Murphy Elementary School serves 490 learners in grade levels PreK-5.

Murphy Elementary School landed in the upper 30% of all schools in North Carolina for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is upper 30%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 51% (which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 48%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 52% (which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 47%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the North Carolina state-level of 16:1.

Minority enrollment is 17% of the learner body (majority Black and Latino), which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 52% (majority Black).

School Overview: Murphy Elementary School’s learner population of 490 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 37 teachers has grown by 8% over five school years.

School Comparison: Murphy Elementary School is ranked within the upper 30% of all 2,561 schools in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Murphy Elementary School is 0.31, which is less than the equity score at the state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Murphy Elementary School is Murphy High School (1.2 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is The Learning Center (0.6 miles away)