Best Public Schools in Rugby, ND

Summary:

The city of Rugby, North Dakota is home to two schools - Rugby Ely Elementary School and Rugby High School, both part of the Rugby 5 school district. These schools serve students from elementary through high school, providing educational opportunities in this rural North Dakota community.

Rugby Ely Elementary School stands out for its consistently high academic performance, with 51% proficiency in math and reading in 2022-2023, outperforming the state average. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 7% and a student-teacher ratio of 12.6. In contrast, Rugby High School boasts an impressive 100% four-year graduation rate in 2022-2023, though its chronic absenteeism rate of 19% in 2021-2022 is higher than the elementary school.

Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with Rugby Ely Elementary School at 88.39% and Rugby High School at 89.56%. The elementary school also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 30.97%, compared to 19.87% at the high school. Additionally, the elementary school has a higher per-student spending of $15,011 in 2021-2022, compared to $12,174 for the high school, though both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NDSA Mathematics (2024)	NDSA Reading (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NDSA Mathematics All Grades	NDSA Reading All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rugby Ely Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	207 2nd St SW	Rugby	58368	Pierce County	Rugby 5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 776-5757	310	25	12.6	31.0%	274 (88.4%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	37.9	35^th of 50 public elementary schools	30.0%		74.6	14^th of 48 public elementary schools	70.8%	21	42.0	43.0	$15,011	$4,517	$10,493
Rugby High School	Public	7-12	1123 S Main Ave	Rugby	58368	Pierce County	Rugby 5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 776-5201	297	24	12.2	19.9%	266 (89.6%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)			$12,174	$2,294	$9,880

Cities Near Rugby

City	Distance	# of Schools
Towner	18.92 mi	4
Leeds	25.8 mi	2
Rolette	25.82 mi	2
Anamoose	31.31 mi	1
Drake	31.43 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

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