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Schools in Buffalo Township

Buffalo Township’s public schools

Maple Valley Public School District 4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buffalo Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 2% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.4
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
248 students on the public path
In brief

Buffalo Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Buffalo Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Maple Valley Elementary School places highest (better than 94%); Maple Valley High School lowest (85%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Buffalo Township, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Maple Valley 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 Buffalo Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressA
9–12Maple Valley High Schoolin Tower CityA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Maple Valley Public School District 4.

The district

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

Maple Valley Public School District 4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 248 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$16,230ND $16,642 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 43.8% · 132 students tested
Math42%
State average 38.6% · 132 students tested

Buffalo Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buffalo Township—Maple Valley Public School District 4
Tower—Maple Valley Public School District 4
Howes—Maple Valley Public School District 4
Wheatland—Central Cass Public School District 17

2 of the 3 neighbors share Maple Valley Public School District 4 with Buffalo Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Buffalo Township

3 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 Buffalo Townshipin other towns
Maple Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tower City
A
122 students8:1Rate it →
Wheatland Colony School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tower City
10 students6:1Rate it →
Maple Valley High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Tower City
A
116 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Buffalo Township’s schools

Are Buffalo Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Buffalo Township. Maple Valley Public School District 4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buffalo Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Buffalo Township in?

Maple Valley Public School District 4.

Where do Buffalo Township kids go to high school?

Maple Valley High School.

Parents talk

What Buffalo 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.