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Schools in James River Valley Township

James River Valley Township’s public schools

Oakes Public School District 41 and LaMoure Public School District 8 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for James River Valley 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 24% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Oakes Public School District 41
Students per teacher
11.2
ND 11.5
Schools in town
0
770 students on the public path
In brief

James River Valley Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of James River Valley Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Lamoure Elementary School places highest (better than 94%); Lamoure High School lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve James River Valley Township, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Oakes High School, Lamoure High School and Lamoure Colony 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 James River Valley Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Oakes Public School District 41.

Two districts serve James River Valley Township

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

Oakes Public School District 41Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 475 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$12,585ND $16,642 · FY2024
B+
LaMoure Public School District 8Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 295 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$17,747ND $16,642 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Oakes Public School District 4148%
State average 43.8% · 254 students tested
Math · PK–12, Oakes Public School District 4146%
State average 38.6% · 254 students tested
Reading · PK–12, LaMoure Public School District 857%
State average 43.8% · 123 students tested
Math · PK–12, LaMoure Public School District 862%
State average 38.6% · 123 students tested

James River Valley Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share James River Valley Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
James River Valley Township—Oakes Public School District 41 PK–12 · LaMoure Public School District 8 PK–12
Clement—Oakes Public School District 41
Divide—Oakes Public School District 41
Wright—LaMoure Public School District 8

2 of the 3 neighbors share Oakes Public School District 41 with James River Valley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in James River Valley 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 James River Valley Townshipin other towns
Oakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oakes
B+
247 students11:1Rate it →
Lamoure Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · LaMoure
A
157 students10:1Rate it →
Lamoure Colony School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · LaMoure
21 students7:1Rate it →
Oakes High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Oakes
B
228 students15:1Rate it →
Lamoure High School
High · Grades 7–12 · LaMoure
C
117 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about James River Valley Township’s schools

Are James River Valley Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for James River Valley Township. Oakes Public School District 41 and LaMoure Public School District 8 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for James River Valley 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 James River Valley Township in?

Oakes Public School District 41 and LaMoure Public School District 8.

Where do James River Valley Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Oakes High School, Lamoure High School and Lamoure Colony 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.