Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Reed Township’s public schools outscore 50% of North Dakota districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Reed Township, 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.
From North Dakota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.
Reed Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 278 North Dakota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Reed Township’s, its schools beat 35%, lower than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 41% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 39% statewide; 81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
West Fargo Public School District 6 spends $14,624 per student and Fargo Public School District 1 $18,846, against $16,642 across North Dakota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Reed Township’s grade
B−: better than 50% of North Dakota school districts. Test scores are above the North Dakota average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Reed Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Reed Township · depends on your address
Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 180 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in West Fargo
Early Childhood Special Education School
Grades PK · 162 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Fargo
Reed Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (West Fargo Public School District 6). From grade PK, students attend the Fargo Public School District 1, shared with Briarwood, Fargo, Frontier, North River, Prairie Rose and Stanley. Its elementary school is in Fargo. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Reed Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Reed Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Reed Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Reed Township | B− | West Fargo Public School District 6 PK–12 · Fargo Public School District 1 PK–12 |
| Fargo | B− | Fargo Public School District 1 PK–12 · West Fargo Public School District 6 PK–12 |
| Harwood | — | West Fargo Public School District 6 |
| West Fargo | B− | West Fargo Public School District 6 |
| Reile's Acres | — | West Fargo Public School District 6 |
| Raymond | — | West Fargo Public School District 6 PK–12 · Mapleton Public School District 7 PK–6 |
| Harwood Township | — | West Fargo Public School District 6 PK–12 · Northern Cass Public School District 97 PK–12 |
| North River | — | Fargo Public School District 1 |
6 of the 7 neighbors share West Fargo Public School District 6 with Reed Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Kragnes, MN and Oakport, MN border Reed Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Reed Township
45 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).
Questions about Reed Township’s schools
Are Reed Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of North Dakota: the public schools Reed Township children attend outscore 50% of North Dakota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Reed Township in?
Two districts: West Fargo Public School District 6 runs grades PK–12, and Fargo Public School District 1 runs grades PK–12, shared with Briarwood, Fargo, Frontier, North River, Prairie Rose and Stanley.
Where do Reed Township kids go to high school?
One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: West Fargo Sheyenne High School, West Fargo High School, Fargo Davies High School, North High School, South High School, Horace High School, Dakota High School and West Fargo Community High School.
What is Reed Township’s graduation rate?
81% of the class of 2023 in Fargo Public School District 1 graduated in four years, against 83% across North Dakota.
How much does Reed Township spend per student?
$14,624 in West Fargo Public School District 6 and $18,846 in Fargo Public School District 1 (FY2024), against $16,642 across North Dakota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Reed Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Reed Township → They have their own page.
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.