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Schools in Valley Township

Valley Township’s public schools

Ellendale Public School District 40 and Edgeley Public School District 3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 9% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Ellendale Public School District 40
Students per teacher
13.4
ND 11.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
503 students on the public path
In brief

Valley Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Valley Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Ellendale High School places highest (better than 98%); Willow Bank Colony School lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Valley Township, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Edgeley High School and Ellendale 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 Valley Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ellendale Public School District 40.

Two districts serve Valley Township

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

Ellendale Public School District 40Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 305 students, up 2% since 2021–22 · 12.5 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$15,191ND $16,642 · FY2024
A
Edgeley Public School District 3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 255 students · 14.7 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$16,115ND $16,642 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Ellendale Public School District 4062%
State average 43.8% · 178 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ellendale Public School District 4047%
State average 38.6% · 178 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Edgeley Public School District 342%
State average 43.8% · 123 students tested
Math · PK–12, Edgeley Public School District 342%
State average 38.6% · 123 students tested

Valley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Valley Township—Ellendale Public School District 40 PK–12 · Edgeley Public School District 3 PK–12
Keystone—Ellendale Public School District 40
Potsdam—Edgeley Public School District 3
Porter—LaMoure Public School District 8
Willowbank—Edgeley Public School District 3

2 of the 4 neighbors share Edgeley Public School District 3 with Valley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Valley Township

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 Valley Townshipin other towns
Edgeley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Edgeley
A
138 students15:1Rate it →
Ellendale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellendale
A+
120 students13:1Rate it →
Willow Bank Colony School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Edgeley
D−
27 students14:1Rate it →
Maple River Colony School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Fullerton
D
49 students16:1Rate it →
Edgeley High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Edgeley
C+
90 students14:1Rate it →
Ellendale High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ellendale
A+
79 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Valley Township’s schools

Are Valley Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Valley Township. Ellendale Public School District 40 and Edgeley Public School District 3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Valley Township in?

Ellendale Public School District 40 and Edgeley Public School District 3.

Where do Valley Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Edgeley High School and Ellendale High School.

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What Valley 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.