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Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary

Q: Is Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary a good school?

Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary ranks 306 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 198 students attended Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary?

Students at Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary are 64% White, 27% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary?

Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Walnut Grove Elementary

Public Grades 7-12

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 35% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary is a small public school serving grades 7–12 with 198 students in Westbrook, a rural community in southwestern Minnesota. It belongs to Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools, whose district ranks 231st of 458 in Minnesota, while the school ranked 306th of 473 high schools in 2025-2026 — the 35th percentile, or 2 stars. About 56.06% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.7. Graduation results stand out: 95.8% in 2024-2025 versus 84.9% statewide, with a 0.0% dropout rate versus 4.2% statewide.

Math is a relative local strength: all-grade proficiency is 40.2%, the highest among nearby 7–12 schools and ahead of Murray County Central High School and Red Rock Central Secondary, though still below the state's 44.9%. Reading (33.3%) trails the state's 48.6%, and science (21.0%) is the lowest among nearby traditional public schools and below the state's 25.5%, having declined over four years. The middle grades outperform the high school: 8th-grade math is 56.3% (state 42.3%) and 8th-grade reading 53.1% (state 50.0%), while 11th-grade math is 26.5%, 10th-grade reading 29.6%, and End-of-Course science 22.6%. Seventh-grade reading is a stark weak point at 18.9% against the state's 43.5%.

Nearby districts mostly rank higher — Murray County Central (78th percentile, 4 stars), Tracy Secondary (90th percentile, 5 stars), and Red Rock Central (67th percentile, 3 stars) — while Windom Senior High (44th percentile) and Fulda Secondary (41st) sit near Westbrook-Walnut Grove's 35th percentile; SWWC Alternative Learning Center - Windom is an alternative setting and not directly comparable. The school also ranks below its own district's 50th-percentile standing. Its rank has drifted from 3 stars and the 52nd–55th percentile in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, rebounding to 44th percentile in 2024-2025 before falling to 35th. Effectiveness rankings differ by group: female students at the 50th percentile (3 stars), male students at the 14th percentile (1 star), and low-income students at the 29th percentile (1 star).

198

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,733

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

344 8th St
Westbrook, MN 56183-0128

(507) 274-5450

District: Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools

Feeder schools for Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary:

Elementary:

Walnut Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.1%

Asian:

27.3%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 15 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

210^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 51 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

306^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

231^st of 458Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	210 of 546	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	251 of 519	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.9	403 of 545	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	275 of 529	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	301 of 520	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	373 of 521	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	359 of 533	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	334 of 518	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.2	446 of 523	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	455 of 508	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.1	292 of 516	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.4	372 of 490	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.3	406 of 488	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.8	387 of 469	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	355 of 478	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.9	287 of 454	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	6.0	111 of 111	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	111 of 116	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	85 of 110	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	231 of 467	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.5	207 of 450	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	215 of 474	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	170 of 455	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	301 of 467	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	334 of 443	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	352 of 436	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	114 of 458	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	104 of 432	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	30.3	355 of 473	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	233 of 459	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	235 of 404	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	256 of 399	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.5	340 of 401	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	156 of 483	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.3	265 of 452	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.6	433 of 479	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	321 of 464	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	268 of 476	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	304 of 437	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	319 of 454	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	263 of 438	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	181 of 435	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	225 of 415	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	282 of 440	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	181 of 436	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	301 of 438	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	314 of 422	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	344 of 428	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	300 of 428	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	306 of 473	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	253 of 450	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	306 of 480	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	305 of 476	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	304 of 472	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	231 of 428	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	237 of 492	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	223 of 494	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.7	357 of 489	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.6	371 of 489	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.4	361 of 504	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.4	348 of 483	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	56.0	281 of 534	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	362 of 539	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.5	269 of 545	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.1	355 of 540	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.2	288 of 460	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.9	310 of 463	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.7	245 of 450	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	64.6	234 of 452	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.8	251 of 433	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	17.1	68 of 78	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	200 of 398	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	200 of 358	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	275 of 403	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	218 of 396	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	299 of 388	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	270 of 401	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	319 of 395	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	268 of 377	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.7	191 of 333	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	234 of 389	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	292 of 393	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	183 of 312	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	118 of 370	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	136 of 374	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	338 of 395	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	267 of 377	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	280 of 405	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	330 of 398	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	257 of 403	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	161 of 351	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	73 of 411	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	102 of 398	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	232 of 394	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	233 of 376	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	312 of 402	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	283 of 398	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.5	211 of 401	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	156 of 364	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	164 of 412	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	214 of 414	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2024)<1st percentile-26 vs school

