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Moorhead Area Public Schools Schools
Moorhead Area Public Schools is a public school district in Minnesota, based in Clay County (Moorhead). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Moorhead Area Public Schools 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 Moorhead Area Public Schools
8 of 9 schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 5C: 2D: 1
Best schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 423 high schools in Minnesota · all 229 middle schools in Minnesota · all 860 elementary schools in Minnesota
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.
- B+ Sg Reinertsen Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Moorhead High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Ellen Hopkins Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Robert Asp Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Dorothy Dodds Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Horizon Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- West Central Academy N (Other school, meets expectations)
- D- Moorhead Alc (Other school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Moorhead Area Public Schools
High schools (1)
- B Moorhead High School, Moorhead
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C+ Horizon Middle School, Moorhead
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- B- Dorothy Dodds Elementary School, Moorhead
- B Ellen Hopkins Elementary, Moorhead
- B Robert Asp Elementary, Moorhead
- B+ Sg Reinertsen Elementary, Moorhead
Other schools and academies (3)
- D- Moorhead Alc, Moorhead
- Probstfield Center For Education, Moorhead
- C- West Central Academy N, Moorhead
Where Moorhead Area Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Moorhead (9)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Minnesota
- County: Clay County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,460 students with 487 full-time-equivalent teachers and 997 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2721420
- 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
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Hawley Public School District (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Breckenridge Public School District (4 schools, 38 mi)
- Detroit Lakes Public School Dist. (7 schools, 44 mi)
- Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools (4 schools, 47 mi)
- Mahnomen Public School District (3 schools, 52 mi)
- Fergus Falls Public School District (9 schools, 52 mi)
- Perham-Dent Public School District (4 schools, 56 mi)
Questions about Moorhead Area Public Schools
How many schools are in Moorhead Area Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Moorhead Area Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Moorhead.
How good are the schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 38.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 39.6%. 88% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Moorhead Area Public Schools?
7,460 students were enrolled in Moorhead Area Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Moorhead Area Public Schools?
Moorhead Area Public Schools is in Minnesota, based in Clay County, with its district office in Moorhead. Its boundary covers about 205 sq mi.