Editing West Fargo, North Dakota (section)

==Education==

[[File:West_Fargo_Sports_Arena;_May_1,_2024.jpg|thumb|right|West Fargo Sports Arena, part of West Fargo Public Schools.]]

[[West Fargo Public Schools]] serves the city of West Fargo, much of southwestern Fargo, the suburb of Reile's Acres, and the communities of Horace and Harwood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.west-fargo.k12.nd.us/district/schoolboard/|title=West Fargo Public Schools - West Fargo, North Dakota}}</ref>

The school district operates two early childhood schools (Clayton A. Lodoen Kindergarten Center and Osgood Kindergarten Center), ten elementary schools (Aurora Elementary, Eastwood Elementary, Freedom Elementary, Harwood Elementary, Horace Elementary, Independence Elementary, L.E. Berger Elementary, Liberty 5th Grade, South Elementary, and Westside Elementary), two middle schools (Cheney Middle and Liberty Middle) and three high schools ([[West Fargo High School]], Sheyenne High, and Community High).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.west-fargo.k12.nd.us/schools|title=West Fargo Public Schools - West Fargo, North Dakota}}</ref>

In 2016, the school district began construction of an $18.5 million competitive pool facility at the L.E. Berger Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inforum.com/news/3917371-local-swim-group-purchases-olympic-trials-competition-pool-west-fargo|title=Local swim group purchases Olympic Trials competition pool for...|date=January 6, 2016}}<br />- {{cite web|url=http://www.westfargopioneer.com/news/3904233-pool-naming-rights-given-longtime-swim-family|title=Pool naming rights given to longtime swim family}}</ref>

In 2016, West Fargo High School teacher Michelle Strand earned the Presidential Award of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westfargopioneer.com/news/education/4105284-west-fargo-teacher-wins-award-excellence|title=West Fargo teacher wins Award of Excellence|work= West Fargo Pioneer}}</ref>