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Schools in Lake Hester Township

Lake Hester Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 11% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
ND 11.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
439 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Hester Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lake Hester Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Velva Elementary School places highest (better than 64%); Velva High School lowest (56%). 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 Hester Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Velva Elementary Schoolin VelvaB
7–12Velva High Schoolin VelvaB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Velva Public School District 1.

The district

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

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

Reading53%
State average 43.8% · 249 students tested
Math45%
State average 38.6% · 249 students tested

Lake Hester Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Hester Township—Velva Public School District 1
Lebanon—Velva Public School District 1
Odin—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
Falsen—Velva Public School District 1 PK–12 · TGU Public School District 60 PK–12

All 4 neighbors share Velva Public School District 1 with Lake Hester Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lake Hester Township

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 Lake Hester 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 →

Questions about Lake Hester Township’s schools

Are Lake Hester Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Hester Township. Velva Public School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Hester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Lake Hester Township in?

Velva Public School District 1.

Where do Lake Hester Township kids go to high school?

Velva High School.

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What Lake Hester 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.