Murray Junior High School (Minnesota)

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Murray High School is a junior high school and a former high school. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools.

[edit] History

In February of 1926 Murray opened as a neighborhood school with 13 classrooms and a gym. Grades K-3 and 7-9 were taught with a total of 200 students enrolled. In 1930 it nearly doubled in size. A new wing was also added. January of 1940 saw the opening of the Auditorium wing and the science labs underneath. 850 students were then enrolled in grades 7-12. The first graduating class was in June of 1940.

During 1963, the new building was added with new gym, pool, and science facilities to reduce overcrowding and double shifts caused by the "baby-boomer" class of 1964. 1100 were then enrolled. Murray continued to include grades 7-12.

In early 1979 the new library opened. The last graduating class was in June of 1979. Murray opened in 1979 as a general magnet junior high for grades 7-9. In September of 1980 it was changed to a 7-8 magnet school. In September 1986, the science-math magnet began. Serving grades 7-8. A new front entry, new offices and two new classrooms were built in 2000.[1]

Now currently as of 2008 Murray has 800 enrolled students.

When Murray High School became a junior high school, Como Park Junior High School became Como Park Senior High School and most students went here or to Central High School (Saint Paul, Minnesota).

This school is not to be confused with Hill-Murray School which is a private Catholic high school, located just outside of Saint Paul.