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Best Elementary Schools
in FARGO 1

This page covers 16 elementary schools in FARGO 1. 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
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
EAGLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05294 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.8:1) · above-average investment ($18,390/student)
69
/100
Student:Teacher
9.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,390
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
2
rank
KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05452 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.8:1) · above-average investment ($18,390/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
10.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,390
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
33%
Low economic need
3
rank
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05180 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (7.9:1) · above-average investment ($18,390/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
7.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,390
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05116 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (6.0:1) · above-average investment ($18,390/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
6.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,390
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
80%
High economic need
5
rank
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05392 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,390/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,390
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
6
rank
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05331 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,390/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,390
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
7
rank
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05562 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,390/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,390
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
26%
Low economic need
8
rank
HORACE MANN ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05368 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.5:1) · above-average investment ($18,390/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
11.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,390
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
FARGO K-8 VIRTUAL ACADEMY
Grades KG–0832 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,390/student)
62
/100
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,390
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
9%
Low economic need
10
rank
LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05436 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.7:1) · above-average investment ($18,390/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
10.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,390
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6 more elementary schools in FARGO 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
25
Total Schools
69
#1 Score
62
Avg Score
District profileFARGO 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.