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Schools in New Salem · New Salem-Almont School District

New Salem’s public schools score below 86% of North Dakota districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in New Salem’s districts is 27%, below the North Dakota average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving New Salem, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Dakota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From North Dakota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 17 pts vs ND 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 7 pts vs ND 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 2% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
ND 11.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
377 students on the public path
In brief

New Salem’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 270 North Dakota towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Salem’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 14% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 44% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,317 per student, against $16,642 across North Dakota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is New Salem-Almont High School. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind New Salem’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 14% of North Dakota school districts. Test scores are below the North Dakota average; there is no graduation rate to add.

North Dakota school districts we grade (152)Better than 14%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Dakota towns with similar household incomes (270)Better than 7%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 168 test results could put New Salem anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of New Salem’s students in the tested grades sat them (167 in math, 168 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Salem, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Prairie View Elementary SchoolNew Salem-Almont School DistrictC
7–12New Salem-Almont High SchoolNew Salem-Almont School DistrictC−

New Salem’s public schools are run by New Salem-Almont School District, which also serves Almont. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

New Salem-Almont School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 377 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$16,317ND $16,642 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 43.8% · 168 students tested
Math32%
State average 38.6% · 167 students tested

New Salem vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share New Salem’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New SalemDNew Salem-Almont

Every school in New Salem

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).

District schools in New Salemby address
Prairie View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
212 students12:1Rate it →
New Salem-Almont High School
High · Grades 7–12
C−
165 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about New Salem’s schools

Are New Salem’s schools good?

On North Dakota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools New Salem children attend score below 86% of North Dakota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Salem in?

New Salem-Almont School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 377 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does New Salem spend per student?

$16,317 in New Salem-Almont School District (FY2024), against $16,642 across North Dakota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What New Salem 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Dakota. Stars are from neighbors.