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Schools in Vernon Township

Vernon Township’s public schools

Park River Area Public School District 8 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vernon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above North Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 26% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.3
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
470 students on the public path
In brief

Vernon Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Vernon Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Park River Area High School places highest (better than 37%); Park River Area Elementary School lowest (20%). 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 Vernon Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Park River Area Elementary Schoolin Park RiverC−
7–12Park River Area High Schoolin Park RiverC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Park River Area Public School District 8.

The district

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

Park River Area Public School District 8Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 470 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$12,372ND $16,642 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 43.8% · 249 students tested
Math40%
State average 38.6% · 250 students tested

Vernon Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Vernon Township—Park River Area Public School District 8
Rushford—Park River Area Public School District 8
Norton—Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 PK–12 · Park River Area Public School District 8 PK–12
Medford—Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5

2 of the 3 neighbors share Park River Area Public School District 8 with Vernon Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Vernon Township

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).

Also serving Vernon Townshipin other towns
Park River Area Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Park River
C−
275 students9:1Rate it →
Park River Area High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Park River
C+
195 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Vernon Township’s schools

Are Vernon Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Vernon Township. Park River Area Public School District 8 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vernon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Vernon Township in?

Park River Area Public School District 8.

Where do Vernon Township kids go to high school?

Park River Area High School.

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What Vernon 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.