The top reported proficiency rate is 54% in Math. The lowest is 39% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Dilworth-glyndon-felton Elementary
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in a regular public school setting. Because the school stops at fourth grade, there is no graduation rate to report and no science testing data from recent years; those measures fall outside the school’s grade band. The enrollment is a manageable size for an elementary building. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, and the student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population present in smaller numbers and very small shares of Black, multiracial, American Indian, and Asian students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source materials.
On state assessments, the school’s math proficiency sits above the midpoint among districts in Clay County, while reading proficiency lags notably behind. In third grade, about half of students met math benchmarks, but roughly one in three met them in reading. By fourth grade, math performance held at a similar level, and reading performance improved to a point where a bit under half of students were proficient. The overall picture is one of stronger math outcomes and a clear area of focus in early literacy; a parent may want to ask the school about its reading intervention and support strategies. Science data was not available from recent years, which aligns with the fact that science testing in Minnesota typically begins in fifth grade.
The school sits in Dilworth, a small city on the eastern edge of Moorhead that is part of the Fargo-Moorhead metro area. The town’s identity is tied to the BNSF rail yard, one of the railroad’s busiest facilities in the state, and top employers include the railroad, a Walmart, the school district itself, an asphalt company, and a furniture retailer. The built environment is auto-oriented, with U.S. Route 10 as the main commercial corridor and Interstate 94 nearby. A public transit line connects Dilworth to Moorhead and Fargo, but the street layout and retail strips do not suggest a walkable downtown. Dilworth has seen consistent population growth over recent decades, and the broader metro area is also growing, which points to continued development pressure on housing. Housing values in the area are roughly in line with national norms, and the cost of buying versus renting leans toward renting being more affordable on a monthly basis.
The district itself, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, covers Dilworth and the nearby communities of Glyndon and Felton. We looked for recent changes in district policy, programming, or leadership and found little publicly reported, so this narrative cannot speak to any ongoing shifts in direction or new initiatives at the district level.
For a family considering this school, the academic picture is mixed: math results are respectable relative to other Clay County districts, while early reading proficiency is softer. The elementary setting is self-contained through fourth grade, meaning students will transition to a different building for upper elementary or middle school, depending on the district’s grade configuration. The town itself offers a small-city, rail-and-retail economy with steady growth, and the housing market is moderately priced for a metro-area suburb. The absence of data on special education and English learner populations is a gap a parent would want to clarify directly with the school.
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