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Schools in Rat Lake Township

Rat Lake Township’s public schools

New Town Public School District 1 and Stanley Public School District 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rat Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▲ 17% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · New Town Public School District 1
Students per teacher
10.3
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,455 students on the public path
In brief

Rat Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Rat Lake Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Stanley Elementary School places highest (better than 27%); New Town Middle School lowest (1%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Rat Lake Township, graded from D− to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Stanley High School and New Town Middle 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 Rat Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D

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

Two districts serve Rat Lake Township

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
Stanley Public School District 2Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 783 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$14,010ND $16,642 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, New Town Public School District 127%
State average 43.8% · 496 students tested
Math · PK–12, New Town Public School District 18%
State average 38.6% · 498 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Stanley Public School District 239%
State average 43.8% · 400 students tested
Math · PK–12, Stanley Public School District 229%
State average 38.6% · 399 students tested

Rat Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rat Lake Township—New Town Public School District 1 PK–12 · Stanley Public School District 2 PK–12
Debing—Stanley Public School District 2
Brookbank—Stanley Public School District 2 PK–12 · New Town Public School District 1 PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Stanley Public School District 2 with Rat Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Rat Lake 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 Rat Lake Townshipin other towns
Edwin Loe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New Town
D−
546 students12:1Rate it →
Stanley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Stanley
C
463 students12:1Rate it →
Stanley High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Stanley
D
320 students8:1Rate it →
New Town Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · New Town
D−
126 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Rat Lake Township’s schools

Are Rat Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rat Lake Township. New Town Public School District 1 and Stanley Public School District 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rat Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Rat Lake Township in?

New Town Public School District 1 and Stanley Public School District 2.

Where do Rat Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Stanley High School and New Town Middle School.

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What Rat Lake 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.