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What's the one class at MURDOCK ELEMENTARY every student should take?
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Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG·NCES 271712001890
MURDOCK ELEMENTARY
408 HOLLIS ST N, MURDOCK, MN 56271 · (320) 875-2441 · Swift County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
160 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
MURDOCK ELEMENTARY→KERKHOVEN SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
54.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
395
-66 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 15.3:1
% White
75%
was 82%
% Hispanic
21%
was 15%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MURDOCK ELEMENTARY
MURDOCK ELEMENTARY, a moderately sized elementary-level community in MURDOCK, Minnesota, part of KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG, works with 395 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.
Within KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG, which oversees 2 schools and 777 students, MURDOCK ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, MURDOCK ELEMENTARY records that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, MURDOCK ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.3%; this one delivers 48.2%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Swift County indicate median household income runs about $60,412, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Swift County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,767 students), of which MURDOCK ELEMENTARY is one.
KERKHOVEN SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, MURDOCK ELEMENTARY comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.0%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. MURDOCK ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 395). The White share of enrollment edged down from 82% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Swift County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,748
Census ACS
Median income
$60,412
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- KERKHOVEN SECONDARY4.0 mi · 382
- Heartland Girls Ranch11.5 mi · 22
- BENSON AREA LEARNING CENTER11.9 mi · 13
- BENSON SECONDARY11.9 mi · 334
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY12.2 mi · 391
- Roosevelt Elementary17.9 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About MURDOCK ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at MURDOCK ELEMENTARY?
MURDOCK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does MURDOCK ELEMENTARY serve?
MURDOCK ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MURDOCK ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MURDOCK ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MURDOCK ELEMENTARY?
MURDOCK ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 75% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is MURDOCK ELEMENTARY public or private?
MURDOCK ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.