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Schools in Coolin Township

Coolin Township’s public schools

North Star School District and Starkweather Public School District 44 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Coolin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 15% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · North Star
Students per teacher
9.9
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
338 students on the public path
In brief

Coolin Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Coolin Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. North Star High School places highest (better than 78%); North Star Elementary School lowest (56%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Coolin Township, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: North Star High School and Starkweather 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 Coolin Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Star School District.

Two districts serve Coolin Township

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

North Star School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 284 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$14,077ND $16,642 · FY2024
B+
Starkweather Public School District 44Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 54 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 6.4 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$30,745ND $16,642 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, North Star School District47%
State average 43.8% · 150 students tested
Math · PK–12, North Star School District47%
State average 38.6% · 150 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Starkweather Public School District 4450%
State average 43.8% · 29 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Math · PK–12, Starkweather Public School District 4430%
State average 38.6% · 29 students tested · the state reports 21–39%

Coolin Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Coolin Township—North Star PK–12 · Starkweather Public School District 44 PK–12
Maza—North Star
Bethel—North Star
Hammer—Starkweather Public School District 44
De Groat—Starkweather Public School District 44

2 of the 4 neighbors share North Star with Coolin Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Coolin 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 Coolin Townshipin other towns
North Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cando
B
208 students12:1Rate it →
Starkweather Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Starkweather
B+
29 students7:1Rate it →
Starkweather High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Starkweather
A−
25 students6:1Rate it →
North Star High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cando
A−
76 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Coolin Township’s schools

Are Coolin Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Coolin Township. North Star School District and Starkweather Public School District 44 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Coolin 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 Coolin Township in?

North Star School District and Starkweather Public School District 44.

Where do Coolin Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: North Star High School and Starkweather High 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.