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Post office in Barney, North Dakota 8-1-2009Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Schools in Barney Township

Barney Township’s public schools

Wyndmere Public School District 42 and Wahpeton Public School District 37 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barney Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 14% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Wahpeton Public School District 37
Students per teacher
14.2
ND 11.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
633 students on the public path
In brief

Barney Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Barney Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Wyndmere Elementary School places highest (better than 89%); Wahpeton Middle School lowest (84%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Barney Township, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Wahpeton Middle School and Wyndmere 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 Barney Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wyndmere Public School District 42.

Two districts serve Barney Township

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

Wyndmere Public School District 42Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 245 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$15,557ND $16,642 · FY2024
A
Wahpeton Public School District 37Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,221 students · 15.0 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$14,328ND $16,642 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Wyndmere Public School District 4252%
State average 43.8% · 150 students tested
Math · K–12, Wyndmere Public School District 4252%
State average 38.6% · 150 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wahpeton Public School District 3747%
State average 43.8% · 596 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wahpeton Public School District 3747%
State average 38.6% · 599 students tested

Barney Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Barney Township—Wahpeton Public School District 37 PK–12 · Wyndmere Public School District 42 K–12
Danton—Wyndmere Public School District 42
Belford—Hankinson Public School District 8
Mooreton—Wahpeton Public School District 37

Every school in Barney Township

4 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 Barney Townshipin other towns
Zimmerman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Wahpeton
116 students14:1Rate it →
Wyndmere Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Wyndmere
A
125 students12:1Rate it →
Wahpeton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wahpeton
A−
272 students14:1Rate it →
Wyndmere High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Wyndmere
A
120 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Barney Township’s schools

Are Barney Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Barney Township. Wyndmere Public School District 42 and Wahpeton Public School District 37 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barney Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Barney Township in?

Wyndmere Public School District 42 and Wahpeton Public School District 37.

Where do Barney Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Wahpeton Middle School and Wyndmere High School.

Parents talk

What Barney Township 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.