Renville County West Elementary, Renville MN

Original Research by School Decision on Renville County West Elementary

Renville County West Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in the small agricultural town of Renville, Minnesota. The school is part of the Renville County West Schools district and operates as a regular public school. It is not a charter or magnet school.

The student body draws from a community built around agribusiness, including the world’s largest sugar beet processing plant and manufacturers of agricultural equipment. Renville has seen modest population growth over time, and the housing market in the area reflects a small-town rural setting where home values are well below state and national benchmarks. A parent moving into the district will find a compact town where most destinations are close at hand, and the local economy is centered on farming and related industries.

Enrollment at the elementary school is moderate for a PK–6 building, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population is predominantly white, with a large Hispanic minority making up a significant portion of the school. The school serves a range of younger grades, and the elementary setting means there is no high school graduation rate or advanced course data to consider here.

State testing results from the most recent school year provide a snapshot of academic performance in math, reading, and science. In math, proficiency rates across grades three through six were below the midpoint among districts in Renville County. The strongest math result came from fourth graders, while sixth graders showed a lower proficiency rate. In reading, the pattern was mixed: third and fourth graders posted lower proficiency rates, while fifth and sixth graders each showed a higher rate of proficiency. The fifth-grade reading result was the strongest across both subjects and all grades tested. Science testing, which occurs only in fifth grade, showed a proficiency rate that was low. The assessment and cut scores for science changed in the most recent year, so this year’s result should be understood in that context and parents may want to ask the school how prior years’ results compare.

Civil rights and discipline data were not available in the source materials, so a parent seeking information on school climate, special education services, or English learner supports would need to request those details directly from the school or district. The district brief turned up no recent major changes reported publicly.

For a family considering this school, the picture is of a small-town elementary that serves a diverse student body in a community rooted in agriculture. Academic proficiency varies by grade and subject, with reading in the upper elementary grades showing relative strength and math and science producing lower results. A parent with concerns about academic support or intervention programs, particularly in math and science, should look into what the school offers. The school is the only elementary in its district, so it is the default pathway for local children through sixth grade.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 334%

School 34% · District 34%

▼ 21 pts below state median

Grade 441%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 625%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 2 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 648%

School 48% · District 48%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Science

Grade 59%

School 9% · District 9%

▼ 15 pts below state median

This schoolRenville County West Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income27%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income5%Higher-income53%48 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income43%Higher-income53%10 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income39%Higher-income59%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income22%Higher-income42%20 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income40%Higher-income41%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income7%Higher-income43%36 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income26%Higher-income24%3 pp gap