	Williston Basin 7	34%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	338
#196	D	Burke Central Elementary School	Lignite	Burke Central 36	33%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	52
#197	D	Century Elementary School	Grafton		33%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	540
#198	D	Kennedy Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	33%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	452
#199	D	Ed Clapp Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	32%	29%	Meets Expectations	452
#200	D	Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Williston	Williston Basin 7	32%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	305
#201	D	Rickard Elementary School	Williston	Williston Basin 7	32%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	351
#202	D	Will Moore Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	32%	32%	Meets Expectations	207
#203	D	Minto Elementary School	Minto	Minto 20	31%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	225
#204	D-	Drayton Elementary School	Drayton	Drayton 19	31%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	130
#205	D-	Eastwood Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	31%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	398
#206	D-	Fox Hills Elementary School	Watford City	Mckenzie Co 1	31%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	489
#207	D-	Griggs County Central Elementary School	Cooperstown	Griggs County Central 18	31%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	197
#208	D-	Grimsrud Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	31%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	156
#209	D-	Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	31%	33%	Meets Expectations	368
#210	D-	Lincoln Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	31%	29%	Meets Expectations	325
#211	D-	Washington Elementary School	Jamestown	Jamestown 1	31%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	114
#212	D-	Alexander Elementary School	Alexander	Alexander 2	30%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	196
#213	D-	Oberon Elementary School	Oberon	Oberon 16	30%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	45
#214	D-	Tgu Towner Elementary School	Towner	Tgu 60	30%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	161
#215	D-	Centennial Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	29%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	562
#216	D-	L E Berger Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	29%	29%	Meets Expectations	370
#217	D-	Osgood Elem School	Fargo	West Fargo 6	29%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	564
#218	D-	Tgu Granville Elementary School	Granville	Tgu 60	29%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	86
#219	D-	Willow Park Elementary School	Fargo	West Fargo 6	29%	26%	Meets Expectations	493
#220	D-	Eight Mile Elementary School	Trenton	Eight Mile 6	28%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	232
#221	D-	Washington Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	28%	28%	Meets Expectations	299
#222	D-	Minnewaukan Elementary School	Minnewaukan	Minnewaukan 5	27%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	219
#223	D-	Missouri Ridge Middle School	Williston	Williston Basin 7	25%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	381
#224	F	Jeannette Myhre Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	26%	24%	Meets Expectations	254
#225	F	Lake Agassiz Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	26%	24%	Meets Expectations	426
#226	F	Parshall Elementary School	Parshall	Parshall 3	26%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	141
#227	F	North Sargent Elementary School	Gwinner	North Sargent 3	24%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	130
#228	F	Maple River Colony School	Fullerton	Ellendale 40	23%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	50
#229	F	Roosevelt Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	23%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	120
#230	F	Underwood Elementary School	Underwood	Underwood 8	23%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	121
#231	F	Mcvay Elementary School	Williston	Williston Basin 7	22%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	423
#232	F	Sunnyside Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	22%	24%	Meets Expectations	282
#233	F	Turtle Mountain Community Elementary School	Belcourt	Belcourt 7	22%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	659
#234	F	Emerado Elementary School	Emerado	Emerado 127	21%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	110
#235	F	Warwick Elementary School	Warwick	Warwick 29	20%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	92
#236	F	Hagan Elementary School	Williston	Williston Basin 7	16%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	543
#237	F	Madison Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	16%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	116
#238	F	White Shield Elementary School	White Shield	White Shield 85	16%	18%	Meets Expectations	137
#239	F	Dunseith Elementary School	Dunseith	Dunseith 1	14%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	244
#240	F	Jefferson Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	13%	15%	Meets Expectations	295
#241	F	Mandaree Elementary School	Mandaree	Mandaree 36	13%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	134
#242	F	Cannon Ball Elementary School	Cannon Ball	Solen 3	9%	9%	Meets Expectations	132

How North Dakota's elementary schools compare

A: 53B: 58C: 53D: 59F: 19

46% of the 242 ranked elementary schools in North Dakota earn an A or B (53 A grades, 58 B, 53 C, 59 D, 19 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 170 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (70% here, 70% nationally), and 97 exceed it. On average 44% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 41% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Spring Creek Colony Elementary 04 (79% against 43%, A+), Hebron Elementary School (72% against 40%, A+), Finley Sharon Elementary School (72% against 42%, A+), North Border Pembina Elementary School (71% against 41%, A+), North Border Walhalla Elementary School (64% against 38%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 61): Bismarck 1 (5), Grand Forks 1 (3), North Border 100 (2), Fargo 1 (2).

Cities with the most ranked elementary schools: Bismarck (19, 10 at A or B), Fargo (18, 4 at A or B), Minot (11, 3 at A or B), Grand Forks (10, 4 at A or B), West Fargo (8, 2 at A or B).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Bennett Elementary School (666 students, B-, #86), Turtle Mountain Community Elementary School (659 students, F, #233), Lincoln Elementary School (650 students, B-, #110).

Elementary schools in North Dakota that are not ranked

42 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Fully online schools (3)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

D- Fargo K 8 Virtual Academy, Fargo
D Mandan K 8 Elementary Virtual Academy, Mandan
C- Roughrider Elementary Virtual Academy, Dickinson

Very small schools (11)

Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.

F Explorer Academy, Fargo
A Golva Elementary School, Golva
A+ Kensal Elementary School, Kensal
C+ Lamoure Colony School, Lamoure
C+ Little Heart Elementary School, Saint Anthony
A+ Rhame Elementary School, Rhame
C+ Starkweather Elementary School, Starkweather
A+ Sterling Elementary School, Sterling
A+ Sweet Briar School, Mandan
D Willow Bank Colony School, Edgeley
C- Zeeland Elementary School, Zeeland

Closed schools (3)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

Not yet graded (25)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Bakken Elementary School, Williston
Bakker Elementary School, Hague
Dunseith Day School, Dunseith
Edmore Elementary School, Edmore
Fort Ransom Elementary School, Fort Ransom
Grant Colony School, Enderlin
Horse Creek School, Cartwright
Manning Elementary School, Bismarck
Marmarth Elementary School, Marmarth
Mcclusky Elementary School, Mcclusky
Minnie H Kindergarten Center, Devils Lake
Ojibwa Indian School, Belcourt
Round Prairie Elementary School, Williston
School For The Deaf Pk 8, Devils Lake
Spruce Lane Colony School, Blanchard
Sweetwater Elementary School, Devils Lake
Tate Topa Tribal School, Fort Totten
Theodore Jamerson Elementary School, Bismarck
Turtle Mountain Elementary School, Belcourt
Twin Buttes Day School, Hallilday
Twin Buttes Elementary School, Halliday
Valley Edinburg Elementary School Hoople, Hoople
West Fargo Elementary Virtual Academy, West Fargo
Wheatland Colony School, Tower City
Zimmerman Elementary School, Wahpeton

About this ranking

Scope: every public elementary school in North Dakota.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in North Dakota

What is the best elementary school in North Dakota?

Spring Creek Colony Elementary 04 in Forbes ranks first among the 242 ranked elementary schools in North Dakota with a SchoolGrade of A+, 79% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 43%.

How are elementary schools in North Dakota ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does North Dakota have?

SchoolGrade grades 284 public elementary schools in North Dakota; 242 are ranked here and 42 are listed as not ranked.