📍 655 W. French St., Willows, Glenn County, 95988
Murdock Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Willows, Glenn County. The school has 602 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stacy Lanzi. It is part of the Willows Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
Murdock Elementary enrolls 602 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and 3.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 309 | 51% |
| White | 229 | 38% |
| Asian | 21 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
488 of the school's 602 students (81%) 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 small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Murdock Elementary is one of 4 schools in Willows Unified, based in Willows, California. The district serves 1,399 students district-wide and employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 602 students, Murdock Elementary is larger than the district average of about 350 students per school.