Harding Township’s public schools
Devils Lake Public School District 1 and Starkweather Public School District 44 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harding Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Harding Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Harding Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Starkweather High School places highest (better than 78%); Central Middle School lowest (32%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Two elementary schools serve Harding Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Central Middle School and Starkweather 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 Harding Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Harding Township · depends on your address
Minnie H Kindergarten Center
Grades PK–K · 167 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 29 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
Kindergarten in Harding Township · depends on your address
Minnie H Kindergarten Center
Grades PK–K · 167 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 29 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
1st grade in Harding Township · depends on your address
Sweetwater Elementary School
Grades 1–2 · 269 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 29 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
2nd grade in Harding Township · depends on your address
Sweetwater Elementary School
Grades 1–2 · 269 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 29 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
3rd grade in Harding Township · depends on your address
Prairie View Elementary School
Grades 3–4 · 262 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 29 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
4th grade in Harding Township · depends on your address
Prairie View Elementary School
Grades 3–4 · 262 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 29 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
5th grade in Harding Township · depends on your address
Central Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 536 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 29 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
6th grade in Harding Township · depends on your address
Central Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 536 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 29 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
7th grade in Harding Township · depends on your address
Central Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 536 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather High School
Grades 7–12 · 25 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
8th grade in Harding Township · depends on your address
Central Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 536 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather High School
Grades 7–12 · 25 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
9th grade in Harding Township · depends on your address
Devils Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 552 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather High School
Grades 7–12 · 25 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
10th grade in Harding Township · depends on your address
Devils Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 552 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather High School
Grades 7–12 · 25 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
11th grade in Harding Township · depends on your address
Devils Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 552 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather High School
Grades 7–12 · 25 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
12th grade in Harding Township · depends on your address
Devils Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 552 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Devils Lake
Starkweather High School
Grades 7–12 · 25 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Starkweather
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Devils Lake Public School District 1.
Two districts serve Harding Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Harding Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Harding Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Harding Township | — | Devils Lake Public School District 1 PK–12 · Starkweather Public School District 44 PK–12 |
| Cato | — | Devils Lake Public School District 1 PK–12 · Edmore Public School District 2 |
| Webster | — | Starkweather Public School District 44 PK–12 · Devils Lake Public School District 1 PK–12 |
| Sullivan | — | Starkweather Public School District 44 |
| Overland | — | Edmore Public School District 2 |
| Morris | — | Devils Lake Public School District 1 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Devils Lake Public School District 1 with Harding Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Harding 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).
Questions about Harding Township’s schools
Are Harding Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Harding Township. Devils Lake Public School District 1 and Starkweather Public School District 44 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harding Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Harding Township in?
Devils Lake Public School District 1 and Starkweather Public School District 44.
Where do Harding Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Central Middle School and Starkweather High School.
Parents talk
What Harding Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Harding Township → They have their own page.
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.