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Wadena-deer Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wadena, Wadena County. The school has 449 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wadena-Deer Creek School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wadena-deer Creek Elementary enrolls 449 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.5% Two or more races and 6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 386 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
278 of the school's 449 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 233 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wadena-deer Creek Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 9.
Wadena-deer Creek Elementary is one of 3 schools in WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WADENA, Minnesota. The district serves 1,079 students district-wide and employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 449 students, Wadena-deer Creek Elementary is larger than the district average of about 360 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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