Summary:
The Murray County Central Schools district in Minnesota is home to one standout elementary school, West Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has an enrollment of 391 students.
West Elementary is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 9% of all Minnesota elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science significantly exceed the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in Math, 72.2% of West Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 57.53% for the district and 45.21% statewide. The school's 3rd and 4th grade Math proficiency rates are particularly impressive at 81.63% and 78.57%, respectively.
Despite having a slightly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the state average, West Elementary is able to maintain its outstanding academic performance, likely due to its smaller class sizes with a student-teacher ratio of 13.6, lower than the state average. This suggests the school's ability to provide individualized attention and support to students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
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