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Community Alternative High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

500 Stanford Rd Ste B, Grand Forks, ND 58203 · (701) 795-2777 · Part of Grand Forks Public School District 1

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

Directions
Students
73
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Community Alternative High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.1% since 2020–21

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 38.2%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 42.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

500 Stanford Rd Ste B, Grand Forks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 102
Grade 1114
Grade 1257
Enrollment over time
86’20
91’21
85’22
82’23
73’24

Down 15.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Two or more races 19%Hispanic 16%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Black 7%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Community Alternative 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.