Whitestone Township’s public schools
Ellendale Public School District 40 and Kulm Public School District 7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitestone Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Whitestone Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Whitestone Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Ellendale High School places highest (better than 98%); Kulm High School lowest (10%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Whitestone Township, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Ellendale High School and Kulm 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 Whitestone Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Ellendale Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 120 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Kulm Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 87 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
Kindergarten in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Ellendale Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 120 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Kulm Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 87 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
Maple River Colony School
Grades K–8 · 49 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fullerton
1st grade in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Ellendale Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 120 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Kulm Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 87 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
Maple River Colony School
Grades K–8 · 49 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fullerton
2nd grade in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Ellendale Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 120 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Kulm Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 87 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
Maple River Colony School
Grades K–8 · 49 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fullerton
3rd grade in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Ellendale Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 120 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Kulm Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 87 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
Maple River Colony School
Grades K–8 · 49 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fullerton
4th grade in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Ellendale Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 120 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Kulm Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 87 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
Maple River Colony School
Grades K–8 · 49 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fullerton
5th grade in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Ellendale Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 120 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Kulm Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 87 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
Maple River Colony School
Grades K–8 · 49 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fullerton
6th grade in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Kulm Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 87 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
Ellendale Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 56 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Maple River Colony School
Grades K–8 · 49 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fullerton
7th grade in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Kulm Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 87 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
Ellendale Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 56 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Maple River Colony School
Grades K–8 · 49 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fullerton
8th grade in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Kulm Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 87 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
Ellendale Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 56 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Maple River Colony School
Grades K–8 · 49 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fullerton
9th grade in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Ellendale High School
Grades 9–12 · 79 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Kulm High School
Grades 9–12 · 36 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
10th grade in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Ellendale High School
Grades 9–12 · 79 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Kulm High School
Grades 9–12 · 36 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
11th grade in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Ellendale High School
Grades 9–12 · 79 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Kulm High School
Grades 9–12 · 36 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
12th grade in Whitestone Township · depends on your address
Ellendale High School
Grades 9–12 · 79 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ellendale
Kulm High School
Grades 9–12 · 36 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Kulm
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ellendale Public School District 40.
Two districts serve Whitestone Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Whitestone Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Whitestone Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Whitestone Township | — | Ellendale Public School District 40 PK–12 · Kulm Public School District 7 PK–12 |
| Hamburg | — | Ellendale Public School District 40 |
| Grand Valley | — | Ellendale Public School District 40 |
| Young | — | Kulm Public School District 7 PK–12 · Edgeley Public School District 3 PK–12 |
| German | — | Kulm Public School District 7 |
| Potsdam | — | Edgeley Public School District 3 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Ellendale Public School District 40 with Whitestone Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Whitestone Township
5 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 Whitestone Township’s schools
Are Whitestone Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Whitestone Township. Ellendale Public School District 40 and Kulm Public School District 7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitestone Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Whitestone Township in?
Ellendale Public School District 40 and Kulm Public School District 7.
Where do Whitestone Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ellendale High School and Kulm High School.
Parents talk
What Whitestone Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Whitestone 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.