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Schools in Ray

Ray’s public schools

Nesson Public School District 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ray. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 4% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
ND 11.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
443 students on the public path
In brief

Ray’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ray’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Ray Elementary School places highest (better than 56%); Ray High School lowest (49%). 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 Ray, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Ray Elementary SchoolNesson Public School District 2B
9–12Ray High SchoolNesson Public School District 2B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Nesson Public School District 2.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 43.8% · 209 students tested
Math48%
State average 38.6% · 209 students tested

Ray vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ray—Nesson Public School District 2

Every school in Ray

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 Rayby address

Questions about Ray’s schools

Are Ray’s schools good?

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

Nesson Public School District 2.

Where do Ray kids go to high school?

Ray High School.

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What Ray 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.