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About Us
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg School District is located in central Minnesota and includes the cities of Kerkhoven, Murdock and Sunburg abbreviated as KMS. The KMS district is comprised of two school buildings and a Norweigan themed Barnehage Preschool.
*KMS Elementary School is located in Murdock and serves grades kindergarten through six. *KMS High School is located in Kerkhoven and features four preschool classrooms serving ages three to five and the High School serving grades seven through 12. *Barnehage Preschool is located in Sunburg and serves preschool students ages three to five and incorporates a Norweigan language setting.
The KMS School District border area encompasses approximately 249 square miles with a district census estimate of 2914 resident members. We welcome you to our KMS Community and strive to educate our students according to our mission statement “Working as One in the Pursuit of Excellence.”
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The River/KDJS/K95.3 WILLMAR
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KSAX/KRWF CHAN.5 ALEXANDRIA
WCCO, KARE 11,
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Testing Schedule
KMS Elementary Assessment Plan 2023-2024
KMS Elementary MCA Testing Schedule 2023-2024
begin April 16, 2024 – April 26, 2024.
WIDA ACCESS for ELLs Language Test
begin January 29, 2024
Third Grade Students Fourth Grade Students
MCA Reading: 4/16-26/24 MCA Reading: 4/16-26/24
MCA Mathematics: 4/16-26/24 MCA Mathematics: 4/16-26/24
Fifth Grade Students Sixth Grade Students
MCA Reading: 4/16-26/24 MCA Reading: 4/16-26/24
MCA Mathematics: 4/16-26/24 MCA Mathematics: 4/16-26/24
MCA Science: 4/16-26/24
Seventh Grade Students Eighth Grade Students
MCA Reading: 4/15-19/24 PreACT Test: 10/26/23
MCA Math: 4/22-26/24 MCA Reading: 4/15-19/24
MCA Math: 4/22-26/24
Ninth Grade Students MCA Science: 4/29-5/3/24
Tenth Grade Students
Eleventh Grade Students PreACT Test: 10/25/23
ASVAB: 10/24/23 MCA Reading: 4/15-19/24
ACT: 4/29/24 MCA Math: 4/22-26/24
MCA Science: 4/29-5/3/24
Twelvth Grade Students AP US History: 5/10/24
AP Calculus: 5/13/24
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Contact KMS
KMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PO Box 46
408 Hollis Street
Murdock, MN 56271
Phone: 320-875-2441
Fax: 320-875-2226
RUSTAD School Bus Company Kerkhoven, MN 56252 Phone: 320-264-2987
KMS HIGH SCHOOL
PO Box 168
302 North 15th Street
Kerkhoven, MN 56252
Phone: 320-264-1412
Fax: 320-264-1410
RILEY Bus Company
Murdock, MN 56271
Phone: 320-875-2491
