Best Elementary Schools in North Dakota (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

233

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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+	Naughton Elementary School	Bismarck	Naughton 25	75%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	32
#2	A	Central Valley Elementary School	Buxton	Central Valley 3	67%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	126
#3	A	Kindred Elementary School	Kindred	Kindred 2	62%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	517
#4	A-	Barnes County North Elementary School	Wimbledon	Barnes County North 7	62%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	172
#5	A-	Edgeley Elementary School	Edgeley	Edgeley 3	62%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	127
#6	A-	Longfellow Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	62%	61%	Meets Expectations	392
#7	A-	Louis Lamour Elementary School	Jamestown	Jamestown 1	62%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	107
#8	A-	Manvel Elementary School	Manvel	Manvel 125	62%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	188
#9	A-	North Border Walhalla Elementary School	Walhalla	North Border 100	62%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	129
#10	A-	Pingree Buchanan Elementary School	Buchanan	Pingree-Buchanan 10	62%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	98
#11	A-	Scranton Elementary School	Scranton	Scranton 33	62%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	80
#12	A-	Bennett Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	61%	62%	Meets Expectations	666
#13	A-	Demores Elementary School	Medora	Billings Co 1	60%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	55
#14	A-	Lamoure Elementary School	Lamoure	Lamoure 8	60%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	160
#15	A-	Maple Valley Elementary School	Tower City	Maple Valley 4	60%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	128
#16	A-	Victor Solheim Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	60%	61%	Meets Expectations	560
#17	A-	William S Gussner Elementary School	Jamestown	Jamestown 1	60%	58%	Meets Expectations	250
#18	A-	Wilton Elementary School	Wilton	Wilton 1	60%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	165
#19	A-	Ellendale Elementary School	Ellendale	Ellendale 40	58%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	192
#20	A-	Finley Sharon Elementary School	Finley	Finley-Sharon 19	58%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	45
#21	A-	Hebron Elementary School	Hebron	Hebron 13	58%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	84
#22	A-	Legacy Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	58%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	483
#23	A-	Nathan Twining Elementary School	Grand Forks Afb	Grand Forks 1	58%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	227
#24	A-	Westside Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	58%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	413
#25	A-	Larimore Elementary School	Larimore	Larimore 44	57%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	197
#26	A-	Linton Elementary School	Linton	Linton 36	57%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	154
#27	A-	Valley Edinburg Elementary School Crystal	Crystal	Valley-Edinburg 118	57%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	44
#28	B+	Horace Elementary School	Horace	West Fargo 6	55%	53%	Meets Expectations	383
#29	B+	Lakota Elementary School	Lakota	Lakota 66	55%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	117
#30	B+	Munich Elementary School	Munich	Munich 19	55%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	67
#31	B+	Peter Boe JR Elementary School	Mayville	May-Port Cg 14	55%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	262
#32	B+	Red Trail Elementary School	Mandan	Mandan 1	55%	55%	Meets Expectations	393
#33	B+	Turtle Lake Mercer Elementary School	Turtle Lake	Turtle Lake-Mercer 72	55%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	105
#34	B+	J Nelson Kelly Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	54%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	476
#35	B+	Liberty Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	54%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	496
#36	B+	Bel Air Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	53%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	245
#37	B+	Dakota Prairie Elementary School	Mcville	Dakota Prairie 1	53%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	168
#38	B+	Jefferson Elementary School	Valley City	Valley City 2	53%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	304
#39	B+	Roosevelt Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	53%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	121
#40	B+	Sunrise Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	53%	55%	Meets Expectations	490
#41	B+	Central Cass Elementary School	Casselton	Central Cass 17	52%	51%	Meets Expectations	396
#42	B+	Deer Creek Elementary School	Fargo	West Fargo 6	52%	54%	Meets Expectations	502
#43	B+	Harwood Elementary School	Harwood	West Fargo 6	52%	55%	Meets Expectations	123
#44	B+	Hazen Elementary School	Hazen	Hazen 3	52%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	274
