📍 25039 Abinoojiin Dr, Ponemah, Beltrami County, 56666
Ponemah Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ponemah, Beltrami County. The school has 130 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Red Lake Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ponemah Elementary enrolls 130 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% American Indian or Alaska Native and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 129 | 99% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
127 of the school's 130 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 127 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ponemah Elementary 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-80, state senate district 2.
Ponemah Elementary is one of 10 schools in RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in RED LAKE, Minnesota. The district serves 1,519 students district-wide and employs 122 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 130 students, Ponemah Elementary is close to the district average of about 152 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote