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Best Public Schools in Murdock, MN

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395

Students

Top rankedMurdock Elementary356^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Murdock Elementary up 41 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Murdock, Minnesota is home to a single school, Murdock Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 402 students. Murdock Elementary is part of the Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg school district, which is ranked 257 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Murdock Elementary appears to be a relatively strong-performing school within its district and the state of Minnesota, particularly in Math and Reading proficiency. In 2024-2025, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 54.24%, compared to 44.25% for the district and 45.21% for the state. Similarly, its overall Reading proficiency rate was 51.06%, compared to 43.87% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school's 5th grade Math and Reading proficiency rates were notably higher than the district and state in both 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Murdock Elementary's statewide ranking among Minnesota elementary schools has improved over the past three years, from 415 out of 845 in 2022-2023 to 356 out of 872 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has remained steady at 3 out of 5 stars during this time period. Additionally, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 11.9 in 2023-2024 may be a contributing factor to its academic success, as smaller class sizes can allow for more individualized attention and support for students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Murdock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 Hollis St N	Murdock	56271	Swift County	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 875-2441	395	35	11.4	40.5%	297 (75.2%)	2 (0.5%)	83 (21.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	61.5	356^th of 872 public elementary schools	59.2%		58.4	397^th of 881 public elementary schools	54.9%	41	75.0	48.8	44.6	53.9	54.2	57.5	38.8	58.9	55.8	51.1	$11,477

Cities Near Murdock

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kerkhoven	3.96 mi	2	350^th
Benson	11.61 mi	4	339^th
Willmar	17.89 mi	16	399^th
Clara City	18.53 mi	2	297^th
Spicer	21.38 mi	1

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

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