High school

Female (2026)50th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2024)13th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math40%-5 vs state

Reading33%-15 vs state

Science21%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary	Public	7-12	344 8th St	Westbrook	56183	Cottonwood County	Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 274-5450	198	17	11.7	56.1%	127 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	54 (27.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	37	306^th of 473 public high schools	35.3%		50.4	253^rd of 450 public high schools	43.8%	53	18.9	53.1	29.6	33.3	19.4	22.6	21.0	38.9	56.3	26.5	40.2	$20,733
Fulda Secondary	Public	7-12	410 College Ave	Fulda	56131	Murray County	Fulda Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 425-2514	157	10	15.2	40.1%	119 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (16.6%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	43.6	279^th of 473 public high schools	41.0%		44.7	278^th of 450 public high schools	38.2%	1	15.4	34.8	29.6	26.3	17.4	33.3	25.5	26.9	21.7	26.7	25.0	$16,508
Red Rock Central Secondary	Public	7-12	509 S Birch St	Lamberton	56152	Redwood County	Red Rock Central School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 752-7361	160	14	11.0	48.1%	151 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	66.3	154^th of 473 public high schools	67.4%		90.7	21^st of 450 public high schools	95.3%	133	35.3	44.0	33.3	37.1	16.7	42.9	30.8	31.3	36.0	50.0	38.3	$11,444
Tracy Learning Center-Credit Recove	Public	9-12	934 Pine St	Tracy	56175	Lyon County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 629-5500	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tracy Secondary	Public	7-12	934 Pine St	Tracy	56175	Lyon County	Tracy Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 629-5500	311	22	14.4	49.8%	235 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.0%)	42 (13.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	85.4	46^th of 473 public high schools	90.3%		61.9	187^th of 450 public high schools	58.4%	141	35.5	43.2	57.1	43.9	9.5	57.1	33.3	24.6	31.8	39.6	31.4	$12,895
Murray County Central High School	Public	7-12	2420 28th St	Slayton	56172	Murray County	Murray County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 836-6184	328	18	18.0	27.4%	302 (92.1%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	74.9	105^th of 473 public high schools	77.8%		71.3	130^th of 450 public high schools	71.1%	25	50.9	58.9	51.8	53.9	26.8	40.0	33.3	37.7	42.9	37.8	39.6	$13,387
Windom Learn Center Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	1400 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 831-6910	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Windom Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Windom Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 831-6910	327	23	14.1	46.8%	201 (61.5%)	2 (0.6%)	95 (29.1%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	11 (3.4%)	47.4	266^th of 473 public high schools	43.8%		71.7	128^th of 450 public high schools	71.6%	138			30.3	30.3		26.3	26.3			38.4	38.4	$15,372
SWWC Alternative Learning Center - Windom	Public	9-12	1454 6th Ave	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 537-2258	41	3	13.6	63.4%	28 (68.3%)	3 (7.3%)	5 (12.2%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	3 (7.3%)	4	472^nd of 473 public high schools	0.2%					(n/a)			0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0
Starrs Online Academy	Public	6-12	1012 5th Avenue	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 360-1876	0	5	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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What schools feed into Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary?

Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Walnut Grove Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary?

Students at Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary are 64% White, 27% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 198 students attended Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary.

Is Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary a good school?

Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary ranks 306^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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