Enrollment
187
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTIA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063610006171
Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary
417 Church St., Scotia, CA 95565 · (707) 764-2212 · Humboldt County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
135 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
68.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +49.2pp since 2014
Math
71.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +50.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 49 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 50 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.5% | 41.7% | 23.5% | 8.3% |
| Math | 42.4% | 28.8% | 16.7% | 12.1% |
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 | 68.2% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 43.5% |
| 2022-23 | 35.1% | 34.9% |
| 2021-22 | 40.3% | 41.3% |
| 2020-21 | 38.9% | 41.7% |
| 2018-19 | 50.8% | 45.8% |
| 2017-18 | 40.1% | 33.6% |
| 2016-17 | 39.4% | 37.6% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in California's top 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 Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary
Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary this school | 187 | 72.2% | 57.6% |
| Rocky Point Charter Redding | 178 | 75.8% | N/A |
| Black Butte Elementary Shingletown | 156 | 74.4% | 24.4% |
| Montague Elementary Montague | 178 | 66.9% | 39.1% |
| Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts Pioneer | 171 | 64.9% | 34.8% |
| Elk Hills Elementary Tupman | 159 | 73.0% | 30.8% |
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 Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #1,245 of 5,151 | #2 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #550 of 5,172 ▲ 1,371 | #1 of 23 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #842 of 5,172 ▲ 1,288 | #2 of 23 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.9pp | #5 of 5,116 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #5,402 of 5,915 | #24 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.2% | #2,828 of 5,625 | #9 of 28 |
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
187
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 187 | 10.7 | 17.5:1 | 72% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 10 | 19.2:1 | 76% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 182 | 9.4 | 19.3:1 | 73% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 9 | 20.9:1 | 70% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 192 | 9 | 21.3:1 | 67% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 222 | 10 | 22.2:1 | 64% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | N/A | N/A | 59% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 20 | 17.8:1 | 42% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 14 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (192 to 187); teachers up 19% (9 to 10.7).
About Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary
This page covers Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school in Scotia, California. It covers kindergarten through 8, with a total enrollment of 187 students. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
For district matters, Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary falls under Scotia Union Elementary.
At 65%, White students outnumber all other groups at Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary combined. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, and 4% Native American. The chance that two students picked at random at Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
A ratio of 17.5:1 comes from the school's 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 72% of students at Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 12 points above the 60% average for public schools in Humboldt County.
Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary does better than predicted by 20.3 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.6%; the prediction is 37.2%.
Humboldt County has about 134,541 residents, and median household income is about $61,160, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Humboldt County number 92 and enroll about 17,319.
The next-closest public school is Monument Middle, about 1.4 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 188 in 2020-21, 187 in 2024-25. The ratio was 20.9:1 in 2020-21 and 17.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Humboldt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,541
Census ACS
Median income
$61,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
17,319 students
Quick facts
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- Monument Middle1.4 mi · 91
- Eagle Prairie Elementary1.4 mi · 223
- Hydesville Elementary4.7 mi · 220
- Cuddeback Elementary4.9 mi · 157
- Toddy Thomas Middle6.3 mi · 233
- Redwood Preparatory Charter6.5 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Stanwood A. Murphy ElementaryHow large is Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary?
Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary enrolls approximately 187 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary serve?
Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary have?
Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary?
At Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary, the student body is approximately 65% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary?
Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary is overseen by Scotia Union Elementary in Humboldt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.