State/Public Elementary Open

Murphey Traditional Academy

๐Ÿ“ 2306 Ontario Street, Greensboro, Guilford County, 27403

305
Pupils
12.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Murphey Traditional Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Greensboro, Guilford County. The school has 305 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Guilford County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Murphey Traditional Academy enrolls 305 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.

Male students
165 (54%)
Female students
140 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
24.1
Student-teacher ratio
12.7:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American16253%
Hispanic or Latino8829%
Asian3411%
Two or more races103.3%
White93%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

302 of the school's 305 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 302 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Murphey Traditional Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-50, state senate district 28, state house district 58.

School district: Guilford County Schools

Murphey Traditional Academy is one of 126 schools in Guilford County Schools, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The district serves 67,620 students district-wide and employs 4,545 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 305 students, Murphey Traditional Academy is smaller than the district average of about 537 students per school.

67,620
District students
126
Schools
4,545
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
25%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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