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Schools in Dows Township

Dows Township’s public schools

Northern Cass Public School District 97 and May-Port CG Public School District 14 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dows Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools above North Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 17% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Northern Cass Public School District 97
Students per teacher
12.7
ND 11.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,241 students on the public path
In brief

Dows Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Dows Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Peter Boe Jr. Elementary School places highest (better than 85%); May-Port CG Middle School lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Dows Township, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Northern Cass High School and May-Port CG 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 Dows Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northern Cass Public School District 97.

Two districts serve Dows Township

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

Northern Cass Public School District 97Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 724 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$13,838ND $16,642 · FY2024
A−
May-Port CG Public School District 14Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 517 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$13,734ND $16,642 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Northern Cass Public School District 9753%
State average 43.8% · 335 students tested
Math · PK–12, Northern Cass Public School District 9748%
State average 38.6% · 335 students tested
Reading · PK–12, May-Port CG Public School District 1450%
State average 43.8% · 249 students tested
Math · PK–12, May-Port CG Public School District 1442%
State average 38.6% · 250 students tested

Dows Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dows Township—Northern Cass Public School District 97 PK–12 · May-Port CG Public School District 14 PK–12
Page—Hope-Page Public School District 85
Erie—Northern Cass Public School District 97 PK–12 · Hope-Page Public School District 85 PK–12
Hunter—Northern Cass Public School District 97
Galesburg—May-Port CG Public School District 14

2 of the 4 neighbors share Northern Cass Public School District 97 with Dows Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Dows Township

6 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 Dows Townshipin other towns
Northern Cass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hunter
B+
350 students14:1Rate it →
Peter Boe Jr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mayville
A
245 students12:1Rate it →
Northern Cass Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hunter
A−
169 students13:1Rate it →
May-Port CG Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mayville
C
129 students13:1Rate it →
Northern Cass High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hunter
B+
205 students15:1Rate it →
May-Port CG High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mayville
B
143 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Dows Township’s schools

Are Dows Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dows Township. Northern Cass Public School District 97 and May-Port CG Public School District 14 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dows Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dows Township in?

Northern Cass Public School District 97 and May-Port CG Public School District 14.

Where do Dows Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Northern Cass High School and May-Port CG High School.

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What Dows 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.