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Post office in Colfax, North Dakota 7-29-2009Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Schools in Colfax Township

Colfax Township’s public schools

Richland Public School District 44 and Kindred Public School District 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colfax Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 26% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Kindred Public School District 2
Students per teacher
11.4
ND 11.5
Schools in town
0
926 students on the public path
In brief

Colfax Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Colfax Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Kindred Elementary School places highest (better than 90%); Richland Junior-Senior High School lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Colfax Township, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Kindred Middle School and Richland Junior-Senior 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 Colfax Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Richland Public School District 44.

Two districts serve Colfax Township

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

Richland Public School District 44Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 310 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$14,526ND $16,642 · FY2024
A+
Kindred Public School District 2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 874 students · 11.6 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$12,272ND $16,642 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Richland Public School District 4457%
State average 43.8% · 147 students tested
Math · PK–12, Richland Public School District 4462%
State average 38.6% · 147 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kindred Public School District 256%
State average 43.8% · 441 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kindred Public School District 258%
State average 38.6% · 439 students tested

Colfax Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Colfax Township—Richland Public School District 44 PK–12 · Kindred Public School District 2 PK–12
Eagle—Richland Public School District 44
Abercrombie—Richland Public School District 44
Nansen—Richland Public School District 44
Viking—Kindred Public School District 2 PK–12 · Wyndmere Public School District 42 K–12
Walcott—Kindred Public School District 2

3 of the 5 neighbors share Richland Public School District 44 with Colfax Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Colfax 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 Colfax Townshipin other towns
Kindred Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kindred
A
411 students10:1Rate it →
Richland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Abercrombie
B+
184 students10:1Rate it →
Kindred Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kindred
205 students11:1Rate it →
Richland Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Colfax
C−
126 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Colfax Township’s schools

Are Colfax Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Colfax Township. Richland Public School District 44 and Kindred Public School District 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colfax Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Colfax Township in?

Richland Public School District 44 and Kindred Public School District 2.

Where do Colfax Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Kindred Middle School and Richland Junior-Senior High School.

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What Colfax 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.