VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in PELICAN RAPIDS, Minnesota, VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary campus, run under Pelican Rapids Public Schools. It works with 468 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 36% above that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Pelican Rapids Public Schools (842 students total), VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 36% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Otter Tail County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Otter Tail County's rate of about 40%.

With demographic context factored in, VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.5%.

In the surrounding community, Otter Tail County reports that median household income runs about $72,255, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Otter Tail County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,503 students), of which VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARY, around 0.2 miles off. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 492 (now 468). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 29% to 36%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.