📍 9661 e Bankhead St, Murchison, Henderson County, 75778
Murchison el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murchison, Henderson County. The school has 175 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cody Walker. It is part of the Murchison Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Murchison el enrolls 175 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 129 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 175 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 105 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Murchison el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 TX-50, state senate district 3, state house district 4.
Murchison el is one of 1 schools in MURCHISON ISD, based in MURCHISON, Texas. The district serves 169 students district-wide and employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 175 students, Murchison el is close to the district average of about 169 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant