Summary:
Fulda Public School District in southwestern Minnesota contains just one elementary school: Fulda Elementary, which serves students in grades PK–6 at 303 N Lafayette Ave in Fulda. The school enrolls 179 students with a student-teacher ratio of 11.3, and 54.75% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–25. The district as a whole ranks 235 of 458 statewide, at the 49th percentile with 2 stars.
Fulda Elementary's own results are notably stronger than that district standing. Its state rank climbed from 386 of 881 (56th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–24 to 263 of 872 (70th percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–25 and 227 of 869 (74th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–26, placing it in the top quartile of ranked Minnesota elementary schools. In 2025–26 it exceeded state averages in all three tested subjects: math at 55.1% versus 44.9%, reading at 63.6% versus 48.6%, and science at 44.0% versus 25.5%. Reading is the clear standout, with 3rd grade reading at 87% against a state rate of 46.8%. Science rose sharply from 13.79% in 2024–25 to 44% in 2025–26.
Results vary by grade. Grades 3 and 4 are strong in both math (78.3% and 75.9% versus state rates of 57.9% and 55.2%) and reading. Grade 5 is above state in math and science and near state in reading. Grade 6 is the clear weak spot: math is 23.3% versus 39.5% statewide, and reading is 50% versus 53.4%. Because the school is small, its grade-level percentages represent small groups of students and can swing widely from one year to the next, so any single year of data should be read with caution.
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