Enrollment
198
High
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS·NCES 270018301782
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY
344 8TH ST, WESTBROOK, MN 56183 · (507) 274-5450 · Cottonwood County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
111 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
198
+46 (+30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 9.2:1
% White
64%
was 78%
% Hispanic
7%
was 2%
% Asian
27%
was 18%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY
Located at 344 8TH ST, in WESTBROOK, Minnesota, WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY is a low-enrollment four-year high school that caters to 198 students (grades 7 through 12), operated by WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 47% below the state mean of about 371.
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY is one of 2 schools operated by WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS, a district that educates 497 students overall.
In terms of who attends, WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY shows that White students make up the majority at 64%; the rest breaks down as 27% Asian, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Cottonwood County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.9%, the actual is 35.2%, a residual of +0.3 points.
In the area at large, census data for Cottonwood County shows median household earnings sit near $72,941, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cottonwood County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,966 students), WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY, around 12.3 miles off. On composite proficiency, WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 45.4%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Trend over the last 7 years. WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY's enrollment has climbed 30% since 2018, when it stood at 152 (now 198). White enrollment moved from 78% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.
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Cottonwood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,458
Census ACS
Median income
$72,941
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
1,966 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS
- WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARYElementary · 299 students
Nearby schools
- WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY12.3 mi · 299
- FULDA SECONDARY14.7 mi · 157
- FULDA ELEMENTARY14.7 mi · 179
- RED ROCK CENTRAL SECONDARY15.2 mi · 160
- RED ROCK CENTRAL ELEMENTARY15.2 mi · 244
- TRACY ELEMENTARY15.7 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARYHow large is WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY?
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY serve?
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY have?
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY?
Student demographics at WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY are roughly 64% White, 7% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY?
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY is overseen by WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS in Cottonwood County.
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