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Best ZIP codes for schools in North Dakota
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 95 North Dakota ZIPs qualify.
North Dakota ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 58051Kindred
North Dakota
- School quality index
- 59.0
- ZIP population
- ~2k
- Avg. temperature
- 43°F
- Avg. commute
- 24 min
2ZIP 58436Ellendale
North Dakota
- School quality index
- 58.5
- ZIP population
- ~2k
- Avg. temperature
- 43°F
- Avg. commute
- 15 min
3ZIP 58421Carrington
North Dakota
- School quality index
- 57.3
- ZIP population
- ~3k
- Avg. temperature
- 41°F
- Avg. commute
- 12 min
4ZIP 58282Walhalla
North Dakota
- School quality index
- 57.0
- ZIP population
- ~1k
- Avg. temperature
- 40°F
- Avg. commute
- 29 min
5ZIP 58458Lamoure
North Dakota
- School quality index
- 56.7
- ZIP population
- ~1k
- Avg. temperature
- 42°F
- Avg. commute
- 20 min
6ZIP 58401Jamestown
North Dakota
- School quality index
- 55.4
- ZIP population
- ~17k
- Avg. temperature
- 43°F
- Avg. commute
- 12 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 58047 | Horace | Cass County | 54.7 |
| #8 | 58072 | Valley City | Barnes County | 54.7 |
| #9 | 58249 | Langdon | Cavalier County | 54.7 |
| #10 | 58552 | Linton | Emmons County | 54.5 |
| #11 | 58251 | Larimore | Grand Forks County | 54.2 |
| #12 | 58579 | Wilton | Mclean County | 54.1 |
| #13 | 58075 | Wahpeton | Richland County | 52.2 |
| #14 | 58202 | Grand Forks | Grand Forks County | 51.8 |
| #15 | 58204 | Grand Forks Afb | Grand Forks County | 51.8 |
| #16 | 58501 | Bismarck | Burleigh County | 51.0 |
| #17 | 58503 | Bismarck | Burleigh County | 51.0 |
| #18 | 58504 | Bismarck | Burleigh County | 51.0 |
| #19 | 58105 | Fargo | Cass County | 50.8 |
| #20 | 58203 | Grand Forks | Grand Forks County | 50.8 |
| #21 | 58722 | Burlington | Ward County | 50.7 |
| #22 | 58102 | Fargo | Cass County | 50.6 |
| #23 | 58103 | Fargo | Cass County | 50.6 |
| #24 | 58104 | Fargo | Cass County | 50.6 |
| #25 | 58220 | Cavalier | Pembina County | 50.5 |
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- North Dakota median ZIP
- 87.8
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
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- North Dakota median ZIP
- 17.6 min
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 11.9 min to 25.0 min
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- North Dakota median ZIP
- 91.7
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 75.5 to 98.3
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Ranked by households with broadband
- North Dakota median ZIP
- 87.7%
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 80.4% to 93.6%
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Ranked by avg. temperature
- North Dakota median ZIP
- 42.3°F
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 39.6°F to 43.7°F