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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Murray Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 787 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUBLIN UNIFIED·NCES 060001909276
Murray Elementary
8435 Davona Dr., Dublin, CA 94568 · (925) 828-2568 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
117 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 159 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (159) is 53% larger than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
73.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.1pp since 2014
Math
73.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.6% | 24.5% | 11.9% | 15.0% |
| Math | 52.7% | 21.1% | 14.3% | 11.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 73.8% |
| 2023-24 | 73.1% | 70.4% |
| 2022-23 | 71.1% | 71.9% |
| 2021-22 | 70.6% | 64.8% |
| 2018-19 | 64.5% | 62.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.0% | 60.2% |
| 2016-17 | 59.7% | 65.7% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 64.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Murray Elementary
Murray Elementary's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Elementary this school | 656 | 17.8% | 72.6% |
| Deerfield Elementary Irvine | 615 | 20.3% | 76.3% |
| Brywood Elementary Irvine | 578 | 17.6% | 77.9% |
| Wicklund Elementary Mountain House | 689 | 17.6% | 62.5% |
| Tustin Memorial Elementary Santa Ana | 613 | 22.5% | 85.9% |
| Monterey Ridge Elementary San Diego | 770 | 15.3% | 80.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Murray Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #531 of 5,151 | #46 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #460 of 5,172 ▲ 121 | #40 of 192 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #584 of 5,172 ▼ 25 | #48 of 192 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #1,442 of 5,116 | #30 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #977 of 5,915 | #32 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #1,951 of 5,352 | #55 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #1,381 of 5,354 | #90 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #5,219 of 5,625 | #183 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.7% | #165 of 1,139 | #7 of 48 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
656
+46 (+8%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 21.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 656 | 30.3 | 21.7:1 | 18% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 29.5 | 21.7:1 | 15% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 30.5 | 22.1:1 | 14% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 28 | 21.8:1 | 16% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 24.5 | 21.3:1 | 17% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 20 | 22.6:1 | 15% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | N/A | N/A | 13% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 20 | 19.2:1 | 9% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 17 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murray Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (522 to 656); teachers up 23% (24.5 to 30.3).
About Murray Elementary
Murray Elementary is a public elementary school run by Dublin Unified in Dublin, California. The school serves 656 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 41% larger than that.
Federal data list 15 schools in Dublin Unified, with 12,750 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Murray Elementary is 54% Asian. The rest of enrollment is 19% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Asian share of Alameda County's population at about 33%. The chance that two students picked at random at Murray Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
The school employs the equivalent of 30.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 21.7:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Murray Elementary is 18%. Across public schools in Alameda County, the average is 49%.
Murray Elementary scores 72.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 69.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Alameda County show that median household income is about $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Murray Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County, which together enroll about 210,511 students.
Nearby, Dublin High is about 0.4 miles away. Murray Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Murray Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 72.6% against a local average of 68.6%.
Federal data place Murray Elementary in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 610 to 656.
The Murray Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dublin Unified
- Dublin HighHigh · 2,771 students
- Eleanor Murray FallonMiddle · 1,683 students
- Wells MiddleMiddle · 1,041 students
- Cottonwood CreekElementary · 1,023 students
- J. M. Amador ElementaryElementary · 909 students
- Emerald HighHigh · 900 students
Other schools in Dublin
- Dublin HighHigh · 2,771 students
- Eleanor Murray FallonMiddle · 1,683 students
- Wells MiddleMiddle · 1,041 students
- Cottonwood CreekElementary · 1,023 students
- J. M. Amador ElementaryElementary · 909 students
- Emerald HighHigh · 900 students
Other Murray Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Murray Elementary. Murray Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Murray Elementary SchoolMurray, KY · 589 students
- MURRAY ELEMENTARYHOBBS, NM · 422 students
- Murray Elementary SchoolMurray, IA · 165 students
Nearby schools
- Dublin High0.4 mi · 2,771
- Valley High (Continuation)0.4 mi · 36
- Dublin Elementary0.5 mi · 802
- Country Club Elementary0.6 mi · 500
- Frederiksen Elementary0.7 mi · 689
- Wells Middle1.0 mi · 1,041
Frequently asked questions
About Murray ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Murray Elementary?
Murray Elementary enrolls approximately 656 students in grades KG-05.
Is Murray Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Murray Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Murray Elementary?
Approximately 21.7:1 students per teacher at Murray Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Murray Elementary?
At Murray Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 54% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Murray Elementary public or private?
Murray Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dublin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.