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New Town Middle School

Public Grades 7-8
58th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 59 North Dakota Middle Schools
Better than 2% of North Dakota middle schools
Summary

New Town Middle School is a public middle school in New Town, North Dakota, serving 139 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the New Town 1 School District, which is ranked 131 out of 134 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $19,032 in 2021-2022, New Town Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in North Dakota, with proficiency rates in A-Plus/Math, A-Plus/Reading, and A-Plus/Science significantly lower than the state averages. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the NDSA, has been consistently low over the past several years, with little to no improvement.

The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 20% in 2024-2025 and 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 48.2% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. These socioeconomic factors likely contribute to the school's academic struggles and may require targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of the student population.

126
Students ?
6.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,270
Per pupil spending ?
46.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 300 Eagle Dr
       New Town, ND  58763

(701) 627-3658

District: New Town 1


Students who attend New Town Middle School usually attend:

High:    New Town High School

Feeder schools for New Town Middle School:

Elementary:    Edwin Loe Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
84.9%
White:
7.9%
Asian:
4.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2012 → 2nd in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Dakota average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Math scores 20 pts below the North Dakota average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg23%
North Dakota avg40%
58th of 59
North Dakota public middle schools ?
Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2019
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
131st of 134New Town 1 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
20258.258 of 591.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.956 of 571.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.260 of 611.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.461 of 610.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.060 of 600.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20203.454 of 551.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.454 of 551.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20145.7129 of 1365.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.1132 of 1352.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.9119 of 1244.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202511.936 of 372.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.936 of 360.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.839 of 390.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.837 of 370.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.537 of 370.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20203.333 of 342.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.333 of 342.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202511.235 of 375.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.236 of 360.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.539 of 390.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.037 of 370.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.237 of 370.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20204.034 of 340.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.934 of 340.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Dakota percentileRating
202319.79 of 1010.0%★☆☆☆☆
202017.910 of 100.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.99 of 90.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Native American (2023)10th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school
By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?
Reading29%-11 vs state
Math20%-20 vs state
Science19%-19 vs state

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Students who attend New Town Middle School usually go on to attend New Town High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 126 students attended New Town Middle School.

New Town Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.7% of North Dakota middle schools.

Students at New Town Middle School are 85% American Indian, 8% White, 4% Asian, 2% Hispanic.


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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.




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