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Best Public Schools in Murray County, MN

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Schools

1,057

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedWest Elementary75^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Fulda Elementary up 123 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

West Elementary 9.3 students per teacher

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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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
West Elementary	Public	2-6	2640 Forest Ave	Slayton	56172	Murray County	Murray County Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 836-6450	256	27	9.3	42.2%	216 (84.4%)	6 (2.3%)	28 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	86.9	75^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.4%		76.2	183^rd of 881 public elementary schools	79.2%	108	81.6	78.6	68.8	59.6				72.2	73.5	64.3	58.3	71.2				66.8	$11,510
Murray County Central High School	Public	7-12	2420 28th St	Slayton	56172	Murray County	Murray County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 836-6184	328	18	18.0	27.4%	302 (92.1%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	71.3	130^th of 450 public high schools	71.1%		86.1	44^th of 480 public high schools	90.8%	86					46.3	30.0	39.3	38.8					50.9	52.0	54.2	52.3	$13,387
Murray County Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	2420 28th St	Slayton	56172	Murray County	Murray County Central Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 836-6450	137	0		43.8%	123 (89.8%)	2 (1.5%)	11 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Out-of-State Care and Treatment	Public, Alternative	K-12	2420 28th St	Slayton	56172	Murray County	Murray County Central Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 836-6184	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fulda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	303 N Lafayette Ave	Fulda	56131	Murray County	Fulda Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 425-2581	179	16	11.3	54.7%	134 (74.9%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (14.5%)	14 (7.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	70.5	263^rd of 872 public elementary schools	69.8%		59	386^th of 881 public elementary schools	56.2%	123	80.7	82.6	34.5	36.0				58.3	51.6	60.9	65.5	56.0				58.3	$14,392
Fulda Secondary	Public	7-12	410 College Ave	Fulda	56131	Murray County	Fulda Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 425-2514	157	10	15.2	40.1%	119 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (16.6%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	44.7	278^th of 450 public high schools	38.2%		49	263^rd of 480 public high schools	45.2%	15					20.0	30.4	21.4	23.5					26.7	43.5	47.6	37.8	$16,508

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.