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Fargo 1 Schools
Fargo 1 is a public school district in North Dakota, based in Cass County (Fargo). SchoolGrade grades 25 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Fargo 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 Fargo 1
23 of 25 schools in Fargo 1 carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 5C: 3D: 10F: 3
Best schools in Fargo 1
Statewide rankings: all 121 high schools in North Dakota · all 34 middle schools in North Dakota · all 242 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+ Longfellow Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ North High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Fargo Davies High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B Discovery Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Bennett Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B- South High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Ben Franklin Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Washington Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C- Lewis And Clark Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Fargo 1
High schools (4)
- Dakota High School, Fargo
- B+ Fargo Davies High School, Fargo
- B+ North High School, Fargo
- B- South High School, Fargo
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- C+ Ben Franklin Middle School, Fargo
- D Carl Ben Eielson Middle School, Fargo
- B Discovery Middle School, Fargo
Elementary and primary schools (15)
- B- Bennett Elementary School, Fargo
- D- Centennial Elementary School, Fargo
- A- Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School, Fargo
- D+ Eagles Elementary School, Fargo
- Early Childhood Special Education School, Fargo
- D Ed Clapp Elementary School, Fargo
- D- Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School, Fargo
- F Jefferson Elementary School, Fargo
- D Kennedy Elementary School, Fargo
- C- Lewis And Clark Elementary School, Fargo
- D- Lincoln Elementary School, Fargo
- A+ Longfellow Elementary School, Fargo
- F Madison Elementary School, Fargo
- D+ Mckinley Elementary School, Fargo
- C- Washington Elementary School, Fargo
Other schools and academies (3)
- F Explorer Academy, Fargo
- D Fargo 9 12 Virtual Academy, Fargo
- D- Fargo K 8 Virtual Academy, Fargo
Where Fargo 1 schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Fargo (25)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Dakota
- County: Cass County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 11,484 students with 956 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,947 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3806780
- 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
- West Fargo 6 (24 schools, 5 mi)
- Central Cass 17 (3 schools, 22 mi)
- Northern Cass 97 (3 schools, 25 mi)
- Hillsboro 9 (3 schools, 38 mi)
- Enderlin Area 24 (3 schools, 39 mi)
- Wahpeton 37 (4 schools, 42 mi)
- Maple Valley 4 (3 schools, 42 mi)
- May-Port Cg 14 (3 schools, 49 mi)
Questions about Fargo 1
How many schools are in Fargo 1?
SchoolGrade grades 25 public schools in Fargo 1, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Fargo 1 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Fargo.
How good are the schools in Fargo 1?
Across the 23 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 37.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 39.7%. 57% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Fargo 1?
11,484 students were enrolled in Fargo 1 in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Fargo 1?
Fargo 1 is in North Dakota, based in Cass County, with its district office in Fargo. Its boundary covers about 60.7 sq mi.