Elementary Schools in Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools

Summary:

The Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools district in Minnesota has one elementary school, Walnut Grove Elementary, which serves students from the surrounding area. This school has seen consistent academic performance, with some grade levels performing significantly better than the state average on MCA-III assessments in both math and reading.

Walnut Grove Elementary has improved its statewide ranking over the past few years, moving from 487th out of 845 Minnesota elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 360th out of 872 in 2024-2025. The school's student-teacher ratio of 13.9 to 1 is relatively low, which may contribute to its academic success. However, the school also has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 58.06% in 2023-2024, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status.

Overall, Walnut Grove Elementary appears to be a strong-performing school within the Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools district, with a trend of improving statewide rankings and some areas of academic excellence. The school's demographics, particularly the high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, may be an important factor to consider when evaluating its performance and comparing it to other schools in the state.

District Detail

344 8th St
Westbrook, MN 56183-0128

(507) 828-6608

SchoolDigger Rank:
206^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 497

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tracy Area Public School District	7.58 mi	3	192^nd
Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	7.97 mi	28
Red Rock Central School District	10.36 mi	2	96^th
Milroy Public School District	14.18 mi	1
Wabasso Public School District	16.66 mi	2	69^th

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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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