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Central High School
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Central High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

115 N 4th St, Grand Forks, ND 58203 · (701) 746-2375 · Part of Grand Forks Public School District 1

Grand Forks’ School Grade C+ better than 41% of North Dakota school districts

Directions
Photo: P. Hughes · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,115
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Central High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of North Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state

On the path

Where Grand Forks kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Central High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 38.2%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 42.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among North Dakota’s 420 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

115 N 4th St, Grand Forks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9290
Grade 10271
Grade 11293
Grade 12261
Enrollment over time
1,149’20
1,138’21
1,093’22
1,091’23
1,115’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Two or more races 15%Hispanic 14%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central High School from Grand Forks families.

Other schools in Grand Forks Public School District 1

The district →
Discovery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
A−
567 students18:1
Century Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
B−
493 students12:1
J Nelson Kelly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
A−
482 students13:1
Lake Agassiz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
C−
464 students13:1
Ben Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
B
367 students12:1
Viking Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
B−
328 students8:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Dakota’s other public schools; Grand Forks’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.