Best Schools for White Students in North Dakota (2026)

These are the North Dakota public schools where white students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested white students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck	65%	75%	48	A+
2	LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fargo	67%	72%	151	A+
3	BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fargo	62%	72%	220	A+
4	ELLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Ellendale	67%	67%	102	A+
5	VICTOR SOLHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck	62%	72%	210	A+
6	WILLIAM S GUSSNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jamestown	57%	72%	115	A+
7	HORACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Horace	62%	67%	106	A+
8	RED TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mandan	57%	67%	138	A+
9	BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Minot	67%	57%	103	A+
10	WILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Wilton	57%	67%	74	A+
11	LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Fargo	57%	67%	186	A+
12	HIGHLAND ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck	62%	57%	67	A
13	NORTHRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck	52%	67%	151	A
14	CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck	57%	62%	182	A+
15	LOUIS L'AMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jamestown	55%	65%	46	A+
16	APPLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck	70%	50%	29	A+
17	CENTRAL CASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Casselton	62%	57%	141	A+
18	J NELSON KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand Forks	62%	57%	185	A+
19	SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Devils Lake	47%	72%	85	A
20	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Valley City	47%	67%	62	A
21	SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck	52%	62%	288	A+
22	LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck	52%	62%	265	A
23	PETER BOE JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mayville	57%	57%	95	A+
24	DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand Forks	62%	52%	174	A
25	JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Minot	52%	62%	149	B+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	RHAME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Rhame	50%	90%	21	A
2	CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Buxton	65%	75%	56	A+
3	DEMORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Medora	70%	70%	21	A+
4	LARIMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Larimore	67%	67%	109	A+
5	NORTH BORDER-WALHALLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Walhalla	67%	62%	74	A+
6	SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Scranton	65%	65%	34	A+
7	DAKOTA PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mcville	57%	72%	70	A+
8	MLS-MOHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mohall	62%	67%	90	A+
9	VALLEY-EDINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-CRYSTAL Crystal	75%	55%	46	A+
10	MAPLE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Tower City	65%	65%	60	A+
11	EDGELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Edgeley	65%	65%	52	A+
12	LAMOURE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Lamoure	57%	72%	99	A+
13	MANVEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Manvel	67%	62%	68	A+
14	MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Minot Afb	62%	62%	104	A
15	LINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Linton	62%	62%	94	A+
16	PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Belfield	70%	50%	24	B+
17	BARNES COUNTY NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Wimbledon	62%	57%	105	A+
18	KINDRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Kindred	57%	62%	268	A+
19	NAPOLEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Napoleon	57%	62%	63	A+
20	HEBRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Hebron	55%	65%	31	A
21	LANGDON AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Langdon	62%	57%	103	A
22	MONTPELIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Montpelier	50%	70%	27	A
23	EAST FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fairview	55%	65%	43	B
24	PINGREE-BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Buchanan	65%	55%	47	A
25	WAHPETON MIDDLE SCHOOL Wahpeton	57%	62%	228	A

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	ELLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL Ellendale	70%	70%	23	A+
2	CENTRAL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Buxton	75%	55%	43	A
3	KINDRED HIGH SCHOOL Kindred	67%	62%	156	A+
4	CARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Carrington	62%	62%	130	A+
5	HATTON EIELSON HIGH SCHOOL Hatton	65%	55%	39	A
6	CAVALIER HIGH SCHOOL Cavalier	67%	52%	104	A+
7	NORTH HIGH SCHOOL Fargo	67%	47%	183	A+
8	CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL Bismarck	62%	47%	243	A+
9	STRASBURG HIGH SCHOOL Strasburg	55%	55%	34	B+
10	NEW ROCKFORD-SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL New Rockford	65%	45%	56	A
11	MAPLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Tower City	55%	55%	43	A
12	WYNDMERE HIGH SCHOOL Wyndmere	65%	45%	46	B+
13	VALLEY CITY HIGH SCHOOL Valley City	52%	52%	93	A
14	DES LACS-BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Des Lacs	57%	47%	134	A+
15	OAKES HIGH SCHOOL Oakes	57%	47%	110	A
16	MAY-PORT CG HIGH SCHOOL Mayville	70%	30%	30	B+
17	ELGIN-NEW LEIPZIG HIGH SCHOOL Elgin	70%	30%	29	B
18	LAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL Lakota	70%	30%	28	C+
19	HILLSBORO HIGH SCHOOL Hillsboro	47%	52%	89	A
20	BERTHOLD HIGH SCHOOL Berthold	65%	35%	55	A
21	HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL Hazen	55%	45%	37	A
22	NORTH SHORE PLAZA HIGH SCHOOL Plaza	50%	50%	27	B+
23	BELFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Belfield	55%	45%	42	B+
24	RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL Grand Forks	62%	37%	151	A+
25	HEBRON HIGH SCHOOL Hebron	45%	55%	33	B

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

Best Schools for White Students in North Dakota (2026)

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