📍 611 N 31st St, Bismarck, Burleigh County, 58501
Rita Murphy Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bismarck, Burleigh County. The school has 393 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bismarck 1 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rita Murphy Elementary School enrolls 393 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 9.2% Two or more races and 7.9% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 298 | 76% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 9.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 31 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
127 of the school's 393 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 107 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Rita Murphy Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ND At-Large, state senate district 30, state house district 30.
Rita Murphy Elementary School is one of 29 schools in BISMARCK 1, based in Bismarck, North Dakota. The district serves 14,098 students district-wide and employs 935 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 393 students, Rita Murphy Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 486 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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