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Arnegard, North Dakota 5-20-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Schools in Arnegard

Arnegard’s public schools

McKenzie County Public School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arnegard. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above North Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in North Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 6% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
ND 11.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,306 students on the public path
In brief

Arnegard’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Arnegard’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Badlands Elementary School places highest (better than 52%); Watford City High School lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Arnegard, graded from C+ to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and two high schools: Watford City High School and Wolves Center Academy. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Arnegard, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
6–8Watford City Middle Schoolin Watford CityC
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McKenzie County Public School District 1.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

McKenzie County Public School District 1Grades K–12 · 7 schools · 2,349 students · 13.8 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$15,581ND $16,642 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 43.8% · 939 students tested
Math35%
State average 38.6% · 943 students tested

Arnegard vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Arnegard’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Arnegard—McKenzie County Public School District 1

Every school in Arnegard

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Arnegardin other towns
Fox Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Watford City
C+
663 students16:1Rate it →
Badlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Watford City
B−
538 students12:1Rate it →
Watford City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Watford City
C
509 students14:1Rate it →
Watford City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Watford City
D
566 students13:1Rate it →
Wolves Center Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Watford City
D
30 students30:1Rate it →

Questions about Arnegard’s schools

Are Arnegard’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Arnegard. McKenzie County Public School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arnegard. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Arnegard in?

McKenzie County Public School District 1.

Where do Arnegard kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Watford City High School and Wolves Center Academy.

Parents talk

What Arnegard families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.