High Schools in Martin County West School District

Summary:

The Martin County West School District in Minnesota has only one high school, Martin County West Senior High, which serves grades 9-12. The school has faced significant challenges in recent years, including declining academic performance, high levels of economic disadvantage among the student population, and inconsistent rankings compared to other schools in the state.

Martin County West Senior High's proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments have dropped significantly, with only 17.07% of 11th graders proficient or better in Math and 27.91% of 10th graders proficient or better in Reading in the 2024-2025 school year. This is significantly lower than the state averages, indicating that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated widely, from a high of 129 out of 476 in 2022-2023 to a low of 369 out of 450 in 2024-2025, suggesting that its performance is not stable or consistent.

The high percentage of students (44.71%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Martin County West Senior High indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the academic performance issues. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.4 is slightly lower than the state average, but this does not appear to be enough to overcome the other challenges the school is facing. Overall, the data suggests that the Martin County West School District and its lone high school, Martin County West Senior High, are struggling to provide a high-quality education to their students.

District Detail

105 E 5th St
Sherburn, MN 56171-1019

(507) 764-2330

SchoolDigger Rank:
268^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 624

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Martin County West Senior High	Public	9-12	16 W 5th St	Sherburn	56171	Martin County	Martin County West School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 764-4671	187	15	12.1	32.1%	170 (90.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	22.2	369^th of 450 public high schools	18.0%		40.4	312^th of 480 public high schools	35.0%	57	17.1	17.1	27.9	27.9	$16,005

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Southern Plains Education Coop.	13.3 mi	4	439^th
Jackson County Central School District	13.5 mi	4	146^th
Fairmont Area School District	13.72 mi	2	275^th
Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	13.85 mi	28
Truman Public School District	18.71 mi	2	319^th

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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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