Summary:
The city of Sherburn, Minnesota is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Martin County West School District. The standout school in the district is Martin County West Junior High, which has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking and outperforms the district and state averages in 7th and 8th grade math proficiency. Meanwhile, Sherburn Elementary maintains a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.6.
Across the district, students generally underperform the state average on MCA-III math and reading assessments, with the high school, Martin County West Senior High, seeing a decline in its statewide ranking and lower proficiency rates compared to the state. However, the middle school has made steady progress, moving from 301 out of 529 Minnesota middle schools in 2022-2023 to 187 out of 519 in 2024-2025, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The Sherburn community faces socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients across all three schools, ranging from 40.91% at the middle school to 46.85% at the elementary school. This suggests that the district may need to explore strategies to support students from low-income families and address the underperformance at the high school level to enhance educational outcomes for the community.
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