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Tgu-Towner High School

Public Grades 9-12
87th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 125 North Dakota High Schools
Better than 30% of North Dakota high schools
Summary

Tgu-Towner High School is a public high school located in Towner, North Dakota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 64 students. The school is part of the Tgu 60 school district, which is ranked 56 out of 134 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tgu-Towner High School has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from a high of 20 out of 118 schools in 2020-2021 to 118 out of 122 schools in 2023-2024, with a 0-star rating. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from a low of 82.4% in 2023-2024 to a high of 92.3% in 2024-2025. Tgu-Towner High School consistently underperforms the state and district averages in proficiency rates for math, reading, and science on both the A-Plus and NDSA assessments.

Comparing Tgu-Towner High School to the nearby Rugby High School, located 18.7 miles away, highlights the potential for improvement. Rugby High School consistently outperforms Tgu-Towner High School in terms of statewide ranking, graduation rates, test scores, and socioeconomic status, ranking 10 out of 125 schools in 2024-2025 with a 5-star rating, compared to Tgu-Towner's ranking of 87 out of 125 schools with a 2-star rating. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Tgu-Towner High School may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance, and the school may need to explore strategies to address this issue.

75
Students ?
13.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,954
Per pupil spending ?
41.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 302 2nd St SE
       Towner, ND  58788

(701) 537-5414

District: Tgu 60


Feeder schools for Tgu-Towner High School:

Elementary:    Tgu-Granville Elementary School
    Tgu-Towner Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
92.0%
Hispanic:
4.0%
American Indian:
4.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2024 → 30th in 2025
Strengths
✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the North Dakota average (84%)
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2024)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Dakota average (28% vs 40% meeting standards)
!Math scores 21 pts below the North Dakota average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school28%
District avg40%
North Dakota avg40%
87th of 125
North Dakota public high schools ?
Bottom 30%▼ down 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Tgu 60
56th of 134Tgu 60 among North Dakota districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202532.187 of 12530.4%★★☆☆☆
202411.1118 of 1223.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202343.678 of 12537.6%★★☆☆☆
202212.6114 of 1215.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202171.620 of 11883.1%★★★★☆
202058.943 of 11763.2%★★★☆☆
201958.943 of 11763.2%★★★☆☆
201718.8104 of 1148.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.8112 of 1185.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201546.258 of 10544.8%★★☆☆☆
201448.469 of 12243.4%★★☆☆☆
201260.854 of 12657.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
20249.261 of 633.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202429.520 of 2520.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202425.452 of 6317.5%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)20th percentile+17 vs school
Male (2024)17th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2024)3rd percentile~ school
By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?
Reading44%+4 vs state
Math20%-21 vs state
Science20%-18 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tgu-Towner High School

Tgu-Towner High School ranks 87th of 125 North Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Tgu-Towner High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Tgu-Granville Elementary School
Elementary : Tgu-Towner Elementary School

Students at Tgu-Towner High School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 75 students attended Tgu-Towner High School.


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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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