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Murray County Central High School

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Murray County Central High School ranks 105 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 78% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Murray County Central High School in Slayton, Minnesota is a grades 7–12 school with 328 students, making it the largest secondary school in its rural southwestern Minnesota area. It belongs to Murray County Central Schools, a district ranked 31st of 458 in Minnesota (93rd percentile, 5 stars). The high school itself ranks 105th of 473 for 2025–2026 (78th percentile, 4 stars), after 5-star showings in 2020–2021, 2022–2023, and 2023–2024. Graduation remains a clear strength: 95.9% in 2024–2025 versus 84.9% statewide, and between 93.2% and 95.9% over the last five reported years.

Reading and science are the academic bright spots. At 53.9% reading proficiency and 33.3% science proficiency, the school beats the state (48.6% and 25.5%) and tops Tracy Secondary, Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary, and Fulda Secondary in overall reading. Math is the concern: 39.6% proficiency is 5.3 points below the state, and it has fallen from 55.78% in 2023–2024 to roughly 39–40% in the last two years. Notably, the district's all-grades math figure is 59.4% — a roughly 20-point gap that suggests the high school's math results trail the district's broader performance.

Context matters in comparisons. Murray County Central serves a lower-poverty population (27.44% free/reduced lunch) than Fulda (40.13%), Tracy (49.84%), and Westbrook-Walnut Grove (56.06%), and it has the highest student-teacher ratio at 18.0. Tracy currently holds a higher overall rank (46th, 90th percentile) and leads in 10th-grade reading and end-of-course science, but Murray County Central has stronger overall reading and science, a higher graduation rate, and a much stronger district ranking. Fulda lags in most measures, including an 80.7% graduation rate below the state. Students from lower-income backgrounds have been a bright spot, ranking in the 75th–91st percentile in recent years.

328

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,387

Per pupil spending ?

27.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

2420 28th St
Slayton, MN 56172-1498

(507) 836-6184

District: Murray County Central Schools

Feeder schools for Murray County Central High School:

Elementary:

West Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Minnesota high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg55%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

100^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

105^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 22%▬ steady since 2016

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 458Murray County Central Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	100 of 546	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	154 of 519	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	70 of 545	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	154 of 529	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	113 of 520	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	60 of 521	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	200 of 533	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.0	70 of 518	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	85.1	47 of 523	91.0%	★★★★★
2016	68.1	148 of 508	70.9%	★★★★☆
2015	68.1	150 of 516	70.9%	★★★★☆
2014	63.4	179 of 490	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.5	211 of 488	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	81.3	46 of 469	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	70.4	117 of 478	75.5%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	74 of 454	83.7%	★★★★☆
2008	59.9	181 of 409	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.7	121 of 403	70.0%	★★★★☆
2006	69.1	113 of 406	72.2%	★★★★☆
2005	73.7	103 of 396	74.0%	★★★★☆
2004	45.0	267 of 387	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	56 of 467	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.1	143 of 450	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.0	43 of 474	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	65.6	130 of 455	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	111 of 467	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	53 of 443	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	142 of 439	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.5	82 of 436	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	131 of 458	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	49.5	215 of 432	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	94 of 473	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	149 of 459	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.8	33 of 404	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	6 of 399	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	38.0	282 of 415	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	165 of 401	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	165 of 483	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	162 of 452	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	100 of 479	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	155 of 464	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	136 of 476	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	80 of 437	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	246 of 454	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.5	64 of 438	85.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	68 of 296	77.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	163 of 435	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	226 of 415	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	119 of 440	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	204 of 436	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	186 of 438	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	101 of 422	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	45.5	240 of 428	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.5	101 of 428	76.4%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	105 of 473	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.3	130 of 450	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	44 of 480	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	35 of 476	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	61.2	189 of 472	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	90.5	21 of 428	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	69 of 492	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	104 of 494	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	84.4	46 of 489	90.6%	★★★★★
2016	75.3	107 of 489	78.1%	★★★★☆
2015	76.5	105 of 504	79.2%	★★★★☆
2014	90.1	19 of 483	96.1%	★★★★★
2013	79.6	63 of 534	88.2%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	122 of 539	77.4%	★★★★☆
2011	81.0	51 of 545	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	78.9	68 of 540	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	58.1	251 of 460	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.0	170 of 463	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.2	108 of 450	76.0%	★★★★☆
2005	84.6	14 of 452	96.9%	★★★★★
2004	77.9	78 of 433	82.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	144 of 398	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.0	104 of 358	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	26 of 403	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	10 of 396	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	68.4	111 of 388	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	10 of 339	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	65.8	132 of 401	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	144 of 395	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	95 of 377	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	85.4	29 of 333	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	70.9	93 of 389	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	24 of 393	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	47 of 312	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	34 of 270	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	140 of 370	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	119 of 374	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	91 of 395	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.7	127 of 377	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	80 of 405	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	86 of 398	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	38.1	273 of 403	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	79.5	50 of 351	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	45 of 411	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	65 of 398	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	144 of 394	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.2	197 of 376	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.4	69 of 402	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	41 of 398	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	243 of 401	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	86.3	27 of 364	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	75.2	81 of 412	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	139 of 414	66.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Female (2026)88th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-19 vs school

High school

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading54%+5 vs state

Math40%-5 vs state

Science33%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
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%)	74.9	105^th of 473 public high schools	77.8%		71.3	130^th of 450 public high schools	71.1%	25	50.9	58.9	51.8	53.9	26.8	40.0	33.3	37.7	42.9	37.8	39.6	$13,387
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%)	43.6	279^th of 473 public high schools	41.0%		44.7	278^th of 450 public high schools	38.2%	1	15.4	34.8	29.6	26.3	17.4	33.3	25.5	26.9	21.7	26.7	25.0	$16,508
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary	Public	7-12	344 8th St	Westbrook	56183	Cottonwood County	Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 274-5450	198	17	11.7	56.1%	127 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	54 (27.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	37	306^th of 473 public high schools	35.3%		50.4	253^rd of 450 public high schools	43.8%	53	18.9	53.1	29.6	33.3	19.4	22.6	21.0	38.9	56.3	26.5	40.2	$20,733
Tracy Learning Center-Credit Recove	Public	9-12	934 Pine St	Tracy	56175	Lyon County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 629-5500	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tracy Secondary	Public	7-12	934 Pine St	Tracy	56175	Lyon County	Tracy Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 629-5500	311	22	14.4	49.8%	235 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.0%)	42 (13.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	85.4	46^th of 473 public high schools	90.3%		61.9	187^th of 450 public high schools	58.4%	141	35.5	43.2	57.1	43.9	9.5	57.1	33.3	24.6	31.8	39.6	31.4	$12,895

Frequently Asked Questions about Murray County Central High School

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Is Murray County Central High School a good school?

Murray County Central High School ranks 105^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Murray County Central High School?

Students at Murray County Central High School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Murray County Central High School?

Murray County Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : West Elementary

How many students attend Murray County Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Murray County Central High School.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

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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