Schools in Harwood · West Fargo Public School District 6, Northern Cass Public School District 97
Harwood’s public schools beat 74% of North Dakota districts
The public schools Harwood’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
67%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 0 pts vs ND 42%
2020–21
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 3 pts vs ND 38%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 4 pts vs ND 87%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 12% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
In brief
What Harwood’s schools are like
Which school depends on your street
With 16 elementary, four middle and five high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Harwood spends 12% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
Math is above the state; reading is just below
Reading proficiency is 42%, level with the state. Math is 41%, 3 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.
The School Grade
How Harwood compares
B− Test scoresA Graduation
North Dakota school districts we grade (148)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Dakota towns with similar household incomes (315)Better than 67%
Towns in Cass County (49)Better than 51%
High confidence. Built on 6,035 tested students and a graduating class of 669; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
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 Harwood (some depend on your address).
16 schools teach K in Harwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Osgood Elem School, Independence Elementary School, Horace Elementary School and Brooks Harbor Elementary School and more.
16 schools teach 1st grade in Harwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Osgood Elem School, Independence Elementary School, Horace Elementary School and Brooks Harbor Elementary School and more.
16 schools teach 2nd grade in Harwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Osgood Elem School, Independence Elementary School, Horace Elementary School and Brooks Harbor Elementary School and more.
16 schools teach 3rd grade in Harwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Osgood Elem School, Independence Elementary School, Horace Elementary School and Brooks Harbor Elementary School and more.
16 schools teach 4th grade in Harwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Osgood Elem School, Independence Elementary School, Horace Elementary School and Brooks Harbor Elementary School and more.
16 schools teach 5th grade in Harwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Osgood Elem School, Independence Elementary School, Horace Elementary School and Brooks Harbor Elementary School and more.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Harwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Liberty Middle School, Cheney Middle School, Heritage Middle School and Northern Cass Middle School.
4 schools teach 7th grade in Harwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Liberty Middle School, Cheney Middle School, Heritage Middle School and Northern Cass Middle School.
4 schools teach 8th grade in Harwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Liberty Middle School, Cheney Middle School, Heritage Middle School and Northern Cass Middle School.
5 schools teach 9th grade in Harwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Fargo Sheyenne High School, West Fargo High School, Horace High School and Northern Cass High School and more.
5 schools teach 10th grade in Harwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Fargo Sheyenne High School, West Fargo High School, Horace High School and Northern Cass High School and more.
5 schools teach 11th grade in Harwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Fargo Sheyenne High School, West Fargo High School, Horace High School and Northern Cass High School and more.
5 schools teach 12th grade in Harwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Fargo Sheyenne High School, West Fargo High School, Horace High School and Northern Cass High School and more.
The path, start to finish
K–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address
Two districts serve Harwood
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Straight-line distance from the center of Harwood. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
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.