FULDA ELEMENTARY

As a cozy primary school in FULDA, Minnesota, FULDA ELEMENTARY works with 179 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 48% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Across the 2 schools in FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (336 students total), FULDA ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FULDA ELEMENTARY lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Murray County's rate of about 40%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FULDA ELEMENTARY sits in the top 10% of Minnesota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.6%; actual is 52.0%, +16.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Murray County) records that the typical household earns roughly $74,033 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Murray County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,057 students), of which FULDA ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is FULDA SECONDARY, roughly 0.2 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FULDA ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 182 students in 2018 compared to 179 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 84% to 75%.

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