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Schools in Des Moines River Township

Des Moines River Township’s public schools

Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools and Fulda Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Des Moines River Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 4% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools
Students per teacher
12.4
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
833 students on the public path
In brief

Des Moines River Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Des Moines River Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Fulda Elementary places highest (better than 64%); Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Des Moines River Township, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary and Fulda Secondary. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Des Moines River Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools.

Two districts serve Des Moines River Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Westbrook-Walnut Grove SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 497 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,345MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Fulda Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 336 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,610MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools42%
State average 51.1% · 220 students tested
Math · PK–12, Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools43%
State average 44.8% · 217 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Fulda Public School District44%
State average 51.1% · 206 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fulda Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 195 students tested

Des Moines River Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Des Moines River Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Des Moines River Township—Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools PK–12 · Fulda Public PK–12
Lime Lake—Murray County Central
Belfast—Fulda Public
Rose Hill—Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools
Dovray—Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools

2 of the 4 neighbors share Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools with Des Moines River Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Des Moines River Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Des Moines River Townshipin other towns
Walnut Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Walnut Grove
B−
299 students12:1Rate it →
Fulda Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fulda
B
179 students11:1Rate it →
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Westbrook
C
198 students12:1Rate it →
Fulda Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Fulda
C
157 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Des Moines River Township’s schools

Are Des Moines River Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Des Moines River Township. Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools and Fulda Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Des Moines River Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Des Moines River Township in?

Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools and Fulda Public School District.

Where do Des Moines River Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary and Fulda Secondary.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.