Best High Schools in North Dakota

Top 50 high schools in North Dakota, 2026-27

85 North Dakota high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

1. Century High School — Bismarck · #1 in ND · #1,248 nationally
2. North High School — Fargo · #2 in ND · #2,016 nationally
3. Fargo Davies High School — Fargo · #3 in ND · #2,367 nationally
4. Ellendale High School — Ellendale · #4 in ND · #2,396 nationally
5. Jamestown High School — Jamestown · #5 in ND · #2,663 nationally
6. Red River High School — Grand Forks · #6 in ND · #3,117 nationally
7. Central High School — Grand Forks · #7 in ND · #4,001 nationally
8. Central Cass High School — Casselton · #9 in ND · #4,236 nationally
9. South High School — Fargo · #10 in ND · #4,632 nationally
10. Bismarck High School — Bismarck · #12 in ND · #4,738 nationally
11. Harvey High School — Harvey · #13 in ND · #4,845 nationally
12. West Fargo High School — West Fargo · #14 in ND · #5,033 nationally
13. Kindred High School — Kindred · #15 in ND · #5,170 nationally
14. Kidder County High School — Steele · #16 in ND · #5,348 nationally
15. Horace High School — Horace · #17 in ND · #5,359 nationally
16. Hillsboro High School — Hillsboro · #18 in ND · #5,760 nationally
17. Northern Cass High School — Hunter · #19 in ND · #6,057 nationally
18. Legacy High School — Bismarck · #20 in ND · #6,112 nationally
19. Devils Lake High School — Devils Lake · #23 in ND · #7,724 nationally
20. Grafton High School — Grafton · #25 in ND · #7,800 nationally
21. Park River Area High School — Park River · #27 in ND · #8,348 nationally
22. Beach High School — Beach · #30 in ND · #8,657 nationally
23. Mott-Regent High School — Mott · #32 in ND · #8,970 nationally
24. Dickinson High School — Dickinson · #34 in ND · #9,324 nationally
25. Lisbon High School — Lisbon · #37 in ND · #9,726 nationally
26. Velva High School — Velva · #39 in ND · #9,770 nationally
27. Surrey High School — Surrey · #41 in ND · #10,709 nationally
28. Bowman County High School — Bowman · #42 in ND · #10,853 nationally
29. Rugby High School — Rugby · #43 in ND · #10,861 nationally
30. Enderlin Area High School — Enderlin · #44 in ND · #10,910 nationally
31. South Prairie High School — Minot · #45 in ND · #11,122 nationally
32. Wahpeton High School — Wahpeton · #46 in ND · #11,157 nationally
33. Napoleon High School — Napoleon · #47 in ND · #11,366 nationally
34. Wilton High School — Wilton · #48 in ND · #11,401 nationally
35. Belfield High School — Belfield · #49 in ND · #11,450 nationally
36. Valley-Edinburg High School — Edinburg · #50 in ND · #11,834 nationally
37. Valley City High School — Valley City · #51 in ND · #12,215 nationally
38. Wyndmere High School — Wyndmere · #52 in ND · #12,333 nationally
39. New England High School — New England · #53 in ND · #12,362 nationally
40. Watford City High School — Watford City · #54 in ND · #12,425 nationally
41. Dakota Prairie High School — Petersburg · #55 in ND · #12,507 nationally
42. Mls-Mohall High School — Mohall · #56 in ND · #12,609 nationally
43. Divide County High School — Crosby · #57 in ND · #12,753 nationally
44. Linton High School — Linton · #58 in ND · #12,782 nationally
45. Williston High School — Williston · #59 in ND · #12,827 nationally
46. Grenora High School — Grenora · #60 in ND · #12,834 nationally
47. Bottineau Junior-Senior High School — Bottineau · #61 in ND · #12,885 nationally
48. New Rockford-Sheyenne High School — New Rockford · #62 in ND · #12,954 nationally
49. Berthold High School — Berthold · #63 in ND · #13,257 nationally
50. Saint John High School — Saint John · #64 in ND · #13,395 nationally

High schools by city in North Dakota

• Fargo (5)
• Bismarck (3)
• Grand Forks (2)
• Dickinson (2)
• Minot (2)
• Williston (2)
• Ellendale (1)
• Jamestown (1)
• Casselton (1)
• Harvey (1)
• West Fargo (1)
• Kindred (1)

Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.