Self-Directed Academy
Public · Grades 6–8 · 16 students
Ben Franklin Middle School
1420 8th St N, Fargo, ND 58102
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
873
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Fargo 1
Cass County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 38 North Dakota middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Dakota middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Ben Franklin Middle School
Ben Franklin Middle School is a public middle school in Fargo, North Dakota, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Fargo 1. The school is located in a midsize city in Cass County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 873 students were enrolled, with about 12.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical North Dakota middle school (12.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 38 North Dakota middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 873 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Fargo 1
- County
- Cass County
- NCES school ID
- 380678000193
Schools near Ben Franklin Middle School
All 41 schools in Fargo →
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Public · Grades 6–8 · 677 students
Horizon Middle School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 2,158 students
Cheney Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,006 students
Discovery Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 992 students
Liberty Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,103 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.