Murphy Elementary

Murphy Elementary is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in El Sobrante, California, overseen by West Contra Costa Unified, with 460 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

Murphy Elementary is one of 52 schools operated by West Contra Costa Unified, a district that enrolls 25,133 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Murphy Elementary records that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 17% Asian, 14% Black, 8% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Contra Costa County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Murphy Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 40.5%; this one comes in at 24.0%, -16.5 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Contra Costa County indicate median household income runs about $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Contra Costa County's 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), Murphy Elementary is one campus in the mix.

De Anza High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Murphy Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Murphy Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 31.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 492 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 42% to 50%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Murphy Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.