Bottineau’s public schools score below 64% of North Dakota districts
The public schools Bottineau’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
What Bottineau’s schools are like
Bottineau runs its own schools through grade 12, then shares
Bottineau runs its own schools through grade 12. Whitteron Township and Pickering Township send their kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Bottineau spends 11% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Classes aren’t bigger for it: each teacher has about 11 students, compared with 12 statewide. Test scores ↓
Math is above the state; reading is just below
Reading proficiency is 39%, 3 points below the state. Math is 40%, 2 points above the state. Both are close enough to average that small changes could flip them. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Bottineau compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on North Dakota’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of North Dakota only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bottineau.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Below the state in reading
Bottineau vs. its neighbors
Bottineau’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among North Dakota districts.
Every school in Bottineau
2 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Bottineau families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges in Bottineau
1 college in Bottineau.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within North Dakota. Stars are from neighbors.