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Schools in Elkmount Township

Elkmount Township’s public schools

Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 and Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elkmount Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above North Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% 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
30%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.8K
▲ 25% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Dakota Prairie Public School District 1
Students per teacher
7.9
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
338 students on the public path
In brief

Elkmount Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Elkmount Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Dakota Prairie Elementary School places highest (better than 94%); Fordville-Lankin Elementary School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Elkmount Township, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Dakota Prairie High School and Fordville-Lankin 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 Elkmount Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5.

Two districts serve Elkmount Township

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

Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 50 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 3.7 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$25,964ND $16,642 · FY2024
Dakota Prairie Public School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 288 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$20,837ND $16,642 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Fordville-Lankin Public School District 550%
State average 43.8% · 23 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Math · PK–12, Fordville-Lankin Public School District 530%
State average 38.6% · 23 students tested · the state reports 21–39%
Reading · PK–12, Dakota Prairie Public School District 142%
State average 43.8% · 149 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dakota Prairie Public School District 152%
State average 38.6% · 149 students tested

Elkmount Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elkmount Township—Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 PK–12 · Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 PK–12
Inkster—Midway Public School District 128 PK–12 · Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 PK–12
Medford—Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5
Dahlen—Dakota Prairie Public School District 1
Plymouth—Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 PK–12 · Larimore Public School District 44 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 with Elkmount Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Elkmount 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 Elkmount Townshipin other towns
Dakota Prairie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McVille
A
158 students10:1Rate it →
Fordville-Lankin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fordville
D
36 students5:1Rate it →
Dakota Prairie High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Petersburg
C
130 students10:1Rate it →
Fordville-Lankin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fordville
14 students2:1Rate it →

Questions about Elkmount Township’s schools

Are Elkmount Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elkmount Township. Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 and Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elkmount Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Elkmount Township in?

Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 and Dakota Prairie Public School District 1.

Where do Elkmount Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Dakota Prairie High School and Fordville-Lankin 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.