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Schools in Hampden

Hampden’s public schools

Starkweather Public School District 44 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hampden. 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 90% of students in North Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’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
$30.7K
▲ 85% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.4
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
54 students on the public path
In brief

Hampden’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Hampden’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Starkweather High School places highest (better than 78%); Starkweather Elementary School lowest (69%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hampden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Starkweather Elementary Schoolin StarkweatherB+
7–12Starkweather High Schoolin StarkweatherA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Starkweather Public School District 44.

The district

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

Starkweather Public School District 44Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 54 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 6.4 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$30,745ND $16,642 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading50%
State average 43.8% · 29 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Math30%
State average 38.6% · 29 students tested · the state reports 21–39%

Hampden vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hampden—Starkweather Public School District 44

Every school in Hampden

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 Hampdenin other towns
Starkweather Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Starkweather
B+
29 students7:1Rate it →
Starkweather High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Starkweather
A−
25 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Hampden’s schools

Are Hampden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hampden. Starkweather Public School District 44 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hampden. 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 Hampden in?

Starkweather Public School District 44.

Where do Hampden kids go to high school?

Starkweather High School.

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What Hampden 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 2020) 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.