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Best Elementary Schools
in BISMARCK 1

This page covers 16 of the 17 elementary schools in BISMARCK 1 had enough federal data to rank. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

16
Schools Ranked
North Dakota
State
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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rank
GRIMSRUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05156 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.9:1) · above-average investment ($17,673/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
9.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,673
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
45%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
HIGHLAND ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05101 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,673/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,673
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
3
rank
JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05254 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.6:1) · above-average investment ($17,673/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
9.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,673
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
NORTHRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05425 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1) · above-average investment ($17,673/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,673
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
31%
Low economic need
5
rank
VICTOR SOLHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05560 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,673/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,673
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
6
rank
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05650 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,673/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,673
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
7
rank
PRAIRIE ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05135 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,673/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,673
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
8
rank
WILL-MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05207 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.9:1) · above-average investment ($17,673/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
9.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,673
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05213 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1) · above-average investment ($17,673/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,673
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
66%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05393 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,673/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,673
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
32%
Low economic need
6 more elementary schools in BISMARCK 1 not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
16
Elementary Schools
27
Total Schools
61
#1 Score
59
Avg Score
District profileBISMARCK 1
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.