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Schools in Westby Township

Westby Township’s public schools

Divide County Public School District 1 and Grenora Public School District 99 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Westby Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.0K
▲ 20% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Divide County Public School District 1
Students per teacher
9.9
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
548 students on the public path
In brief

Westby Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Westby Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Grenora Elementary School places highest (better than 69%); Divide County High School lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Westby Township, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Divide County High School and Grenora 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 Westby Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Divide County Public School District 1.

Two districts serve Westby Township

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

Divide County Public School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 382 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$19,986ND $16,642 · FY2024
C+
Grenora Public School District 99Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 166 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$24,411ND $16,642 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Divide County Public School District 137%
State average 43.8% · 198 students tested
Math · PK–12, Divide County Public School District 137%
State average 38.6% · 199 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Grenora Public School District 9952%
State average 43.8% · 89 students tested
Math · PK–12, Grenora Public School District 9942%
State average 38.6% · 89 students tested

Westby Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Westby Township—Divide County Public School District 1 PK–12 · Grenora Public School District 99 PK–12
Clinton—Divide County Public School District 1
Daneville—Grenora Public School District 99
Elkhorn—Grenora Public School District 99 PK–12 · Divide County Public School District 1 PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Divide County Public School District 1 with Westby Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Westby, MT borders Westby Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Westby Township

4 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 Westby Townshipin other towns
Divide County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Crosby
C+
221 students11:1Rate it →
Grenora Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Grenora
B+
83 students8:1Rate it →
Divide County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Crosby
C
161 students9:1Rate it →
Grenora High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Grenora
C+
83 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Westby Township’s schools

Are Westby Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Westby Township. Divide County Public School District 1 and Grenora Public School District 99 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Westby Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Westby Township in?

Divide County Public School District 1 and Grenora Public School District 99.

Where do Westby Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Divide County High School and Grenora 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.