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Schools in New Town · New Town Public School District 1

New Town’s public schools score below 94% of North Dakota districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in New Town’s districts is 8%, below the North Dakota average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving New Town, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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
8%
▼ 31 pts vs ND 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 9–13 pts vs ND 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▲ 17% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
931 students on the public path
In brief

New Town’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 44% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across North Dakota (the state reports New Town’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $19,534 per student in FY2024, against $16,642 across North Dakota. 79% of its revenue that year was federal (North Dakota 14%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is New Town Middle School, then New Town 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind New Town’s grade

D− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 6% of North Dakota school districts, last of 23 North Dakota towns. Both inputs trail the North Dakota average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

North Dakota school districts we grade (152)Better than 6%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Dakota towns with similar household incomes (158)Better than 3%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 497 test results and a graduating class of 76 could put New Town anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of New Town’s students in the tested grades sat them (498 in math, 496 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Edwin Loe Elementary SchoolNew Town Public School District 1D−
7–8New Town Middle SchoolNew Town Public School District 1D−
9–12New Town High SchoolNew Town Public School District 1D−

New Town’s public schools are run by New Town Public School District 1, which also serves Big Bend, Brookbank, Crane Creek and Howie and others. 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 Town Public School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 931 students · 10.5 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$19,534ND $16,642 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 43.8% · 496 students tested
Math8%
State average 38.6% · 498 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 79% of the New Town district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 14% across North Dakota, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

New Town vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New TownDNew Town Public School District 1
Osborn—New Town Public School District 1

Every school in New Town

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).

District schools in New Townby address
Edwin Loe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
546 students12:1Rate it →
New Town Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8
D−
126 students6:1Rate it →
New Town High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
259 students10:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Ma Adoo Za Gidz Alternative School).

Questions about New Town’s schools

Are New Town’s schools good?

On North Dakota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools New Town children attend score below 94% of North Dakota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Town in?

New Town Public School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 931 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do New Town kids go to high school?

New Town High School, with 259 students; its own test results earn a D−.

What is New Town’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in New Town Public School District 1 graduated in four years, against 83% across North Dakota.

How much does New Town spend per student?

$19,534 in New Town Public School District 1 (FY2024), against $16,642 across North Dakota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What New Town 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.