Norway Lutheran Church and Cemetery · Public domainVillard Township’s public schools
Drake Public School District 57, Velva Public School District 1 and TGU Public School District 60 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Villard Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
Villard Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Villard Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Velva Elementary School places highest (better than 64%); Tgu-Towner High School lowest (10%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Villard Township, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four high schools: Velva High School, Drake High School, Tgu-Towner High School and Tgu-Granville 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 Villard Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Villard Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Tgu-Towner Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 154 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Towner
Tgu-Granville Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 85 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Granville
Kindergarten in Villard Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Tgu-Towner Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 154 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Towner
Tgu-Granville Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 85 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Granville
1st grade in Villard Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Tgu-Towner Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 154 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Towner
Tgu-Granville Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 85 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Granville
2nd grade in Villard Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Tgu-Towner Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 154 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Towner
Tgu-Granville Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 85 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Granville
3rd grade in Villard Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Tgu-Towner Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 154 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Towner
Tgu-Granville Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 85 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Granville
4th grade in Villard Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Tgu-Towner Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 154 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Towner
Tgu-Granville Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 85 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Granville
5th grade in Villard Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Tgu-Towner Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 154 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Towner
Tgu-Granville Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 85 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Granville
6th grade in Villard Township · depends on your address
Velva Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 217 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Velva
Tgu-Towner Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 154 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Towner
Tgu-Granville Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 85 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Granville
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Drake Public School District 57.
Three districts serve Villard Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Villard Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Villard Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Villard Township | — | Velva Public School District 1 PK–12 · TGU Public School District 60 PK–12 · Drake Public School District 57 7–12 |
| Falsen | — | Velva Public School District 1 PK–12 · TGU Public School District 60 PK–12 |
| Karlsruhe | — | Velva Public School District 1 PK–12 · Drake Public School District 57 7–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Velva Public School District 1 with Villard Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Villard Township
7 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 Villard Township’s schools
Are Villard Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Villard Township. Drake Public School District 57, Velva Public School District 1 and TGU Public School District 60 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Villard Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Villard Township in?
Drake Public School District 57, Velva Public School District 1 and TGU Public School District 60.
Where do Villard Township kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Velva High School, Drake High School, Tgu-Towner High School and Tgu-Granville High School.
Parents talk
What Villard Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Villard 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). Stars are from neighbors.