#45	B+	Menoken Elementary School	Menoken	Menoken 33	52%	53%	Meets Expectations	58
#46	B+	Prairie Elementary School	Belfield	Billings Co 1	52%	50%	Meets Expectations	47
#47	B+	Roosevelt Elementary School	Carson	Roosevelt 18	52%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	51
#48	B+	Centennial Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	51%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	382
#49	B	Burlington Des Lacs Elementary School	Burlington	United 7	50%	49%	Meets Expectations	387
#50	B	Napoleon Elementary School	Napoleon	Napoleon 2	50%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	138
#51	B	North Plains Elementary School	Minot Afb	Minot 1	50%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	238
#52	B	Northridge Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	50%	48%	Meets Expectations	425
#53	B	South Prairie Elementary School	Minot	South Prairie 70	50%	51%	Meets Expectations	382
#54	B	Sundale Colony Elementary School	Milnor	Milnor 2	50%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	34
#55	B	Sweetwater Elementary School	Devils Lake	Devils Lake 1	50%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	265
#56	B	Valley Edinburg Elementary School Hoople	Hoople	Valley-Edinburg 118	50%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	81
#57	B	Wyndmere Elementary School	Wyndmere	Wyndmere 42	50%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	152
#58	B	Aurora Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	49%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	529
#59	B	Mls Mohall Elementary School	Mohall	Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 1	49%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	173
#60	B	Discovery Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	48%	65%	Underperforms Expectations	557
#61	B	Highland Acres Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	48%	57%	Underperforms Expectations	101
#62	B	Independence Elementary School	Fargo	West Fargo 6	48%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	537
#63	B	John Hoeven Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	48%	49%	Meets Expectations	433
#64	B	Kenmare Elementary School	Kenmare	Kenmare 28	48%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	204
#65	B	Langdon Area Elementary School	Langdon	Langdon Area 23	48%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	239
#66	B	Lincoln Elementary School	Beach	Beach 3	48%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	146
#67	B	Medina Elementary School	Medina	Medina 3	48%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	110
#68	B	Rugby Ely Elementary School	Rugby	Rugby 5	48%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	310
#69	B	Washington Elementary School	Jamestown	Jamestown 1	48%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	114
#70	B	Wing Elementary School	Wing	Wing 28	48%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	52
#71	B	Alexander Elementary School	Alexander	Alexander 2	47%	46%	Meets Expectations	196
#72	B	Belfield Elementary School	Belfield	Belfield 13	47%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	146
#73	B	Brooks Harbor Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	47%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	554
#74	B	North Border Pembina Elementary School	Pembina	North Border 100	47%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	94
#75	B	Northwood Elementary School	Northwood	Northwood 129	47%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	190
#76	B	Prairie Rose Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	47%	49%	Meets Expectations	135
#77	B	Taylor Richardton Elementary School	Taylor	Richardton-Taylor 34	47%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	137
#78	B	Thompson Elementary School	Thompson	Thompson 61	47%	50%	Meets Expectations	394
#79	B	Washburn Elementary School	Washburn	Washburn 4	47%	46%	Meets Expectations	199
#80	B	Apple Creek Elementary School	Bismarck	Apple Creek 39	45%	47%	Meets Expectations	68
#81	B	Century Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	45%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	420
#82	B	Kidder County Elementary School	Steele	Kidder County 1	45%	43%	Meets Expectations	251
#83	B	Lincoln Elementary School	Dickinson	Dickinson 1	45%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	390
#84	B	Maddock Elementary School	Maddock	Maddock 9	45%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	85
#85	B	New Rockford Sheyenne Elementary School	New Rockford	New Rockford-Sheyenne 2	45%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	205
#86	B	Newburg United Elementary School	Newburg	Newburg-United 54	45%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	60
#87	B	North Star Elementary School	Cando	North Star 10	45%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	223
#88	B	Northern Cass Elementary School	Hunter	Northern Cass 97	45%	48%	Meets Expectations	343
#89	B	Oakes Elementary School	Oakes	Oakes 41	45%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	257
#90	B	Richland Elementary School	Abercrombie	Richland 44	45%	45%	Meets Expectations	173
#91	B	Roosevelt Elementary School	Jamestown	Jamestown 1	45%	45%	Meets Expectations	220
