UNDATED (NewsDakota.com) – The Top School Districts in North Dakota have been named by Backgroundchecks.org.
According to the organization, the following contributed to the ranking: student performance (math and reading test scores), dropout rates, school funding, and area poverty rates. Data was collected from a total of 9,577 school districts.
“North Dakota’s best school district is Northwood School District No. 129, a system of one elementary and one high school serving the small town of less than 1,000, Northwood, ND,” the release says.
Northwood High School was recently awarded a bronze medal by U.S. News & World Report, placing it among the best public high schools in the nation.
Rounding out the top five in order was Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, Wyndmere, Central Valley, and Kindred.
Area schools made the list as well. Valley City was ranked 8th, Edgeley ranked 9th, Ellendale ranked 13th, New Rockford-Sheyenne ranked 14th, Harvey ranked 20th, Jamestown ranked 23rd, and Oakes ranked 26th.