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Grand Forks 1 Schools
Grand Forks 1 is a public school district in North Dakota, based in Grand Forks County (Grand Forks). SchoolGrade grades 18 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks 1
17 of 18 schools in Grand Forks 1 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 5B: 4C: 4D: 3F: 1
Best schools in Grand Forks 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+ J Nelson Kelly Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Nathan Twining Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Discovery Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Schroeder Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A- Lewis And Clark Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B South Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Nathan Twining Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Viking Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Red River High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
- C+ Central High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Grand Forks 1
High schools (3)
- C+ Central High School, Grand Forks
- Community Alternative High School, Grand Forks
- B- Red River High School, Grand Forks
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- A+ Nathan Twining Middle School, Grand Forks Afb
- A Schroeder Middle School, Grand Forks
- B South Middle School, Grand Forks
- D- Valley Middle School, Grand Forks
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- D+ Ben Franklin Elementary School, Grand Forks
- D Century Elementary School, Grand Forks
- A+ Discovery Elementary School, Grand Forks
- A+ J Nelson Kelly Elementary School, Grand Forks
- F Lake Agassiz Elementary School, Grand Forks
- A- Lewis And Clark Elementary School, Grand Forks
- B- Nathan Twining Elementary School, Grand Forks Afb
- C- Phoenix Elementary School, Grand Forks
- B- Viking Elementary School, Grand Forks
- C- Wilder Elementary School, Grand Forks
- C- Winship Elementary School, Grand Forks
Where Grand Forks 1 schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Grand Forks (16)
- Grand Forks Afb (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Dakota
- County: Grand Forks County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,572 students with 674 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,346 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3808130
- 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
- May-Port Cg 14 (3 schools, 35 mi)
- Hillsboro 9 (3 schools, 36 mi)
- Northern Cass 97 (3 schools, 52 mi)
- Valley-Edinburg 118 (3 schools, 55 mi)
- Central Cass 17 (3 schools, 70 mi)
- West Fargo 6 (24 schools, 71 mi)
- Maple Valley 4 (3 schools, 74 mi)
- Fargo 1 (25 schools, 74 mi)
Questions about Grand Forks 1
How many schools are in Grand Forks 1?
SchoolGrade grades 18 public schools in Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks 1 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Grand Forks, Grand Forks Afb.
How good are the schools in Grand Forks 1?
Across the 17 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 46% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40%. 88% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Grand Forks 1?
7,572 students were enrolled in Grand Forks 1 in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Grand Forks 1?
Grand Forks 1 is in North Dakota, based in Grand Forks County, with its district office in Grand Forks. Its boundary covers about 78.9 sq mi.