#92	B	Strasburg Elementary School	Strasburg	Strasburg 15	45%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	55
#93	B-	Edison Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	44%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	461
#94	B-	Ben Franklin Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	43%	43%	Meets Expectations	328
#95	B-	Bob Callies Elementary School	Garrison	Garrison 51	43%	43%	Meets Expectations	226
#96	B-	Carrington Elementary School	Carrington	Carrington 49	43%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	358
#97	B-	Center Stanton Elementary School Center	Center	Center-Stanton 1	43%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	130
#98	B-	Dakota Elementary School	Minot Afb	Minot 1	43%	45%	Meets Expectations	297
#99	B-	Enderlin Area Elementary School	Enderlin	Enderlin Area 24	43%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	155
#100	B-	Jefferson Elementary School	Dickinson	Dickinson 1	43%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	378
#101	B-	Kennedy Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	43%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	452
#102	B-	Velva Elementary School	Velva	Velva 1	43%	44%	Meets Expectations	224
#103	B-	Bm Hanson Elementary School	Harvey	Harvey 38	42%	43%	Meets Expectations	225
#104	B-	Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	42%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	346
#105	B-	Fox Hills Elementary School	Watford City	Mckenzie Co 1	42%	44%	Meets Expectations	489
#106	B-	Hankinson Elementary School	Hankinson	Hankinson 8	42%	44%	Meets Expectations	131
#107	B-	Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	42%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	168
#108	B-	Lincoln Elementary School	Lincoln	Bismarck 1	42%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	650
#109	B-	Midway Elementary School	Inkster	Midway 128	42%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	147
#110	B-	Montpelier Elementary School	Montpelier	Montpelier 14	42%	40%	Meets Expectations	72
#111	B-	Washington Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	42%	45%	Meets Expectations	331
#112	B-	Freedom Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	41%	44%	Meets Expectations	543
#113	B-	Berthold Elementary School	Berthold	Lewis And Clark 161	40%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	85
#114	B-	Bottineau Elementary School	Bottineau	Bottineau 1	40%	43%	Meets Expectations	349
#115	B-	Cavalier Elementary School	Cavalier	Cavalier 6	40%	41%	Meets Expectations	220
#116	B-	Hillsboro Elementary School	Hillsboro	Hillsboro 9	40%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	261
#117	B-	Kulm Elementary School	Kulm	Kulm 7	40%	40%	Meets Expectations	81
#118	B-	Lincoln Elementary School	Jamestown	Jamestown 1	40%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	218
#119	B-	Perkett Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	40%	42%	Meets Expectations	358
#120	B-	Rolette Elementary School	Rolette	Rolette 29	40%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	78
#121	B-	Roosevelt Elementary School	Dickinson	Dickinson 1	40%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	262
#122	B-	South Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	40%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	381
#123	B-	Viking Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	40%	41%	Meets Expectations	320
#124	B-	Washington Elementary School	Valley City	Valley City 2	39%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	215
#125	C+	Sawyer Elementary School	Sawyer	Sawyer 16	39%	41%	Meets Expectations	56
#126	C+	Badlands Elementary School	Watford City	Mckenzie Co 1	38%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	566
#127	C+	Centennial Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	38%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	562
#128	C+	Divide County Elementary School	Crosby	Divide County 1	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	222
#129	C+	Grimsrud Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	38%	41%	Meets Expectations	156
#130	C+	Leeds Elementary School	Leeds	Leeds 6	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	96
#131	C+	Lisbon Elementary School	Lisbon	Lisbon 19	38%	41%	Meets Expectations	235
#132	C+	Mott Regent Elementary School	Mott	Mott-Regent 1	38%	40%	Meets Expectations	125
#133	C+	Phoenix Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	38%	37%	Meets Expectations	260
#134	C+	Ray Elementary School	Ray	Nesson 2	38%	39%	Meets Expectations	306
#135	C+	Underwood Elementary School	Underwood	Underwood 8	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	121
#136	C+	Griggs County Central Elementary School	Cooperstown	Griggs County Central 18	37%	38%	Meets Expectations	197
#137	C+	Hettinger Elementary School	Hettinger	Hettinger 13	37%	37%	Meets Expectations	170
#138	C+	Hope Page Elementary School	Page	Hope-Page 85	37%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	103
#139	C+	Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	37%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	368
#140	C+	Killdeer Elementary School	Killdeer	Killdeer 16	37%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	396
#141	C+	Mapleton Elementary School	Mapleton	Mapleton 7	37%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	215
#142	C+	North Shore Plaza Elementary School	Plaza	Lewis And Clark 161	37%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	134
#143	C+	Osgood Elem School	Fargo	West Fargo 6	37%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	564
#144	C+	Powers Lake Elementary School	Powers Lake	Powers Lake 27	37%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	166
#145	C+	Rita Murphy Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	36%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	393
#146	C	Anamoose Elementary School	Anamoose	Anamoose 14	35%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	71
#147	C	Ashley Elementary School	Ashley	Ashley 9	35%	33%	Meets Expectations	85
#148	C	Grenora Elementary School	Grenora	Grenora 99	35%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	81
#149	C	Hatton Eielson Elementary School	Hatton	Hatton Eielson 7	35%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	89
#150	C	Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	35%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	528
#151	C	Max Elementary School	Max	Max 50	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	82
#152	C	Minto Elementary School	Minto	Minto 20	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	225
#153	C	Richardton Taylor Elementary School	Richardton	Richardton-Taylor 34	35%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	45
#154	C	Robert Place Miller Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	35%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	479
#155	C	Wishek Elementary School	Wishek	Wishek 19	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	142
#156	C	Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Mandan	Mandan 1	34%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	447
#157	C	Stanley Elementary School	Stanley	Stanley 2	34%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	428
#158	C	Wahpeton Elementary School	Wahpeton	Wahpeton 37	34%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	436
#159	C	Fessenden Bowdon Elementary School	Fessenden	Fessenden-Bowdon 25	33%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	130
#160	C	Ft Lincoln Elementary School	Mandan	Mandan 1	33%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	636
#161	C	Prairie Rose Elementary School	Dickinson	Dickinson 1	33%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	470
#162	C	Dorothy Moses Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	32%	34%	Meets Expectations	371
#163	C	Flasher Elementary School	Flasher	Flasher 39	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	151
#164	C	Lidgerwood Elementary School	Lidgerwood	Lidgerwood 28	32%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	99
#165	C	Litchville Marion Elementary School	Litchville	Litchville-Marion 46	32%	35%	Meets Expectations	84
#166	C	Longfellow Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	412
#167	C	Midkota Elementary School	Binford	Midkota 7	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	92
#168	C	North Sargent Elementary School	Gwinner	North Sargent 3	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	130
#169	C	South Heart Elementary School	South Heart	South Heart 9	32%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	241
#170	C	Surrey Elementary School	Surrey	Surrey 41	32%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	231
#171	C	Westhope Elementary School	Westhope	Westhope 17	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	95
#172	C-	L E Berger Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	370
#173	C-	Nedrose Elementary School	Minot	Nedrose 4	30%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	303
#174	C-	Sunnyside Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	282
#175	C-	Tgu Towner Elementary School	Towner	Tgu 60	30%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	161
#176	C-	Burke Central Elementary School	Lignite	Burke Central 36	29%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	52
#177	C-	Drayton Elementary School	Drayton	Drayton 19	29%	30%	Meets Expectations	130
#178	C-	Mckinley Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	29%	32%	Meets Expectations	180
#179	C-	Beulah Elementary School	Beulah	Beulah 27	28%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	319
#180	C-	Eagles Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	28%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	294
#181	C-	Lake Agassiz Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	28%	31%	Meets Expectations	426
#182	C-	Milnor Elementary School	Milnor	Milnor 2	28%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	96
#183	C-	Park River Area Elementary School	Park River	Park River Area 8	28%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	288
#184	C-	Wilder Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	177
#185	C-	Will Moore Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	207
#186	C-	Bowman Co Elementary School	Bowman	Bowman Co 1	27%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	211
#187	C-	Glen Ullin Elementary School	Glen Ullin	Glen Ullin 48	27%	29%	Meets Expectations	117
