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Schools in Kent Township

Kent Township’s public schools

Oakes Public School District 41 and Ellendale Public School District 40 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kent Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools 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
12.7
ND 11.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
723 students on the public path
In brief

Kent Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Kent Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Ellendale High School places highest (better than 98%); Maple River Colony School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Kent Township, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Oakes High School and Ellendale 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 Kent Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Kent 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+
Ellendale Public School District 40Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 305 students, up 2% since 2021–22 · 12.5 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$15,191ND $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, Ellendale Public School District 4062%
State average 43.8% · 178 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ellendale Public School District 4047%
State average 38.6% · 178 students tested

Kent Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kent Township—Oakes Public School District 41 PK–12 · Ellendale Public School District 40 PK–12
Kentner—Ellendale Public School District 40
Yorktown—Oakes Public School District 41 PK–12 · LaMoure Public School District 8 PK–12
Hudson—Oakes Public School District 41
Ada—Ellendale Public School District 40 PK–12 · Oakes Public School District 41 PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Oakes Public School District 41 with Kent Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Kent 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 Kent Townshipin other towns
Oakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oakes
B+
247 students11:1Rate it →
Ellendale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellendale
A+
120 students13:1Rate it →
Maple River Colony School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Fullerton
D
49 students16:1Rate it →
Oakes High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Oakes
B
228 students15:1Rate it →
Ellendale High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ellendale
A+
79 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Kent Township’s schools

Are Kent Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kent Township. Oakes Public School District 41 and Ellendale Public School District 40 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kent Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Kent Township in?

Oakes Public School District 41 and Ellendale Public School District 40.

Where do Kent Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Oakes High School and Ellendale 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.