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Schools in Mason Township

Mason Township’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 10% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
721 students on the public path
In brief

Mason Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Mason Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. West Elementary places highest (better than 91%); Murray County Central High School lowest (80%). 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 Mason Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Murray County Central Elementaryin SlaytonNo scores
2–6West Elementaryin SlaytonA
7–12Murray County Central High Schoolin SlaytonA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Murray County Central 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 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

Reading59%
State average 51.1% · 376 students tested
Math65%
State average 44.8% · 379 students tested

Mason Township vs. its neighbors

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

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

3 of the 4 neighbors share Murray County Central with Mason Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Mason Township

3 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 Mason Townshipin other towns
Murray County Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Slayton
137 studentsRate it →
West Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · Slayton
A
256 students9:1Rate it →
Murray County Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Slayton
A−
328 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Mason Township’s schools

Are Mason Township’s schools good?

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

What school district is Mason Township in?

Murray County Central School District.

Where do Mason Township kids go to high school?

Murray County Central High School.

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What Mason 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.