MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in MURFREESBORO, Arkansas, run under SOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 383 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

SOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 696 students; MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder is composed of 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Pike County's rate of about 83%.

With demographic context factored in, MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 22.6%; this one delivers 39.0%, a residual of +16.4 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pike County put median household income runs about $49,269, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pike County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,093 students), MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 31.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 21% since 2018, when it stood at 317 (now 383). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 7% to 2%. Class-load math has widened: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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