Byersville Township’s public schools
Velva Public School District 1 and Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Byersville Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Byersville Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Byersville Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School places highest (better than 69%); Turtle Lake-Mercer High School lowest (56%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Two elementary schools serve Byersville Township, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Velva High School and Turtle Lake-Mercer 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 Byersville Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 97 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
Kindergarten in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 97 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
1st grade in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 97 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
2nd grade in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 97 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
3rd grade in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 97 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
4th grade in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 97 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
5th grade in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 97 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
6th grade in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 97 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
7th grade in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva High School
Grades 7–12 · 222 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer High School
Grades 7–12 · 85 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
8th grade in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva High School
Grades 7–12 · 222 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer High School
Grades 7–12 · 85 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
9th grade in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva High School
Grades 7–12 · 222 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer High School
Grades 7–12 · 85 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
10th grade in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva High School
Grades 7–12 · 222 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer High School
Grades 7–12 · 85 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
11th grade in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva High School
Grades 7–12 · 222 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer High School
Grades 7–12 · 85 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
12th grade in Byersville Township · depends on your address
Velva High School
Grades 7–12 · 222 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Turtle Lake-Mercer High School
Grades 7–12 · 85 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Turtle Lake
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Velva Public School District 1.
Two districts serve Byersville Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Byersville Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Byersville Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Byersville Township | — | Velva Public School District 1 PK–12 · Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 PK–12 |
| Aurena | — | Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 PK–12 · Velva Public School District 1 PK–12 |
| Dogden | — | Velva Public School District 1 PK–12 · Drake Public School District 57 7–12 |
| Medicine Hill | — | Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 |
| Highland | — | McClusky-Goodrich Public School District 29 PK–12 · Drake Public School District 57 7–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 with Byersville Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Byersville 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).
Questions about Byersville Township’s schools
Are Byersville Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Byersville Township. Velva Public School District 1 and Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Byersville Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Byersville Township in?
Velva Public School District 1 and Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72.
Where do Byersville Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Velva High School and Turtle Lake-Mercer High School.
Parents talk
What Byersville Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Byersville 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.