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Schools in Richardton

Richardton’s public schools

Richardton-Taylor Public School District 34 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richardton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 1% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
ND 11.5
Schools in town
2
337 students on the public path
In brief

Richardton’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Richardton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Taylor-Richardton Elementary School places highest (better than 85%); Richardton-Taylor Elementary School lowest (42%). 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 Richardton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Taylor-Richardton Elementary Schoolin TaylorA
7–12Richardton-Taylor High SchoolRichardton-Taylor Public School District 34B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Richardton-Taylor Public School District 34.

The district

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

Richardton-Taylor Public School District 34Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 337 students · 11.7 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$16,544ND $16,642 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 43.8% · 173 students tested
Math37%
State average 38.6% · 173 students tested

Richardton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Richardton—Richardton-Taylor Public School District 34

Every school in Richardton

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 Richardtonby address
Richardton-Taylor Elementary School
Middle · Grades 5–6
C+
56 students12:1Rate it →
Richardton-Taylor High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
139 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Richardtonin other towns
Taylor-Richardton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Taylor
A
142 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Richardton’s schools

Are Richardton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Richardton. Richardton-Taylor Public School District 34 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richardton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Richardton in?

Richardton-Taylor Public School District 34.

Where do Richardton kids go to high school?

Richardton-Taylor High 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.