Best High Schools in North Dakota

The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in North Dakota, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 60%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	West Fargo Sheyenne High School	West Fargo, ND	1,473	56%
2	Century High School	Bismarck, ND	1,427	69%
3	West Fargo High School	West Fargo, ND	1,423	57%
4	Legacy High School	Bismarck, ND	1,418	69%
5	Fargo Davies High School	Fargo, ND	1,363	67%
6	Williston High School	Williston, ND	1,363	70%
7	Bismarck High School	Bismarck, ND	1,333	55%
8	Mandan High School	Mandan, ND	1,138	56%
9	Red River High School	Grand Forks, ND	1,137	66%
10	Central High School	Grand Forks, ND	1,093	66%
11	Central Campus School	Minot, ND	1,085	56%
12	North High School	Fargo, ND	1,083	64%
13	Dickinson High School	Dickinson, ND	1,028	66%
14	South High School	Fargo, ND	961	54%
15	Magic City Campus High School	Minot, ND	933	52%
16	Jamestown High School	Jamestown, ND	777	66%
17	Turtle Mountain Community High School	Belcourt, ND	560	32%
18	Devils Lake High School	Devils Lake, ND	500	47%
19	Watford City High School	Watford City, ND	477	57%
20	Horace High School	Horace, ND	456	64%
21	Kindred High School	Kindred, ND	396	67%
22	Wahpeton High School	Wahpeton, ND	388	71%
23	Valley City High School	Valley City, ND	366	51%
24	Stanley High School	Stanley, ND	327	60%
25	Des Lacs-Burlington High School	Des Lacs, ND	316	70%
26	Central Cass High School	Casselton, ND	312	58%
27	Bottineau Junior-Senior High School	Bottineau, ND	311	55%
28	Dunseith High School	Dunseith, ND	303	35%
29	Nedrose High School	Minot, ND	297	57%
30	Rugby High School	Rugby, ND	297	54%
31	Grafton High School	Grafton, ND	284	52%
32	New Town High School	New Town, ND	278	51%
33	Thompson High School	Thompson, ND	261	76%
34	Carrington High School	Carrington, ND	255	62%
35	Killdeer High School	Killdeer, ND	250	67%
36	Hillsboro High School	Hillsboro, ND	241	67%
37	Oakes High School	Oakes, ND	234	56%
38	Bowman Co High School	Bowman, ND	227	61%
39	Velva High School	Velva, ND	216	57%
40	Tioga High School	Tioga, ND	215	61%
41	Lisbon High School	Lisbon, ND	207	66%
42	Beulah High School	Beulah, ND	206	75%
43	Park River Area High School	Park River, ND	196	54%
44	Larimore High School	Larimore, ND	193	62%
45	Cavalier High School	Cavalier, ND	192	54%
46	Surrey High School	Surrey, ND	192	71%
47	Northern Cass High School	Hunter, ND	189	63%
48	Four Winds Community High School	Fort Totten, ND	181	35%
49	Langdon Area High School	Langdon, ND	176	67%
50	Harvey High School	Harvey, ND	169	64%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best high school in North Dakota?

The largest high school in North Dakota is West Fargo Sheyenne High School in West Fargo with 1,473 students and a 56% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many high schools are in North Dakota?

This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in North Dakota by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.