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Viking Elementary School

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Viking Elementary School ranks 399 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Viking Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 460 students. The school is part of the Pelican Rapids Public Schools district, which is ranked 131 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Viking Elementary School has shown significant improvement in student performance over the years, with its statewide ranking improving from 651 out of 840 Minnesota elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 399 out of 872 in 2024-2025. The school's performance in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in the upper grades (4th-6th). In 2024-2025, Viking Elementary School's proficiency rates in Math and Reading for all grades were 51.45% and 48.75%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%. The school has also shown strong performance in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners (ELL), consistently ranking in the top 100 Minnesota elementary schools for these groups.

One key differentiating factor for Viking Elementary School is its relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with the rate increasing from 49.89% in 2021-2022 to 61.3% in 2023-2024. This high rate of economically disadvantaged students may impact the resources and support needed to address the unique needs of this population. When compared to the nearby Adams Elementary and Cleveland Elementary schools, Viking Elementary School generally performs on par or better in Math and Reading proficiency rates, despite the higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

468

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,438

Per pupil spending ?

57.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Viking Dr
Pelican Rapids, MN 56572-0642

(218) 863-2911

District: Pelican Rapids Public Schools

Students who attend Viking Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Pelican Rapids Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

Hispanic:

35.9%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Minnesota median (54th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

Minnesota avg47%

399^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

131^st of 446Pelican Rapids Public Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	399 of 872	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	470 of 881	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	523 of 845	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	536 of 858	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.0	194 of 869	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	372 of 870	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	375 of 847	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.2	426 of 853	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.0	601 of 848	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.3	651 of 840	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.7	537 of 826	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.0	614 of 824	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.3	557 of 820	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.4	647 of 814	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.5	625 of 803	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	368 of 434	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.0	563 of 781	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.1	629 of 777	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.3	619 of 756	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	59.0	315 of 685	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.4	250 of 676	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	55.3	360 of 674	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	84.5	30 of 266	88.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	61 of 303	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	61 of 303	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	85 of 276	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	127 of 256	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.6	12 of 175	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	64.6	49 of 239	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	63 of 242	74.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	381 of 799	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	463 of 809	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	514 of 787	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	539 of 799	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.6	212 of 783	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	432 of 787	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	431 of 774	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	36 of 238	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	64 of 249	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.2	84 of 214	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	112 of 209	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	87.6	8 of 153	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	33 of 219	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	69 of 220	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	244 of 764	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	339 of 793	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	373 of 774	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	307 of 663	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.2	122 of 683	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	268 of 740	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	274 of 728	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	394 of 812	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	446 of 826	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	488 of 799	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	472 of 808	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.8	184 of 784	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	294 of 798	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	313 of 779	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	383 of 562	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	270 of 524	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	375 of 500	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	365 of 417	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	423 of 515	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	246 of 714	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	415 of 730	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	362 of 712	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	361 of 725	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.9	31 of 710	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	67.5	210 of 722	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	203 of 712	71.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2018)89th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math51%+6 vs state

Reading49%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Viking Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Viking Dr	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 863-2911	468	41	11.3	57.7%	242 (51.7%)	32 (6.8%)	168 (35.9%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	57.5	399^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.2%		52	470^th of 881 public elementary schools	46.7%	71	56.7	58.5	44.0	44.1	51.5	41.8	49.2	50.0	55.2	48.8	$11,438
Rothsay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2040 County Road 52	Rothsay	56579	Wilkin County	Rothsay Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 867-2116	194	13	14.7	30.4%	186 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	60.6	362^nd of 872 public elementary schools	58.5%		70.3	254^th of 881 public elementary schools	71.2%	108	50.0	70.0	64.0	41.2	57.3	20.0	55.0	60.0	52.9	47.6	$10,888
Barnesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	310 5th St SE	Barnesville	56514	Clay County	Barnesville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 354-2300	490	33	14.6	21.4%	456 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	80.7	142^nd of 872 public elementary schools	83.7%		77.8	165^th of 881 public elementary schools	81.3%	23	72.5	83.6	51.4	44.7	62.7	68.1	58.9	73.0	60.5	65.1	$10,114
K-8 Special Education	Public	K-8	1201 N Tower Road	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Area Sp. Education Coop.	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0935	4	0			3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Cleveland Elementary	Public	4-5	919 Northern Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 998-0544	361	19	19.2	38.5%	317 (87.8%)	6 (1.7%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	77.2	177^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.7%		78.8	155^th of 881 public elementary schools	82.4%	22		76.4	52.3		62.9		52.9	68.3		61.5	$9,545
Lincoln School	Public	PK-K	2300 College Way	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 998-0544	236	0		40.7%	189 (80.1%)	6 (2.5%)	19 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.1%)								(n/a)
McKinley Elementary	Public	1-3	724 W Laurel St	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 998-0544	249	18	13.8	43.4%	213 (85.5%)	8 (3.2%)	8 (3.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)	63.2				63.2	51.5				51.5	$8,145
iQ Academy K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 998-0544	208	0		69.2%	111 (53.4%)	44 (21.2%)	24 (11.5%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.5%)	41.1	561^st of 872 public elementary schools	35.7%		22.9	710^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.4%	149	25.0	71.4	6.3		33.3		71.4	37.5		48.7
Adams Elementary	Public	1-3	301 West Bancroft Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 998-0544	254	20	12.8	35.4%	218 (85.8%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)								(n/a)	71.6				71.6	53.7				53.7	$9,229

Frequently Asked Questions about Viking Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Viking Elementary School?

Students at Viking Elementary School are 52% White, 36% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Viking Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Viking Elementary School.

Is Viking Elementary School a good school?

Viking Elementary School ranks 399^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Viking Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Viking Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Pelican Rapids Secondary

What district is Viking Elementary School in?

Pelican Rapids Public Schools

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

2022–23 graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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