Enrollment
179
Elementary
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271248000617
FULDA ELEMENTARY
303 N LAFAYETTE AVE, FULDA, MN 56131 · (507) 425-2581 · Murray County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
98 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 46% smaller than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
FULDA ELEMENTARY→FULDA SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
58.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like FULDA ELEMENTARY
FULDA ELEMENTARY's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FULDA ELEMENTARY this school | 179 | 54.7% | 52.0% |
| Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element HECTOR | 186 | 50.5% | 64.9% |
| CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY FRANKLIN | 171 | 55.0% | 51.5% |
| LYLE ELEMENTARY LYLE | 125 | 55.2% | 28.3% |
| NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY HUTCHINSON | 219 | 59.4% | 30.9% |
| BRECKENRIDGE ELEMENTARY BRECKENRIDGE | 265 | 53.2% | 39.5% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where FULDA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #293 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #300 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #231 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #817 of 1,130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #279 of 942 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
179
-28 (-14%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 179 | 15.8 | 11.3:1 | 55% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 16.3 | 12.0:1 | 59% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 207 | 18.5 | 11.2:1 | 56% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 39% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 14.9 | 12.2:1 | 45% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 14 | 12.0:1 | 43% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 157 | 15 | 10.5:1 | 45% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 36% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 17 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FULDA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (182 to 179); teachers up 6% (14.9 to 15.8).
About FULDA ELEMENTARY
FULDA ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school in FULDA, Minnesota, one of the schools in FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It enrolls 179 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 48% below the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 336 students in 2 schools, and FULDA ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
The share of White students at FULDA ELEMENTARY is 75%, a majority. It is also 15% Hispanic and 8% Asian. For comparison, the population of Murray County is roughly 90% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
The school had 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 2.4 students per teacher. The school reported 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Murray County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, FULDA ELEMENTARY outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, FULDA ELEMENTARY is among the top 10% of schools in Minnesota. Predicted: 35.6%. Actual: 52.0%.
In Murray County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $74,033 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting FULDA ELEMENTARY, Murray County has 6 public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, FULDA SECONDARY, is the closest to FULDA ELEMENTARY. Its average proficiency rate of 52.0% is above the 39.4% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes FULDA ELEMENTARY as Rural: Remote.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% decline, from 207 to 179. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.9:1 to 11.3:1 over the same years.
FULDA ELEMENTARY has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Murray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,097
Census ACS
Median income
$74,033
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,057 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- FULDA SECONDARY0.2 mi · 157
- Murray County Central Elementary11.0 mi · 137
- Murray County Central High School11.0 mi · 328
- West Elementary11.3 mi · 256
- Round Lake-Brewster Elementary13.9 mi · 377
- Round Lake-Brewster Middle School13.9 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About FULDA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend FULDA ELEMENTARY?
FULDA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 179 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does FULDA ELEMENTARY serve?
FULDA ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does FULDA ELEMENTARY have?
FULDA ELEMENTARY employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FULDA ELEMENTARY?
At FULDA ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is FULDA ELEMENTARY public or private?
FULDA ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.