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19. Murray Trail Exhibits (Murray, Iowa) on the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail (2004)Photo: NPS Staff (Photo Credit: NPS) · Public domain
Schools in Murray

Murray’s public schools

Murray Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Murray. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
67%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 12% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
IA 14.1
Schools in town
2
310 students on the public path
In brief

Murray’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Murray’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Murray Jr/Sr High places highest (better than 32%); Murray Elementary School lowest (18%). 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 Murray, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Murray Elementary SchoolMurray Community School DistrictC−
6–12Murray Jr/Sr HighMurray Community School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Murray Community School District.

The district

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

Murray Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 310 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,009IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 69.7% · 175 students tested
Math67%
State average 63.8% · 175 students tested

Murray vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Murray’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Murray—Murray

Every school in Murray

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

District schools in Murrayby address
Murray Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
165 students14:1Rate it →
Murray Jr/Sr High
High · Grades 6–12
C
145 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Murray’s schools

Are Murray’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Murray. Murray Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Murray. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Murray in?

Murray Community School District.

Where do Murray kids go to high school?

Murray Jr/Sr High.

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What Murray families are saying about school.

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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.