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Schools in Lightning Creek Township

Lightning Creek Township’s public schools

Hettinger Public School District 13 and Scranton Public School District 33 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lightning Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 1% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Hettinger Public School District 13
Students per teacher
9.1
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
429 students on the public path
In brief

Lightning Creek Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lightning Creek Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Scranton Elementary School places highest (better than 90%); Hettinger Elementary School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Lightning Creek Township, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Hettinger High School and Scranton 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 Lightning Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hettinger Public School District 13.

Two districts serve Lightning Creek Township

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

Hettinger Public School District 13Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 294 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$16,824ND $16,642 · FY2024
C+
Scranton Public School District 33Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 135 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 7.2 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$19,671ND $16,642 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hettinger Public School District 1342%
State average 43.8% · 135 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hettinger Public School District 1337%
State average 38.6% · 137 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Scranton Public School District 3362%
State average 43.8% · 70 students tested
Math · PK–12, Scranton Public School District 3347%
State average 38.6% · 70 students tested

Lightning Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lightning Creek Township—Hettinger Public School District 13 PK–12 · Scranton Public School District 33 PK–12
Reeder—Scranton Public School District 33
Haley—Scranton Public School District 33

All 2 neighbors share Scranton Public School District 33 with Lightning Creek Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Horse Creek, SD borders Lightning Creek Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Lightning Creek Township

4 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 Lightning Creek Townshipin other towns
Hettinger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hettinger
C+
172 students12:1Rate it →
Scranton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Scranton
A
73 students8:1Rate it →
Hettinger High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hettinger
C+
122 students9:1Rate it →
Scranton High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Scranton
B−
62 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Lightning Creek Township’s schools

Are Lightning Creek Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lightning Creek Township. Hettinger Public School District 13 and Scranton Public School District 33 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lightning Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Lightning Creek Township in?

Hettinger Public School District 13 and Scranton Public School District 33.

Where do Lightning Creek Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Hettinger High School and Scranton 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.