📍 212 Uran Street, Ogema, Becker County, 56569
Ogema Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ogema, Becker County. The school has 279 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ogema Elementary enrolls 279 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% American Indian or Alaska Native, 14% White and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 235 | 84% |
| White | 40 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
205 of the school's 279 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 168 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Ogema 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.
Ogema Elementary is one of 5 schools in Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools, based in WAUBUN, Minnesota. The district serves 727 students district-wide and employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 279 students, Ogema Elementary is larger than the district average of about 145 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote