K. T. Murphy School

K. T. Murphy School operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Stamford, Connecticut, run under Stamford School District. Current enrollment sits at 390 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 21 schools in Stamford School District (15,483 students total), K. T. Murphy School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, K. T. Murphy School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 13% White, 12% Black, 8% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Western Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 33%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Western Connecticut Planning Region indicate the typical household earns roughly $128,188 per year, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), of which K. T. Murphy School is one.

The closest other public school is Rogers International School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. K. T. Murphy School's enrollment has shrank 29% since 2018, when it stood at 547 (now 390). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 52% to 64% over that span.

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