📍 1701 15th St, Augusta, Richmond County, 30901
Murphey Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Augusta, Richmond County. The school has 635 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 6% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Murphey Middle School enrolls 635 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Black or African American, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 522 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 12% |
| White | 22 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
622 of the school's 635 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 622 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Murphey Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 124.
Murphey Middle School is one of 52 schools in Richmond County, based in Augusta, Georgia. The district serves 28,923 students district-wide and employs 2,136 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 635 students, Murphey Middle School is close to the district average of about 556 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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