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Bismarck 1 Schools
Bismarck 1 is a public school district in North Dakota, based in Burleigh County (Bismarck). SchoolGrade grades 24 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Bismarck 1 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Bismarck 1
23 of 24 schools in Bismarck 1 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 10C: 10D: 2
Best schools in Bismarck 1
Statewide rankings: all 145 high schools in North Dakota · all 33 middle schools in North Dakota · all 233 elementary schools in North Dakota
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.
- A- Victor Solheim Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Century High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ Liberty Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Roosevelt Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Sunrise Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Centennial Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B+ Horizon Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Northridge Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Highland Acres Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B Prairie Rose Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Bismarck 1
High schools (4)
- C+ Bismarck High School, Bismarck
- B+ Century High School, Bismarck
- C Legacy High School, Bismarck
- D+ South Central Alternative High School, Bismarck
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- B+ Horizon Middle School, Bismarck
- C+ Simle Middle School, Bismarck
- C+ Wachter Middle School, Bismarck
Elementary and primary schools (16)
- B+ Centennial Elementary School, Bismarck
- C Dorothy Moses Elementary School, Bismarck
- C+ Grimsrud Elementary School, Bismarck
- B Highland Acres Elementary School, Bismarck
- D Jeannette Myhre Elementary School, Bismarck
- B+ Liberty Elementary School, Bismarck
- B- Lincoln Elementary School, Lincoln
- B Northridge Elementary School, Bismarck
- C- Pioneer Elementary School, Bismarck
- B Prairie Rose Elementary School, Bismarck
- C+ Rita Murphy Elementary School, Bismarck
- C Robert Place Miller Elementary School, Bismarck
- B+ Roosevelt Elementary School, Bismarck
- B+ Sunrise Elementary School, Bismarck
- A- Victor Solheim Elementary School, Bismarck
- C- Will Moore Elementary School, Bismarck
Other schools and academies (1)
- Becep Center, Bismarck
Where Bismarck 1 schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Dakota
- County: Burleigh County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 14,118 students with 931 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,945 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3800014
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Mandan 1 (11 schools, 12 mi)
- Hazen 3 (3 schools, 51 mi)
- Beulah 27 (3 schools, 62 mi)
- Richardton-Taylor 34 (3 schools, 75 mi)
- Dickinson 1 (12 schools, 91 mi)
- Jamestown 1 (7 schools, 92 mi)
- Lewis And Clark 161 (4 schools, 101 mi)
- Edgeley 3 (3 schools, 102 mi)
Questions about Bismarck 1
How many schools are in Bismarck 1?
SchoolGrade grades 24 public schools in Bismarck 1, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Bismarck 1 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bismarck, Lincoln.
How good are the schools in Bismarck 1?
Across the 23 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 41.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 45.4%. 43% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Bismarck 1?
14,118 students were enrolled in Bismarck 1 in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Bismarck 1?
Bismarck 1 is in North Dakota, based in Burleigh County, with its district office in Bismarck. Its boundary covers about 215 sq mi.