Barnes Township’s public schools
West Fargo Public School District 6 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barnes Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
Barnes Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
13 of Barnes Township’s 19 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Legacy Elementary School places highest (better than 96%); Willow Park Elementary School lowest (6%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
15 elementary schools serve Barnes Township, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and four high schools: West Fargo Sheyenne High School, West Fargo High School, Horace High School and West Fargo Community High School. 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 Barnes Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Barnes Township
Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 180 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in West Fargo
6th grade in Barnes Township · depends on your address
Liberty Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,103 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in West Fargo
Cheney Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,006 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in West Fargo
Heritage Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 799 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Horace
7th grade in Barnes Township · depends on your address
Liberty Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,103 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in West Fargo
Cheney Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,006 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in West Fargo
Heritage Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 799 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Horace
8th grade in Barnes Township · depends on your address
Liberty Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,103 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in West Fargo
Cheney Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,006 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in West Fargo
Heritage Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 799 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Horace
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Fargo Public School District 6.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Barnes Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Barnes Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes Township | — | West Fargo Public School District 6 |
| West Fargo | B− | West Fargo Public School District 6 |
| Mapleton | — | Mapleton Public School District 7 PK–6 · West Fargo Public School District 6 PK–12 |
All 2 neighbors share West Fargo Public School District 6 with Barnes Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Barnes Township
22 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).
Questions about Barnes Township’s schools
Are Barnes Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Barnes Township. West Fargo Public School District 6 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barnes Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 13 of its 19 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Barnes Township in?
West Fargo Public School District 6.
Where do Barnes Township kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: West Fargo Sheyenne High School, West Fargo High School, Horace High School and West Fargo Community High School.
Parents talk
What Barnes Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Barnes Township → They have their own page.
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.