Best High Schools in North Dakota

Best High Schools
in North Dakota

We reviewed 21,776 U.S. public high schools; 32 North Dakota schools made our rankings. View Rankings

North Dakota boasts one of the highest high school graduation rates in the country and assesses students in reading and language arts, math, and science. The state has academic support programs for American Indian students and a program that helps students in rural schools via competitive grants, according to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

There are 32 North Dakota schools that were included in the 2012 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings, including 31 that received bronze medals. The one silver medal school in North Dakota is North High School in Fargo School District No. 1, which is roughly 190 miles east of the state capital of Bismark.

Top Ranked ND Schools

To be eligible for a state ranking, a school must be awarded a national gold or silver medal.

#1

North High School

801 17TH AVE NORTH, FARGO, ND 58102

Other Notable ND Schools

These schools were awarded a national bronze medal. They are listed alphabetically.

Beulah High School

204 5TH ST NW, BEULAH, ND 58523

Bottineau Junior-Senior High School

301 BRANDER ST, BOTTINEAU, ND 58318

Drake High School

411 MAIN, DRAKE, ND 58736

Edgeley High School

307 6TH ST, EDGELEY, ND 58433

Elgin-New Leipzig High School

110 WEST ST NORTH, ELGIN, ND 58533

Ellendale High School

321 NORTH 1ST ST, ELLENDALE, ND 58436

Enderlin Area High School

410 BLUFF ST, ENDERLIN, ND 58027

Glenburn High School

102 RAYMOND ST, GLENBURN, ND 58740

Grafton High School

1548 SCHOOL RD, GRAFTON, ND 58237

See complete North Dakota High School Rankings

ND by the Numbers

Districts 150
High Schools 163
Full-Time Teachers 2,675
Students Enrolled 31,470

Featured Districts
Fargo School District No. 1

The Fargo School District No. 1 supports 3 high schools that serve 3,302 students.

Bismarck Public School District

There are 3 high schools in the Bismarck Public School District, serving 2,518 students.

Bismarck Public School District

Dickinson 1

Fargo School District No. 1

Grand Forks 1

Mandan 1

Minot 1

West Fargo 6

Williston 1

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