#188	C-	Lincoln Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	27%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	325
#189	C-	P S Berg Elementary School	Dickinson	Dickinson 1	27%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	174
#190	C-	Pioneer Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	27%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	213
#191	C-	Prairie View Elementary School	New Salem	New Salem-Almont 49	27%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	210
#192	C-	Glenburn Elementary School	Glenburn	Glenburn 26	25%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	154
#193	C-	Roosevelt Elementary School	Mandan	Mandan 1	25%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	304
#194	D+	Central Elementary School	Tioga	Tioga 15	25%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	308
#195	D+	Custer Elementary School	Mandan	Mandan 1	25%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	133
#196	D+	Eastwood Elementary School	West Fargo	West Fargo 6	25%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	398
#197	D+	Eight Mile Elementary School	Trenton	Eight Mile 6	25%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	232
#198	D+	Emerado Elementary School	Emerado	Emerado 127	25%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	110
#199	D+	Fairmount Elementary School	Fairmount	Fairmount 18	25%	28%	Meets Expectations	55
#200	D+	Fordville Lankin Elementary School	Fordville	Fordville-Lankin 5	25%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	36
#201	D+	Gackle Streeter Elementary School	Gackle	Gackle-Streeter 56	25%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	88
#202	D+	Hazelton Moffit Braddock Elementary School	Hazelton	Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 6	25%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	84
#203	D+	Heart River Elementary School	Dickinson	Dickinson 1	25%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	252
#204	D+	Mt Pleasant Elementary School	Rolla	Mt Pleasant 4	24%	25%	Meets Expectations	142
#205	D+	Tgu Granville Elementary School	Granville	Tgu 60	24%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	86
#206	D+	Prairie View Elementary School	Devils Lake	Devils Lake 1	23%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	250
#207	D+	Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	22%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	436
#208	D+	New England Elementary School	New England	New England 9	22%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	180
#209	D+	Saint John Elementary School	Saint John	St John 3	22%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	324
#210	D+	Sargent Central Elementary School	Forman	Sargent Central 6	22%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	120
#211	D+	Washington Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	22%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	299
#212	D	Ed Clapp Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	20%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	452
#213	D	Elgin New Leipzig Elementary School	Elgin	Elgin-New Leipzig 49	20%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	105
#214	D	Jeannette Myhre Elementary School	Bismarck	Bismarck 1	20%	22%	Meets Expectations	254
#215	D	Roosevelt Elementary School	Minot	Minot 1	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	120
#216	D	Winship Elementary School	Grand Forks	Grand Forks 1	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	227
#217	D	Maple River Colony School	Fullerton	Ellendale 40	17%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	50
#218	D	Mary Stark Elementary School	Mandan	Mandan 1	17%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	243
#219	D-	Bowbells Elementary School	Bowbells	Bowbells 14	16%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	49
#220	D-	Selfridge Elementary School	Selfridge	Selfridge 8	15%	18%	Meets Expectations	34
#221	D-	Willow Park Elementary School	Fargo	West Fargo 6	15%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	493
#222	D-	Parshall Elementary School	Parshall	Parshall 3	13%	14%	Meets Expectations	141
#223	D-	Jefferson Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	12%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	295
#224	D-	Cannon Ball Elementary School	Cannon Ball	Solen 3	11%	12%	Meets Expectations	132
#225	D-	Minnewaukan Elementary School	Minnewaukan	Minnewaukan 5	11%	14%	Meets Expectations	219
#226	F	Oberon Elementary School	Oberon	Oberon 16	10%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	45
#227	F	Warwick Elementary School	Warwick	Warwick 29	10%	12%	Meets Expectations	92
#228	F	Edwin Loe Elementary School	New Town	New Town 1	9%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	558
#229	F	Madison Elementary School	Fargo	Fargo 1	9%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	116
#230	F	Turtle Mountain Community Elementary School	Belcourt	Belcourt 7	9%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	659
#231	F	Dunseith Elementary School	Dunseith	Dunseith 1	8%	11%	Meets Expectations	244
#232	F	White Shield Elementary School	White Shield	White Shield 85	8%	17%	Underperforms Expectations	137
#233	F	Mandaree Elementary School	Mandaree	Mandaree 36	5%	17%	Underperforms Expectations	134

