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High Schools in Velva 1

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DistrictVelva 161^st of 134 North Dakota districtsFull district overview →

School

222

Students

Top rankedVelva High School84^th of 126 North Dakota high schools

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Summary:

The Velva 1 district is home to a single high school, Velva High School, which serves grades 7 through 12 with a total enrollment of 222 students in the community of Velva, North Dakota.

Velva High School presents a fascinating and contradictory profile for parents to consider. On one hand, the school achieves a perfect 100% graduation rate, far exceeding the state average of 84.2%, and its Reading proficiency rate of 49.5% is above the state average of 40%. However, this success is sharply contrasted by alarmingly low proficiency rates in Math (19.5%) and Science (19.5%), which are less than half of the state averages. This creates a "graduation vs. proficiency paradox," suggesting the school is highly effective at ensuring students complete their coursework, but a significant portion may not be mastering core academic content at a proficient level. The school's state ranking has also been a rollercoaster, plummeting from 2nd place (98th percentile, 5 stars) in 2023-2024 to 83rd place (34th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024-2025, a dramatic swing that could be due to changes in the ranking formula or a shift in the student cohort.

With a free/reduced lunch rate of 22.07% and a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1, the school is not under-resourced or facing extreme poverty, which makes the low test scores more puzzling. The per-student spending of $12,449 is reasonable, reinforcing that the issue likely lies in instructional methods or academic expectations rather than a lack of funding. For parents, this means Velva High School is a school of extremes: it excels at getting students to graduate and has a relative strength in reading, but it struggles significantly in math and science proficiency, a key factor to investigate when considering the school's overall academic rigor.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				A-Plus Math (2025)		A-Plus Reading (2025)		A-Plus Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	A-Plus Math 10th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 10th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 10th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Velva High School	Public	7-12	101 4th St W	Velva	58790	McHenry County	Velva 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 338-2022	222	16	14.1	22.1%	208 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	34.8	84^th of 126 public high schools	33.3%		92	2^nd of 122 public high schools	98.4%	82	19.5	19.5	49.5	49.5	19.5	19.5	$12,449	$313	$12,137

IMPORTANT NOTE: North Dakota does not publish exact assessment percentages; instead, results are reported as ranges (e.g., 20-29%) to protect student privacy in smaller groups. The proficiency rates displayed on SchoolDigger are calculated using midpoint imputation—the center value of each reported range. Actual values may differ by up to 5 percentage points from the figures shown.

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Surrey 41	15.29 mi	2	100^th
Nedrose 4	16.7 mi	2	72^nd
South Prairie 70	16.76 mi	2	84^th

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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.

About North Dakota Assessment Data: To protect student privacy, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction reports assessment results as percentage ranges rather than exact values. SchoolDigger calculates proficiency rates using midpoint imputation, which uses the center value of each reported range. For example, a reported range of 20-29% is represented as 24.5%. As a result, the proficiency rates shown may vary by approximately ±5 percentage points from actual values. This variance is most significant for individual grade/subject combinations and diminishes when data is aggregated across multiple grades or subjects.

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