Summary:
Fulda, Minnesota, is home to exactly one elementary school — Fulda Elementary — a PK–6 school with 179 students in the Fulda Public School District, so families here have a single local option and the most useful comparisons are between that school, its district, and Minnesota averages overall.
Fulda Elementary looks like a standout against those benchmarks. Its state rank improved from 386th of 881 (56th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024 to 227th of 869 (74th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026 — a 159-place gain. That sits well above its district's own rating of 2 stars and 49th percentile, though district and school rankings cover different sets of entities and are not directly equivalent. The school also beat the state average in all three tested subjects in 2025–2026: math at 55.1% proficient vs. 44.9% statewide, reading at 63.6% vs. 48.6%, and science at 44% vs. 25.5%.
Reading is the strongest subject, and early reading is exceptional: 3rd grade reading is 87% proficient versus 46.8% statewide. Math is strong in 3rd grade (78.3% vs. 57.9%) and 4th grade (75.9% vs. 55.2%) but slips in 5th (48% vs. 41.9%) and falls below the state in 6th grade math (23.3% vs. 39.5%). Science rose from 13.79% in 2024–2025 to 44% in 2025–2026, but that all-grade figure matches the 5th grade result, so it may reflect a single cohort rather than a long-term trend. More than half of students (54.75%) qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is a relatively low 11.3. The clearest opportunity is sustaining math growth into 6th grade.
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