Best Public Schools in Walnut Grove, MN

Summary:

Walnut Grove, Minnesota is home to a single public elementary school, Walnut Grove Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 310 students. The school is part of the Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools district, which is ranked 206 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walnut Grove Elementary has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages on the MCA-III standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the district and state averages in Math for grades 3-5, but underperformed in 6th grade Math and all grades Reading. The school had a relatively high free and reduced lunch rate of 58.06% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among its student population. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past three school years, from 452 out of 881 Minnesota elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 360 out of 872 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating has also declined from 2 stars to 3 stars during this time period.

Overall, the data suggests that Walnut Grove Elementary faces some challenges in terms of academic performance, socioeconomic factors, and overall school quality. However, more detailed information and comparisons to other schools in the area would be needed to fully understand the school's strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.

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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
Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	601 Washington St	Walnut Grove	56180	Redwood County	Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 274-6111	299	24	12.4	50.5%	212 (70.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.0%)	73 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	60.7	360^th of 872 public elementary schools	58.7%		53.2	452^nd of 881 public elementary schools	48.7%	92	60.5	75.0	56.1	37.1	56.3	57.9	46.4	56.1	28.6	47.9	$13,588

Cities Near Walnut Grove

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tracy	5.65 mi	4	229^th
Lamberton	12.38 mi	2	115^th
Milroy	12.41 mi	1
Westbrook	14.06 mi	1	276^th
Wabasso	17.1 mi	3	82^nd

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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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