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
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Minnesota public high schools
- C+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 high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 12% |
Student demographics
51%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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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 →
Schools most like WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY this school | 198 | 56.1% | 35.2% |
| TRACY SECONDARY TRACY | 311 | 49.8% | 35.0% |
| AFSA High School VADNAIS HEIGHTS | 246 | 55.7% | 29.5% |
| ISLE SECONDARY ISLE | 188 | 49.5% | 28.8% |
| CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SECONDARY CLEARBROOK | 206 | 54.4% | 28.4% |
| HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SECONDARY HINCKLEY | 398 | 52.3% | 24.6% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #244 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #171 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #271 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #341 of 764 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #99 of 444 |
Ranked against other public high 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
198
+46 (+30%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 238
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 198 | 16.8 | 11.8:1 | 56% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 18.6 | 10.2:1 | 56% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 16.7 | 10.9:1 | 54% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 152 | 16 | 9.5:1 | 52% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 16.5 | 9.2:1 | 51% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 17 | 11.1:1 | 53% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 22 | 10.8:1 | 53% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (152 to 198); teachers up 2% (16.5 to 16.8).
About WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY is a low-enrollment high school. Its address is in WESTBROOK, Minnesota. It enrolled 198 students in grades 7 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students each.
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS has a total of 2 schools and 497 students, WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY among them.
At 64%, White students outnumber all other groups at WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY combined. Other students are 27% Asian and 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Cottonwood County residents are about 81% White. The chance that two students picked at random at WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.8:1, with 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 56% of enrollment. That is close to the 53% average for public schools in Cottonwood County.
allk12 grades WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY a B. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.9%. WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY scores 35.2%.
Census estimates describe Cottonwood County this way: median household income is about $72,941, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 14 public schools in Cottonwood County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,966.
WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY is located about 12.3 miles from WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY. Its average proficiency rate of 35.2% is below the 45.1% average for nearby schools.
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
The number of students climbed from 152 to 198 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 11.8:1, from 9.5:1.
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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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