📍 315 Valley River Avenue, Murphy, Cherokee County, 28906
Murphy Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murphy, Cherokee County. The school has 536 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Murphy Elementary enrolls 536 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.7% Two or more races and 3.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 459 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
533 of the school's 536 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 533 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Murphy Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 120.
Murphy Elementary is one of 13 schools in Cherokee County Schools, based in Murphy, North Carolina. The district serves 2,992 students district-wide and employs 237 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 536 students, Murphy Elementary is larger than the district average of about 230 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote