Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS·NCES 270018301738
WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY
601 WASHINGTON ST, WALNUT GROVE, MN 56180 · (507) 274-6111 · Redwood County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
- B+Beats 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
12.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
151 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 41 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY→WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
56.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 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 WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY
WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY this school | 299 | 50.5% | 46.9% |
| TRACY ELEMENTARY TRACY | 359 | 54.9% | 52.3% |
| Vadnais Heights Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE | 405 | 42.7% | 52.0% |
| Forest View Elementary FOREST LAKE | 345 | 51.0% | 38.6% |
| Madison Elementary BLAINE | 369 | 44.7% | 56.1% |
| NEWPORT ELEMENTARY NEWPORT | 264 | 54.5% | 42.3% |
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 WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #395 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #335 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #431 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #644 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #226 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #445 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #328 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +37.8% | #20 of 244 |
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
299
+24 (+9%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 299 | 24.1 | 12.4:1 | 51% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 22.3 | 13.9:1 | 58% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 18.8 | 15.8:1 | 61% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 55% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 20.4 | 10.6:1 | 58% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 202 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 55% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 231 | 18 | 12.8:1 | 59% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (217 to 299); teachers up 18% (20.4 to 24.1).
About WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY
In WALNUT GROVE, Minnesota, part of Redwood County, WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school. It had 299 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6.
WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY is one school in a 2-school district, WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS, which enrolls 497 students.
The largest group at WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY is White students, at 71%. Other groups include 24% Asian and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Redwood County residents are about 87% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY scores 44%.
WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY reported 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1. There are 151 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 51% of enrollment.
WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 62% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 46.9% actual against 37.9% predicted.
Redwood County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $67,866 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Redwood County's 12 public schools enroll about 2,468 students and include WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY.
A public school about 7.6 miles away, TRACY ELEMENTARY, is the closest to WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY. In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment increased 9% over 4 years, reaching 299 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.8:1 to 12.4:1.
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Redwood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,350
Census ACS
Median income
$67,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS
- WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARYHigh · 198 students
Other Walnut Grove Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Walnut Grove Elementary. WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY is the 11th largest of the 13.
- Walnut Grove Elementary SchoolSuwanee, GA · 819 students
- Walnut Grove ElementaryPatterson, CA · 744 students
- Walnut Grove Elementary SchoolBargersville, IN · 735 students
- Walnut Grove Elementary SchoolCovington, GA · 721 students
- Walnut Grove ElementaryVANCOUVER, WA · 681 students
Nearby schools
- TRACY ELEMENTARY7.6 mi · 359
- TRACY SECONDARY8.0 mi · 311
- RED ROCK CENTRAL SECONDARY10.4 mi · 160
- RED ROCK CENTRAL ELEMENTARY10.4 mi · 244
- WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY12.3 mi · 198
- MILROY ELEMENTARY14.2 mi · 29
Frequently asked questions
About WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARYHow many students attend WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY?
WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-06.
Is WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY have?
WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY are roughly 71% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 24% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY?
WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY is overseen by WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS in Redwood County.
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