Virtual Tour of What Makes Murray Great

  • At Murray Middle School, our Core Values program engages students in lessons that promote respect, responsibility and safety by maintaining physical and emotional well-being.

    We invite you to take our virtual tour to see what makes Murray Middle School great.

    Welcome to Murray Middle School

    Technology at Murray Middle School

    Science at Murray Middle School

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    Extracurricular Events at Murray Middle School

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    Seventh Grade at Murray Middle School

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    Good Things Happen In The Middle

    Murray Middle Provides:

    • An inclusive environment to strengthen each student’s academic, behavioral, social and emotional development.
    • Opportunities to build character through our “core values” and active parent and school community.
    • Strong community partners for learning include the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center and the University of Minnesota Raptor Center.
    • A focus on science with the largest one-day science fair in Minnesota. 
    • W.E.B. (Where Everyone Belongs) – a group that places incoming students in small groups with 8th grade student leaders. 
    • Specialized programs to support student academic success, including the Pilot 1:1 tutoring program, the Honoring Project, AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) and New Lens Urban Mentoring.
    • An Extended Day Learning (EDL) program that allows students to explore interests and build skills in academics, arts, athletics, and technology.
    • Accelerated classes for high school credit in science, geometry, Spanish and French.
    • Opportunities in instrumental music (band and orchestra), theater and engineering.
    • “Dare To Be Real” interracial student leadership council.
    • Newly renovated learning spaces, computer lab and cafeteria.

Visit Murray's Open House

  • Good Things Happen In The Middle

    Good Things Happen in the Middle
    Looking for a great middle school for fall 2023? See what Murray has to offer. Our Showcase is from 5:30-7:30p.m. Thursday, February 7th.

Main Focus Areas

  • We strengthen each student’s emotional, social and behavioral development through:
    Respect
    • Honor and value for ourselves, others and the school environment.
    Responsibility
    • Meet personal and community expectations.
    Safety
    • Maintain physical and emotional well-being in our school community.