Summary:
There is one high school serving the Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg district in Minnesota: Kerkhoven Secondary, which enrolls 382 students in grades 7–12. Because it is the only high school in the area, there is no local peer school to compare it against; instead, its results are best read alongside the district, the state, and its own prior years. The district holds a 2-star rating and ranks 259 of 458 in Minnesota, at the 43rd percentile.
The strongest part of the school's profile is completion. In 2024-2025, the graduation rate was 93.3%, well above the state's 84.9%, and the dropout rate was 1.6%, far below the state's 4.2% — both matching the district. Academically, the trend is upward. All-grade science proficiency rose from 12.17% in 2024-2025 to 17.1% in 2025-2026, moving slightly above the district's 15.3% but still below the state's 25.5%. Math rose from 30.64% to 33.1% and reading from 34.1% to 34.8%. Seventh-grade math was a bright spot at 47.9%, above the state's 40.3%, and 7th-grade reading at 42.9% was essentially at the state level. The school's state rank also improved, from 294 of 480 in 2023-2024 to 267 of 473 in 2025-2026, with its percentile rising from 39 to 44.
Caution is still warranted. All-grade math (33.1%) and reading (34.8%) remain below both district and state levels, and the school has stayed at 2 stars in every listed year, below the median state percentile. Eighth grade is the clearest pressure point: math was 20.7% versus 42.3% statewide, reading 29.3% versus 50.0%, and science 7% versus 16.7%. With 382 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.8, small cohorts can swing year-to-year results, so families should watch whether the recent gains continue.
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