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Schools in Des Lacs

Des Lacs’s public schools

United Public School District 7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Des Lacs. 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 19% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
ND 11.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
709 students on the public path
In brief

Des Lacs’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Des Lacs’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Burlington-Des Lacs Elementary School places highest (better than 80%); Des Lacs-Burlington High School lowest (80%). 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 Des Lacs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Burlington-Des Lacs Elementary Schoolin BurlingtonA−
7–12Des Lacs-Burlington High SchoolUnited Public School District 7A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the United Public School District 7.

The district

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

United Public School District 7Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 709 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$13,556ND $16,642 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 43.8% · 346 students tested
Math48%
State average 38.6% · 349 students tested

Des Lacs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Des Lacs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Des Lacs—United Public School District 7

Every school in Des Lacs

2 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).

District schools in Des Lacsby address
Des Lacs-Burlington High School
High · Grades 7–12
A−
294 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Des Lacsin other towns
Burlington-Des Lacs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Burlington
A−
415 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Des Lacs’s schools

Are Des Lacs’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Des Lacs. United Public School District 7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Des Lacs. 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 Des Lacs in?

United Public School District 7.

Where do Des Lacs kids go to high school?

Des Lacs-Burlington High School.

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What Des Lacs 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.