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Schools in Ryder

Ryder’s public schools

Max Public School District 50 and Lewis and Clark Public School District 161 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ryder. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▲ 14% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Lewis and Clark Public School District 161
Students per teacher
9.6
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
543 students on the public path
In brief

Ryder’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Ryder’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Berthold Elementary School places highest (better than 69%); Max High School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Ryder, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Berthold High School, North Shore Plaza High School and Max 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ryder, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Max Public School District 50.

Two districts serve Ryder

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

Max Public School District 50Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 135 students, down 28% since 2020–21 · 7.2 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$21,042ND $16,642 · FY2024
C−
Lewis and Clark Public School District 161Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 410 students · 10.8 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$18,955ND $16,642 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Max Public School District 5032%
State average 43.8% · 83 students tested
Math · PK–12, Max Public School District 5037%
State average 38.6% · 83 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lewis and Clark Public School District 16148%
State average 43.8% · 228 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lewis and Clark Public School District 16142%
State average 38.6% · 228 students tested

Ryder vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ryder—Max Public School District 50 PK–12 · Lewis and Clark Public School District 161 PK–12

Every school in Ryder

6 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 Ryderin other towns
North Shore Plaza Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Plaza
B
136 students15:1Rate it →
Berthold Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Berthold
B+
96 students10:1Rate it →
Max Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Max
B
72 students7:1Rate it →
Berthold High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Berthold
B+
98 students9:1Rate it →
North Shore Plaza High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Plaza
B+
78 students10:1Rate it →
Max High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Max
C+
63 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Ryder’s schools

Are Ryder’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ryder. Max Public School District 50 and Lewis and Clark Public School District 161 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ryder. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ryder in?

Max Public School District 50 and Lewis and Clark Public School District 161.

Where do Ryder kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Berthold High School, North Shore Plaza High School and Max High School.

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What Ryder 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.