📍 1 Viking Dr, Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, 56572
Viking Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County. The school has 460 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pelican Rapids Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Viking Elementary School enrolls 460 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 236 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 156 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
279 of the school's 460 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 216 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
Viking Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 8.
Viking Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Pelican Rapids Public Schools, based in PELICAN RAPIDS, Minnesota. The district serves 842 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 460 students, Viking Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 211 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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