WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY

WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in WALNUT GROVE, Minnesota, operated by WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 299 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY is one of 2 schools operated by WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS, a district that enrolls 497 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Asian, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Redwood County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,866, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Redwood County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,468 students), WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TRACY ELEMENTARY, roughly 7.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 45.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY has grew 38%, going from 217 students in 2018 to 299 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share shrank from 29% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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