How North Dakota's elementary schools compare

A: 27B: 97C: 69D: 32F: 8

53% of the 233 ranked elementary schools in North Dakota earn an A or B (27 A grades, 97 B, 69 C, 32 D, 8 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 138 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (59% here, 71% nationally), and 64 exceed it. On average 39% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 41% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: North Border Walhalla Elementary School (62% against 32%, A-), Naughton Elementary School (75% against 50%, A+), Edgeley Elementary School (62% against 39%, A-), Valley Edinburg Elementary School Crystal (57% against 38%, A-), Manvel Elementary School (62% against 45%, A-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 59): Bismarck 1 (6), West Fargo 6 (6), Fargo 1 (2), Jamestown 1 (2).

Cities with the most ranked elementary schools: Fargo (18, 7 at A or B), Bismarck (17, 10 at A or B), Minot (11, 5 at A or B), Grand Forks (10, 6 at A or B), West Fargo (8, 6 at A or B).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Bennett Elementary School (666 students, A-, #12), Turtle Mountain Community Elementary School (659 students, F, #230), Lincoln Elementary School (650 students, B-, #108).

Elementary schools in North Dakota that are not ranked

41 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.

Very small schools (15)

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

A+ Fort Ransom Elementary School, Fort Ransom
C Golva Elementary School, Golva
A+ Horse Creek School, Cartwright
A+ Kensal Elementary School, Kensal
B- Lamoure Colony School, Lamoure
D+ Little Heart Elementary School, Saint Anthony
B Manning Elementary School, Bismarck
A+ Marmarth Elementary School, Marmarth
A Rhame Elementary School, Rhame
D+ School For The Deaf Pk 8, Devils Lake
B- Starkweather Elementary School, Starkweather
A+ Sweet Briar School, Mandan
D+ Wheatland Colony School, Tower City
F Willow Bank Colony School, Edgeley
D+ Zeeland Elementary School, Zeeland

Closed schools (5)

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

Not yet graded (21)

Too little test data to grade.

Bakken Elementary School, Williston
Bakker Elementary School, Hague
Explorer Academy, Fargo
Fargo K 8 Virtual Academy, Fargo
Garden Valley Elementary School, Williston
Grant Colony School, Enderlin
Hagan Elementary School, Williston
Lewis And Clark Elementary School, Williston
Mandan K 8 Elementary Virtual Academy, Mandan
Mcvay Elementary School, Williston
Minnie H Kindergarten Center, Devils Lake
Missouri Ridge Middle School, Williston
Rickard Elementary School, Williston
Roughrider Elementary Virtual Academy, Dickinson
Round Prairie Elementary School, Williston
Spring Creek Colony Elementary 04, Forbes
Spruce Lane Colony School, Blanchard
Sterling Elementary School, Sterling
West Fargo Elementary Virtual Academy, West Fargo
Wilkinson Elementary School, Williston
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?

Naughton Elementary School in Bismarck ranks first among the 233 ranked elementary schools in North Dakota with a SchoolGrade of A+, 75% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 50%.

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 274 public elementary schools in North Dakota; 233 are ranked here and 41 are listed as not ranked.