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Schools in Lake George Township

Lake George Township’s public schools

Drake Public School District 57 and Velva Public School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake George Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above North Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 11% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Velva Public School District 1
Students per teacher
11.1
ND 11.5
Schools in town
0
514 students on the public path
In brief

Lake George Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lake George Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Velva Elementary School places highest (better than 64%); Drake High School lowest (42%). 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 Lake George Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Velva Elementary Schoolin VelvaB
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Drake Public School District 57.

Two districts serve Lake George Township

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

Drake Public School District 57Grades 7–12 · 1 schools · 75 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 7.3 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$25,753ND $16,642 · FY2024
C
Velva Public School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 439 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$14,854ND $16,642 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 7–12, Drake Public School District 5744%
State average 43.8% · 38 students tested
Math · 7–12, Drake Public School District 5734%
State average 38.6% · 38 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Velva Public School District 153%
State average 43.8% · 249 students tested
Math · PK–12, Velva Public School District 145%
State average 38.6% · 249 students tested

Lake George Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake George Township—Velva Public School District 1 PK–12 · Drake Public School District 57 7–12
Karlsruhe—Velva Public School District 1 PK–12 · Drake Public School District 57 7–12
Balfour—Drake Public School District 57
Round Lake—Drake Public School District 57

All 3 neighbors share Drake Public School District 57 with Lake George Township for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lake George Township

3 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 Lake George Townshipin other towns
Velva Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Velva
B
217 students11:1Rate it →
Velva High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Velva
B
222 students14:1Rate it →
Drake High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Drake
C+
75 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake George Township’s schools

Are Lake George Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake George Township. Drake Public School District 57 and Velva Public School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake George Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake George Township in?

Drake Public School District 57 and Velva Public School District 1.

Where do Lake George Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Velva High School and Drake High School.

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What Lake George 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.