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Schools in Murdock

Murdock’s public schools

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Murdock. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 17% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
777 students on the public path
In brief

Murdock’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Murdock’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Murdock Elementary places highest (better than 61%); Kerkhoven Secondary lowest (29%). 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 Murdock, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Murdock ElementaryKerkhoven-Murdock-SunburgB
7–12Kerkhoven Secondaryin KerkhovenC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

The district

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

Kerkhoven-Murdock-SunburgGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 777 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,117MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 51.1% · 422 students tested
Math44%
State average 44.8% · 395 students tested

Murdock vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Murdock—Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Every school in Murdock

2 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).

District schools in Murdockby address
Murdock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
395 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Murdockin other towns
Kerkhoven Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Kerkhoven
C
382 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Murdock’s schools

Are Murdock’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Murdock. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Murdock. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Murdock in?

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

Where do Murdock kids go to high school?

Kerkhoven Secondary.

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What Murdock 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.