Top Rankings
Grafton 18 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Dakota for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 133 students in Grafton 18 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in North Dakota.
Public Middle School in Grafton 18 School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the North Dakota public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the North Dakota public middle school average of 29% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (ND)
# Schools
3 Schools
208 Schools
# Students
948 Students
39,176 Students
# Teachers
97 Teachers
3,481 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Grafton 18 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 167 school districts in North Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#148 out of 169 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
44%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.48
# American Indian Students
20 Students
5,643 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
14%
# Asian Students
6 Students
421 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
321 Students
2,286 Students
% Hispanic Students
34%
6%
# Black Students
11 Students
1,487 Students
% Black Students
1%
4%
# White Students
558 Students
27,700 Students
% White Students
59%
71%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
91 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
26 Students
1,548 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
71
396
# Students in K Grade:
59
718
# Students in 1st Grade:
57
757
# Students in 2nd Grade:
71
783
# Students in 3rd Grade:
59
716
# Students in 4th Grade:
65
812
# Students in 5th Grade:
75
1,523
# Students in 6th Grade:
67
7,290
# Students in 7th Grade:
68
9,001
# Students in 8th Grade:
65
9,080
# Students in 9th Grade:
63
2,284
# Students in 10th Grade:
87
2,100
# Students in 11th Grade:
63
1,943
# Students in 12th Grade:
78
1,773
# Ungraded Students:
-
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Best Grafton 18 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Grafton Junior High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1556 School Road
Grafton, ND 58237
(701) 352-1930
Grafton, ND 58237
(701) 352-1930
Grades: 7-8
| 133 students
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