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Schools in Elm River Township

Elm River Township’s public schools

Hillsboro Public School District 9 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elm River Township. 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 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 9% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.3
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
494 students on the public path
In brief

Elm River Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Elm River Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Hillsboro Elementary School places highest (better than 64%); Hillsboro High School lowest (64%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Elm River Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Hillsboro 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 Elm River Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–12Hillsboro High Schoolin HillsboroB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hillsboro Public School District 9.

The district

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

Hillsboro Public School District 9Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 494 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$15,120ND $16,642 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 43.8% · 256 students tested
Math49%
State average 38.6% · 260 students tested

Elm River Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elm River Township—Hillsboro Public School District 9
Kelso—Northern Cass Public School District 97 PK–12 · Hillsboro Public School District 9 PK–12
Noble—Northern Cass Public School District 97
Herberg—Hillsboro Public School District 9

2 of the 3 neighbors share Hillsboro Public School District 9 with Elm River Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Hendrum, MN borders Elm River Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Elm River Township

3 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 Elm River Townshipin other towns
Hillsboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hillsboro
B
254 students11:1Rate it →
Spruce Lane Colony School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Blanchard
5 students5:1Rate it →
Hillsboro High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hillsboro
B
235 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Elm River Township’s schools

Are Elm River Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elm River Township. Hillsboro Public School District 9 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elm River Township. 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 Elm River Township in?

Hillsboro Public School District 9.

Where do Elm River Township kids go to high school?

Hillsboro High School.

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What Elm River 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.