📍 14851 Donegal Dr., Garden Grove, Orange County, 92844
John Murdy Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garden Grove, Orange County. The school has 632 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michele Luong. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
John Murdy Elementary enrolls 632 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Asian, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 508 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.8% |
| White | 14 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
486 of the school's 632 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John Murdy Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
John Murdy Elementary is one of 66 schools in Garden Grove Unified, based in Garden Grove, California. The district serves 37,009 students district-wide and employs 1,640 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 632 students, John Murdy Elementary is close to the district average of about 561 students per school.
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