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Schools in Elma Township

Elma Township’s public schools

Hankinson Public School District 8 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elma 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 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 3% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.8
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
244 students on the public path
In brief

Elma Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Elma Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Hankinson Elementary School places highest (better than 85%); Hankinson High School lowest (56%). 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 Elma Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Hankinson Elementary Schoolin HankinsonA
7–12Hankinson High Schoolin HankinsonB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hankinson Public School District 8.

The district

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

Hankinson Public School District 8Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 244 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$16,193ND $16,642 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 43.8% · 126 students tested
Math52%
State average 38.6% · 127 students tested

Elma Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elma Township—Hankinson Public School District 8
Greendale—Hankinson Public School District 8
Duerr—Lidgerwood Public School District 28 PK–12 · Hankinson Public School District 8 PK–12
Brightwood—Hankinson Public School District 8
Waldo—Hankinson Public School District 8

All 4 neighbors share Hankinson Public School District 8 with Elma Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Lien, SD and Minnesota, SD border Elma Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Elma Township

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).

Also serving Elma Townshipin other towns
Hankinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hankinson
A
136 studentsRate it →
Hankinson High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hankinson
B
108 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Elma Township’s schools

Are Elma Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elma Township. Hankinson Public School District 8 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elma 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 Elma Township in?

Hankinson Public School District 8.

Where do Elma Township kids go to high school?

Hankinson High School.

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What Elma 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.