Enrollment
131
Elementary
DISTRICT 131 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272505005107
Onamia Elementary School
35465 125TH AVE, ONAMIA, MN 56359 · (320) 532-6707 · Mille Lacs County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
101 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 43 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 19% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
28.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
16.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Onamia Elementary School
Onamia Elementary School's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onamia Elementary School this school | 131 | 77.1% | 25.1% |
| Onamia Primary School ONAMIA | 130 | 74.6% | N/A |
| Browns Valley Elementary BROWNS VALLEY | 128 | 67.2% | 40.1% |
| Northland Elementary REMER | 185 | 77.3% | 25.6% |
| J.W. Smith Elementary BEMIDJI | 238 | 82.4% | 17.3% |
| Paul Bunyan Center BEMIDJI | 118 | 66.1% | N/A |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Onamia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Mille Lacs County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #716 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #780 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #714 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #888 of 1,130 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #117 of 942 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -60.9% | #3 of 499 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
131
-167 (-56%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 131 | 8.9 | 14.8:1 | 77% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 15.5 | 7.6:1 | 79% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 15.5 | 7.4:1 | 73% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 15 | 19.9:1 | 52% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 70% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Onamia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 61% (335 to 131); teachers down 53% (19 to 8.9).
About Onamia Elementary School
A small elementary school in ONAMIA, Minnesota, Onamia Elementary School is part of ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school had 131 students in grades 3 through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 6 schools and 556 students, including Onamia Elementary School.
At Onamia Elementary School, Native American students make up 50% of the student body. The next largest groups are 36% White, 10% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 8.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.8:1. That is higher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 77%. Across public schools in Mille Lacs County, the average is 44%.
The allk12 Grade for Onamia Elementary School is C-. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Onamia Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (25.1%) and its predicted rate (23.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
In Mille Lacs County (population about 27,125), the median household income is $72,729, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Onamia Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in the county.
SUCCESS is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Onamia Elementary School, there are 5 other public schools. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Onamia Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The 2020-21 count was 298 students and the 2024-25 count was 131. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Mille Lacs County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,125
Census ACS
Median income
$72,729
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
6,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Onamia High SchoolHigh · 224 students
- Onamia Primary SchoolElementary · 130 students
- Onamia AcademyCombined · 36 students
- KOKESH AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 28 students
- SUCCESSMiddle · 7 students
Other schools in ONAMIA
- Onamia High SchoolHigh · 224 students
- Onamia Primary SchoolElementary · 130 students
- Nay-Ah-Shing SchoolCombined · 125 students
- Onamia AcademyCombined · 36 students
- KOKESH AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 28 students
- SUCCESSMiddle · 7 students
Nearby schools
- SUCCESS0.0 mi · 7
- Onamia Primary School0.0 mi · 130
- Onamia High School0.0 mi · 224
- KOKESH AREA LEARNING CENTER0.7 mi · 28
- Onamia Academy0.8 mi · 36
- Nay-Ah-Shing School9.0 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About Onamia Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Onamia Elementary School?
Onamia Elementary School enrolls approximately 131 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Onamia Elementary School serve?
Onamia Elementary School serves grades 03-06.
How many teachers does Onamia Elementary School have?
Onamia Elementary School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Onamia Elementary School?
Onamia Elementary School reports a student body of 36% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Onamia Elementary School?
Onamia Elementary School is overseen by ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Mille Lacs County.
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