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Schools in Elgin

Elgin’s public schools

Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elgin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▲ 18% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.2
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
168 students on the public path
In brief

Elgin’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Elgin’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Elgin-New Leipzig High School places highest (better than 78%); Elgin-New Leipzig Elementary School lowest (10%). 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 Elgin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Elgin-New Leipzig Elementary SchoolElgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49D
7–12Elgin-New Leipzig High SchoolElgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49.

The district

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

Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 168 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$19,637ND $16,642 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 43.8% · 82 students tested
Math37%
State average 38.6% · 82 students tested

Elgin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elgin—Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49

Every school in Elgin

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 Elginby address
Elgin-New Leipzig Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
100 students11:1Rate it →
Elgin-New Leipzig High School
High · Grades 7–12
A−
68 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Elgin’s schools

Are Elgin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elgin. Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elgin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Elgin in?

Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49.

Where do Elgin kids go to high school?

Elgin-New Leipzig 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.