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Schools in Fairfield Township

Fairfield Township’s public schools

Emerado Public School District 127, Northwood Public School District 129 and Thompson Public School District 61 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above North Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Spent per student
$10.5K
▼ 37% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Thompson Public School District 61
Students per teacher
12.6
ND 11.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,117 students on the public path
In brief

Fairfield Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Fairfield Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Northwood Elementary School places highest (better than 80%); Emerado Elementary School lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Fairfield Township, graded from C− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Thompson High School, Northwood High School and Emerado Elementary 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 Fairfield Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Emerado Public School District 127.

Three districts serve Fairfield Township

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

Emerado Public School District 127Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 101 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 7.2 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$17,037ND $16,642 · FY2024
C−
Northwood Public School District 129Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 337 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$15,519ND $16,642 · FY2024
B
Thompson Public School District 61Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 679 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$10,539ND $16,642 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Emerado Public School District 12734%
State average 43.8% · 57 students tested
Math · PK–8, Emerado Public School District 12724%
State average 38.6% · 57 students tested
Reading · K–12, Northwood Public School District 12947%
State average 43.8% · 191 students tested
Math · K–12, Northwood Public School District 12942%
State average 38.6% · 191 students tested
Reading · K–12, Thompson Public School District 6157%
State average 43.8% · 331 students tested
Math · K–12, Thompson Public School District 6144%
State average 38.6% · 331 students tested

Fairfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairfield Township—Emerado Public School District 127 PK–8 · Northwood Public School District 129 K–12 · Thompson Public School District 61 K–12
Allendale—Thompson Public School District 61
Union—Hatton-Eielson Public School District 7 PK–12 · Northwood Public School District 129 K–12
Pleasant View—Emerado Public School District 127 PK–8 · Northwood Public School District 129 K–12
Oakville—Emerado Public School District 127

2 of the 4 neighbors share Northwood Public School District 129 with Fairfield Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Fairfield Township

5 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 Fairfield Townshipin other towns
Emerado Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Emerado
C−
101 students7:1Rate it →
Thompson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Thompson
B
399 students15:1Rate it →
Northwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Northwood
A−
177 students12:1Rate it →
Thompson High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Thompson
B
280 students13:1Rate it →
Northwood High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Northwood
B
160 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairfield Township’s schools

Are Fairfield Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fairfield Township. Emerado Public School District 127, Northwood Public School District 129 and Thompson Public School District 61 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fairfield Township in?

Emerado Public School District 127, Northwood Public School District 129 and Thompson Public School District 61.

Where do Fairfield Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Thompson High School, Northwood High School and Emerado Elementary School.

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What Fairfield 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.