📍 408 Hollis St N, Murdock, Swift County, 56271
Murdock Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murdock, Swift County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Murdock Elementary enrolls 437 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 348 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 437 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 154 qualify for free lunch and 49 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Murdock Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 17.
Murdock Elementary is one of 2 schools in KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG, based in KERKHOVEN, Minnesota. The district serves 777 students district-wide and employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 437 students, Murdock Elementary is close to the district average of about 389 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote