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.
What Harwood’s schools are like
Harwood’s schools are very small
All of Harwood’s public school students add up to 97 children, with about 10 per teacher. That means real individual attention, but also that a single class can swing the scores from year to year. Every school ↓
Average results for less money
Harwood spends 12% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Classes aren’t bigger for it: each teacher has about 10 students, compared with 12 statewide. 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 ↓
Which school depends on your street
With three middle and four high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. After that, everyone goes to Harwood Elementary School. See the path ↓
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 Harwood 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 Harwood.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Close to the state in reading
Harwood vs. its neighbors
Harwood’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among North Dakota districts.
Every school in Harwood
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Harwood families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Harwood
There’s no college in Harwood, but 4 are within 30 miles. The closest is North Dakota State University in Fargo, 6.9 miles away.
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.