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Schools in Howell Township

Howell Township’s public schools

North Star School District and Mount Pleasant Public School District 4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howell Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 15% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · North Star
Students per teacher
10.4
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
528 students on the public path
In brief

Howell Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Howell Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. North Star High School places highest (better than 78%); Mt. Pleasant Elementary School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Howell Township, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Mt. Pleasant High School and North Star 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 Howell Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Star School District.

Two districts serve Howell Township

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

North Star School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 284 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$14,077ND $16,642 · FY2024
B+
Mount Pleasant Public School District 4Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 244 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$20,226ND $16,642 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, North Star School District47%
State average 43.8% · 150 students tested
Math · PK–12, North Star School District47%
State average 38.6% · 150 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mount Pleasant Public School District 447%
State average 43.8% · 141 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mount Pleasant Public School District 432%
State average 38.6% · 142 students tested

Howell Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Howell Township—North Star PK–12 · Mount Pleasant Public School District 4 PK–12
Armourdale—Mount Pleasant Public School District 4
Virginia—Mount Pleasant Public School District 4 PK–12 · North Star PK–12
Monroe—Mount Pleasant Public School District 4 PK–12 · North Star PK–12

All 3 neighbors share Mount Pleasant Public School District 4 with Howell Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Howell 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).

Also serving Howell Townshipin other towns
North Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cando
B
208 students12:1Rate it →
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rolla
C−
112 students9:1Rate it →
Mt. Pleasant High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Rolla
B
132 students10:1Rate it →
North Star High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cando
A−
76 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Howell Township’s schools

Are Howell Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Howell Township. North Star School District and Mount Pleasant Public School District 4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howell Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Howell Township in?

North Star School District and Mount Pleasant Public School District 4.

Where do Howell Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mt. Pleasant High School and North Star High School.

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What Howell 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.