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Best High Schools in Murray, KY

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Schools

1,548

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedMurray High School13^th of 254 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Calloway County Alternative Program up 33 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Murray High School 17 students per teacher

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Summary:

The city of Murray, Kentucky is home to four high schools, including Calloway County High School, Murray High School, Calloway County Alternative Program, and Calloway County Day Treatment. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and are part of the Calloway County and Murray Independent school districts.

Among the high schools in Murray, two stand out as high-performing. Murray High School is ranked 13th out of 254 Kentucky high schools, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently ranks in the top 7 schools in the state and boasts impressive test scores, with 70% of 10th graders proficient or better in Mathematics and 58% in Reading. Calloway County High School is also a strong performer, ranked 31st in the state with a 4-star rating and maintaining a 5-star rating in the previous two school years. Both schools have high graduation rates of 93.5% and low dropout rates of 1.1%.

In contrast, the alternative and day treatment programs, Calloway County Alternative Program and Calloway County Day Treatment, lag significantly behind in test scores and other metrics. These specialized settings face unique challenges, as evidenced by their higher student-teacher ratios and lower academic performance. Across all four schools, the high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% is a concern that may require targeted interventions to improve student attendance.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)	KSA Reading (2025)	KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Murray/Calloway County Area Technical Center	Public	8-12	126 Robertson Rd. North	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 753-1870	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Calloway County High School	Public	9-12	2108 College Farm Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7375	824	47	17.6	54.6%	691 (83.9%)	11 (1.3%)	83 (10.1%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	80.1	31^st of 254 public high schools	87.8%		83.4	23^rd of 290 public high schools	92.1%	8	45.0	53.0	36.0	64.0	50.0	55.0	$14,680	$956	$898	$1,853	$9,142	$2,767	$11,904
Calloway County Day Treatment	Public	6-12	2003 College Farm Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	No	(270) 762-7318	7	4	1.7		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Calloway County Alternative Program	Public, Virtual	6-12	2003 College Farm Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 762-7318	110	1	110.0	67.3%	94 (85.5%)	3 (2.7%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	8 (7.3%)	1.4	250^th of 254 public high schools	1.6%		3.6	283^rd of 290 public high schools	2.4%	33	9.0	12.0
Murray High School	Public	9-12	1800 Sycamore St	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Murray Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 753-5202	607	36	17.0	44.5%	448 (73.8%)	47 (7.7%)	41 (6.8%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	89.1	13^th of 254 public high schools	94.9%		95.2	7^th of 290 public high schools	97.6%	6	70.0	58.0	37.0	70.0	49.0	56.0	$31,516	$923	$531	$1,454	$19,896	$4,214	$24,111

Cities Near Murray

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Benton	13.08 mi	10	189^th
Mayfield	16.33 mi	11	70^th
Calvert City	24.36 mi	2	111^th
Symsonia	25.41 mi	1	14^th
Wingo	27.35 mi	1	62^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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