Murray Elementary

Located at 8435 Davona Dr., in Dublin, California, Murray Elementary is a mid-sized elementary campus that educates 656 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Dublin Unified. That puts it 41% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 15 schools in Dublin Unified (12,750 students total), Murray Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Murray Elementary shows that 54% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 19% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Alameda County as a whole is about 33% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 18% of students at Murray Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Murray Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.9%, the actual is 71.8%, a residual of +2.9 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Alameda County shows median household earnings sit near $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), Murray Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Valley High (Continuation), roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Murray Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 67.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Murray Elementary has increased 26%, going from 522 students in 2018 to 656 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share expanded from 31% to 54%.

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