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Schools in Kelso Township

Kelso Township’s public schools

Northern Cass Public School District 97 and Hillsboro Public School District 9 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kelso Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above North Dakota’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 17% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Northern Cass Public School District 97
Students per teacher
12.2
ND 11.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,049 students on the public path
In brief

Kelso Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Kelso Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Northern Cass Elementary School places highest (better than 69%); Hillsboro High School lowest (64%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Kelso Township, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Hillsboro High School and Northern Cass 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 Kelso Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northern Cass Public School District 97.

Two districts serve Kelso Township

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

Northern Cass Public School District 97Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 724 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$13,838ND $16,642 · FY2024
A−
Hillsboro Public School District 9Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 494 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$15,120ND $16,642 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Northern Cass Public School District 9753%
State average 43.8% · 335 students tested
Math · PK–12, Northern Cass Public School District 9748%
State average 38.6% · 335 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hillsboro Public School District 945%
State average 43.8% · 256 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hillsboro Public School District 949%
State average 38.6% · 260 students tested

Kelso Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kelso Township—Northern Cass Public School District 97 PK–12 · Hillsboro Public School District 9 PK–12
Grandin—Northern Cass Public School District 97
Elm River—Hillsboro Public School District 9
Hillsboro—Hillsboro Public School District 9
Kinyon—Northern Cass Public School District 97
Bohnsack—Hillsboro Public School District 9 PK–12 · Northern Cass Public School District 97 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Northern Cass Public School District 97 with Kelso Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Kelso 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 Kelso Townshipin other towns
Northern Cass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hunter
B+
350 students14:1Rate it →
Hillsboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hillsboro
B
254 students11:1Rate it →
Spruce Lane Colony School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Blanchard
5 students5:1Rate it →
Hillsboro High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hillsboro
B
235 students10:1Rate it →
Northern Cass High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hunter
B+
205 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Kelso Township’s schools

Are Kelso Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kelso Township. Northern Cass Public School District 97 and Hillsboro Public School District 9 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kelso Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Kelso Township in?

Northern Cass Public School District 97 and Hillsboro Public School District 9.

Where do Kelso Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Hillsboro High School and Northern Cass High 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.