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Schools in Lake Sarah Township

Lake Sarah Township’s public schools

Tracy Area Public School District and Murray County Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Sarah Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 10% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Murray County Central
Students per teacher
13.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,135 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Sarah Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Lake Sarah Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Murray County Central High School places highest (better than 80%); Tracy Secondary lowest (56%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Lake Sarah Township, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Murray County Central High School and Tracy 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 Lake Sarah Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tracy Area Public School District.

Two districts serve Lake Sarah Township

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

Tracy Area Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 670 students, down 3% since 2023–24 · 13.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,969MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Murray County Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 721 students, up 3% since 2023–24 · 12.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,459MN $17,091 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Tracy Area Public School District57%
State average 51.1% · 319 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tracy Area Public School District51%
State average 44.8% · 328 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Murray County Central School District59%
State average 51.1% · 376 students tested
Math · PK–12, Murray County Central School District65%
State average 44.8% · 379 students tested

Lake Sarah Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Lake Sarah Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Sarah Township—Tracy Area Public PK–12 · Murray County Central PK–12
Mason—Murray County Central
Shetek—Tracy Area Public
Custer—Tracy Area Public
Skandia—Tracy Area Public

3 of the 4 neighbors share Tracy Area Public with Lake Sarah Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lake Sarah 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 Lake Sarah Townshipin other towns
Tracy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tracy
A−
359 students13:1Rate it →
Murray County Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Slayton
137 studentsRate it →
Murray County Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Slayton
A−
328 students18:1Rate it →
Tracy Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Tracy
B
311 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Sarah Township’s schools

Are Lake Sarah Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Sarah Township. Tracy Area Public School District and Murray County Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Sarah Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake Sarah Township in?

Tracy Area Public School District and Murray County Central School District.

Where do Lake Sarah Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Murray County Central High School and Tracy Secondary.

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What Lake Sarah Township 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.