Summary:
The Fulda Public School District in Minnesota is a small district with just two schools—Fulda Elementary serving grades PK–6 and Fulda Secondary serving grades 7–12—with a total enrollment of about 336 students.
Fulda Elementary is the standout positive. Its 2025–2026 rank is 227 of 869 (74th percentile, 4 stars), up from 56th percentile three years ago. All-grade proficiency beats both district and state: math 55.1%, reading 63.6%, science 44.0%. Grade-level highlights include 3rd grade reading 87%, 3rd grade math 78.3%, 4th grade math 75.9%, and 5th grade science 44%. However, 6th grade math is 23.3% and 6th grade reading 50%, showing a drop in upper elementary. Fulda Secondary remains a concern: 2025–2026 rank 279 of 473 (41st percentile, 2 stars). Its all-grade math is 25.0%, reading 26.3%, and science 25.5% (tying the state). Reading fell from 37.84% in 2024–2025 to 26.3%. Still, dropout rate is 3.8% (state 4.2%), and 8th grade science is 17.4% (state 16.7%).
The district rating of 2 stars (235 of 458, 49th percentile) masks a stark split: the elementary school is a 4-star, 74th-percentile school while the secondary school is 2-star, 41st-percentile. The elementary school has a higher free/reduced lunch rate (54.75%) than the secondary school (40.13%) but still outperforms, and its student-teacher ratio is better (11.3 vs 15.2). Because both schools are small, individual grade results can swing sharply; multi-year trends are more reliable. The biggest lever for district improvement is raising secondary math and reading, which are below state averages. Meanwhile, the elementary school's challenge is sustaining its early strengths through 6th grade and into secondary.
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