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Elmwood-Murdock Junior/Senior High School is a public high school located in Murdock, Nebraska, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 168 students. The school is part of the Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools district, which is ranked 16th out of 182 districts in Nebraska and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Elmwood-Murdock consistently outperforms the state average in academic assessments, such as the ACT and NSCAS exams. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 73.08% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 45.48%. Similarly, 76.92% were proficient or better in ACT Science, compared to the state average of 48.8%. The school has also maintained high four-year graduation rates, with 100% in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, significantly higher than the state average. Interestingly, while Papillion La Vista South High School, located 18.51 miles away, has a lower percentage of students proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts (64.56%) and ACT Mathematics (61.63%) compared to Elmwood-Murdock.
Elmwood-Murdock's female and male students have consistently ranked among the top in the state, with the school ranking 3rd and 5th, respectively, in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's white students also performed well, ranking 4th in the state in 2022-2023. However, the performance of white students is more variable, ranking 42nd in the state in 2023-2024, suggesting the school may need to focus on ensuring equitable outcomes for all student subgroups. Additionally, Elmwood-Murdock has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.1% to 21.5% in recent years, compared to the higher rates seen in some nearby schools, which may be a contributing factor to the school's strong academic performance.
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