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How has VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PELICAN RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 272817001242
VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1 VIKING DR, PELICAN RAPIDS, MN 56572 · (218) 863-2911 · Otter Tail County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
270 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
51.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 468 | 57.7% | 45.5% |
| WILSON ELEMENTARY OWATONNA | 454 | 58.8% | 33.0% |
| Highland Elementary CROOKSTON | 474 | 57.8% | 47.6% |
| Bancroft Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 477 | 56.4% | 40.2% |
| Riverside Central Elementary School ROCHESTER | 509 | 59.7% | 29.4% |
| GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET WEST SAINT PAUL | 414 | 56.3% | 39.2% |
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 VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Otter Tail County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #425 of 844 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #416 of 844 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #417 of 844 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #352 of 1,130 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #124 of 769 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #281 of 796 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #246 of 942 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #414 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
468
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 673
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 468 | 41.2 | 11.3:1 | 58% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 41 | 11.2:1 | 61% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 40.6 | 11.3:1 | 61% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 36 | 13.5:1 | 45% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 39.9 | 12.3:1 | 57% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 38 | 12.6:1 | 61% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 53% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 44 | 14.5:1 | 44% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 673 | 41 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (492 to 468); teachers up 3% (39.9 to 41.2).
About VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in PELICAN RAPIDS, Minnesota, administered by Pelican Rapids Public Schools. The school's 468 students are in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.
VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in Pelican Rapids Public Schools, a district with 842 students across 2 schools.
A majority of students at VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 52%, are White. The remaining shares are 36% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Otter Tail County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 60%.
Its 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 58% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 18 points above the 40% average for public schools in Otter Tail County.
VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 65% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 34.0%. It scores 45.5%, 11.4 points above that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Otter Tail County show that median household income is about $72,255, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 37 public schools operate in Otter Tail County, serving about 8,503 students.
The closest other public school is PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARY, about 0.2 miles away. On proficiency, VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is behind the 47.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The number of students dropped from 485 to 468 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.5 to 11.3 over 4 years.
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Otter Tail County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,475
Census ACS
Median income
$72,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
8,503 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pelican Rapids Public Schools
- PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARYHigh · 374 students
- PELICAN RAPIDS ALT CENTER MID-LEVELMiddle
- PELICAN RAPIDS ALT LEARNING CENTERHigh
Other schools in PELICAN RAPIDS
- PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARYHigh · 374 students
- PELICAN RAPIDS ALT CENTER MID-LEVELMiddle
- PELICAN RAPIDS ALT LEARNING CENTERHigh
Other Viking Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Viking Elementary. VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- VIKING ELEMENTARYVIKING, MN · 77 students
- Viking ElementaryFresno, CA · 701 students
- Viking ElementaryHolmen, WI · 355 students
- VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGrand Forks, ND · 328 students
Nearby schools
- PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARY0.2 mi · 374
- ROTHSAY SECONDARY11.1 mi · 140
- ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY11.1 mi · 194
- Barnesville Elementary School16.9 mi · 490
- Barnesville High School17.0 mi · 380
- Lakes Country Academy18.0 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 52% White, 36% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of Pelican Rapids Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.