📍 2100 Cason St, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, 47904
Murdock Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County. The school has 250 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette School Corporation school district. It serves grades K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Murdock Elementary School enrolls 250 students across grades K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 112 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 250 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 193 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Murdock Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 IN-40, state senate district 7, state house district 27.
Murdock Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Lafayette School Corporation, based in Lafayette, Indiana. The district serves 7,090 students district-wide and employs 516 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 250 students, Murdock Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 591 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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