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Schools in Jessie

Jessie’s public schools

Griggs County Central School District 18 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jessie. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 11% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
ND 11.5
Schools in town
0
288 students on the public path
In brief

Jessie’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Jessie’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Griggs County Central High School places highest (better than 99%); Griggs County Central Elementary School lowest (28%). 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 Jessie, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Griggs County Central Elementary Schoolin CooperstownC
9–12Griggs County Central High Schoolin CooperstownA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Griggs County Central School District 18.

The district

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

Griggs County Central School District 18Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 288 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$14,759ND $16,642 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 43.8% · 130 students tested
Math17%
State average 38.6% · 130 students tested

Jessie vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Jessie—Griggs County Central School District 18

Every school in Jessie

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 Jessiein other towns
Griggs County Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cooperstown
C
205 students13:1Rate it →
Griggs County Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cooperstown
A+
83 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Jessie’s schools

Are Jessie’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jessie. Griggs County Central School District 18 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jessie. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Jessie in?

Griggs County Central School District 18.

Where do Jessie kids go to high school?

Griggs County Central High School.

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What Jessie 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.