Enrollment
205
High
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310199201992
ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH
300 WYOMING ST, MURDOCK, NE 68407 · (402) 867-2341 · Cass County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
20 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
77.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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
205
+30 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 9.4:1
% White
96%
was 93%
% Hispanic
0%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH
ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH is one of the low-enrollment secondary schools in MURDOCK, Nebraska, operated by ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 205 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 48% below the state mean of about 391.
Across the 2 schools in ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS (506 students total), ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH lists that nearly all students (96%) are White.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cass County (around 27%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.0%, the actual is 71.9%, a residual of -1.1 points.
Around the school, Cass County reports that the typical household earns roughly $91,836 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cass County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,932 students), ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is ELMWOOD-MURDOCK ELEM SCHOOL, roughly 5.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 68.1%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH has grew 17%, going from 175 students in 2018 to 205 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 6% to 0%.
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,161
Census ACS
Median income
$91,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,932 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- ELMWOOD-MURDOCK ELEM SCHOOLElementary · 301 students
Nearby schools
- ELMWOOD-MURDOCK ELEM SCHOOL5.7 mi · 301
- LOUISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL8.1 mi · 107
- LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 374
- LOUISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL8.1 mi · 207
- WEEPING WATER HIGH SCHOOL8.6 mi · 86
- WEEPING WATER MIDDLE SCHOOL8.6 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCHHow large is ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH?
ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH enrolls approximately 205 students in grades 07-12.
Is ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH an elementary, middle, or high school?
ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH.
How diverse is ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH?
ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH reports a student body of 96% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH public or private?
ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH is a public K-12 school, overseen by ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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