Fulda Secondary, Fulda MN - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Fulda Secondary

Fulda Secondary is a regular public school serving grades seven through twelve in the small agricultural community of Fulda, Minnesota. The school draws students not only from Fulda itself but also from several surrounding towns, and it is the only secondary school in the Fulda Public School District. With a total enrollment that is small for a grade seven-to-twelve building, the school offers an intimate setting where students across a wide age range share a single campus.

Fulda sits on the north shore of Seven Mile Lake and retains a compact, walkable downtown with local shops, a restored train depot, and a library. The town’s population has been stable over the long term but has edged downward in recent years, and no major new housing developments have been identified. Housing values, while up notably in the past year, remain below the state median, making homeownership more attainable than in many Minnesota communities. The local economy is predominantly agricultural, and the school district itself is one of the area’s significant employers.

The student body reflects the surrounding community. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Racially, the school is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population that represents a meaningful minority and small shares of Asian students and students of two or more races. Information on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about how those populations are supported.

State testing data is available only for grades seven and eight, the grades in that span that are part of Minnesota’s assessment system. In math, about one in five seventh graders and about three in ten eighth graders met the proficiency standard. In reading, roughly one in four seventh graders and a little more than two in five eighth graders were proficient. Eighth-grade science results were similar to math, with about three in ten students proficient. These proficiency rates place Fulda Secondary below the midpoint when compared with the other district in Murray County on an index that averages test results across subjects and grades. Because only a single year of test data is provided, there is no way to see whether performance has been improving or declining.

No information was reported on course access, Advanced Placement, career and technical programs, or dual-credit offerings. A parent considering Fulda Secondary may want to inquire directly about the breadth of high school coursework, including any college-level or career-focused pathways. The school’s graduation rate is also not listed in the available data, which is an important gap for any family planning for the upper grades.

Discipline data, chronic absenteeism rates, and staffing ratios are similarly absent from the record. The district brief turned up no recent changes or initiatives of note, so current conditions appear stable without major disruptions or innovations.

In sum, Fulda Secondary is a small rural school in a modestly priced, close-knit community. Its test results on the early secondary grades are lower than the county average, and key measures of high school outcomes and program breadth are not accounted for in the public data. For a family already rooted in the Fulda area, the school offers a familiar, small-scale environment. For a family considering a move, the unanswered questions about high school performance and course options merit a direct conversation with the school.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=80%Cohort of 24 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

649 schools plotted. 88 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 720%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 830%

School 30% · District 30%

▲ 5 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 727%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 844%

School 44% · District 44%

▲ 8 pts above state median

Science

Grade 830%

School 30% · District 30%

▲ 18 pts above state median

This schoolFULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, 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 7Lower-income24%Higher-income31%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income18%Higher-income23%5 pp gap