Viking Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Grand Forks, North Dakota

Viking Elementary School in Grand Forks, North Dakota enrolled 328 students in 2024-25 with 41.4 full-time teachers, 7.9 students per teacher against the North Dakota elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (North Dakota: 43.8% and 38.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 57%

320 students in 2022-23, 294 students in 2023-24, 328 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.4 to 41.4.

Students enrolled at Viking Elementary School by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 32801002003004002022-233202023-242942024-25328
Students enrolled at Viking Elementary School by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 32801002003004002022-233202023-242942024-25328
Students enrolled at Viking Elementary School by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 32801002003004002022-233202023-242942024-25328
Students enrolled at Viking Elementary School by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 32801002003004002022-233202023-242942024-25328
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332026.412.1
2023-2429427.410.7
2024-2532841.47.9

7.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 of every 100 North Dakota elementary schools

Among the 262 North Dakota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 7.9; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 7.9state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 7.9; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 7.9state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 7.9; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 7.9state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 22.5; This school 7.9; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 7.9state median 10.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 311 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Viking Elementary School enrolled 311 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 311 of the 311 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent18.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.5% of students were White, 10.4% Hispanic, 8.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White65.5%
  2. Hispanic10.4%
  3. Two or more races8.5%
  4. Black7.3%
  5. American Indian4.3%
  6. Asian4.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Viking Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across North Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNorth Dakota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑44%47%43.8%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%38% (2021-22)38.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Grand Forks

10 public elementary schools in Grand Forks report 2024-25 enrollment; Viking Elementary School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Discovery Elementary School56717.79.0%
Century Elementary School49311.840.4%
J Nelson Kelly Elementary School48213.09.5%
Lake Agassiz Elementary School46412.754.3%
Ben Franklin Elementary School36712.226.2%
Viking Elementary School3287.936.0%
Phoenix Elementary School2359.642.1%
Winship Elementary School2128.958.0%

All public schools in Grand Forks →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Viking Elementary School

  1. J Nelson Kelly Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 482 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Lewis and Clark Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 178 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Viking Elementary School with J Nelson Kelly Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Grand Forks Public Schools spends per student$15,253 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,253
  5. The largest public schools in North DakotaViking Elementary School is the number 69 by size of 269 North Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#69 of 269
  6. North Dakota schools by students per teacher7.9 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 10.6 for elementary schools.7.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Viking Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Viking Elementary School?
    328 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 320 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Grand Forks, ND.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Viking Elementary School?
    7.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Dakota median for elementary schools is 10.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Viking Elementary School a Title I school?
    Viking Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Viking Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Viking Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across North Dakota. North Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Viking Elementary School in?
    Grand Forks Public Schools, NCES district ID 3808130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 380813000266 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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