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Murray Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 111 Broach Ave, Murray, Calloway County, 42071

544
Pupils
14.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Murray Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murray, Calloway County. The school has 544 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Murray Independent school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Murray Independent

Enrollment & staffing

Murray Elementary School enrolls 544 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“3. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.

Male students
245 (45%)
Female students
299 (55%)
Teachers (FTE)
38.8
Student-teacher ratio
14.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“3

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White43279%
Hispanic or Latino417.5%
Black or African American305.5%
Two or more races295.3%
Asian71.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

259 of the school's 544 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“3Title I

Murray Elementary School 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. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-10, state senate district 1, state house district 5.

School district: Murray Independent

Murray Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Murray Independent, based in Murray, Kentucky. The district serves 1,946 students district-wide and employs 126 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 544 students, Murray Elementary School is close to the district average of about 487 students per school.

1,946
District students
4
Schools
126
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

57%
Reading proficient
52%
Math proficient
18%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Town - Distant

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