📍 4354 Conrad Dr., La Mesa, San Diego County, 91941
Murdock Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Mesa, San Diego County. The school has 594 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kimberly Stearns. It is part of the La Mesa-Spring Valley school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
Murdock Elementary enrolls 594 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 238 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 238 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 18 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
245 of the school's 594 students (41%) 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.
Murdock 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.
Murdock Elementary is one of 22 schools in La Mesa-Spring Valley, based in La Mesa, California. The district serves 10,460 students district-wide and employs 437 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 594 students, Murdock Elementary is larger than the district average of about 475 students per school.