K. T. Murphy School

K. T. Murphy School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Stamford, Connecticut. Enrolled students number 390 students, in kindergarten through 5.

Stamford School District (21 schools, 15,483 students) runs K. T. Murphy School.

Hispanic students are the majority at K. T. Murphy School, with 64% of enrollment. Other groups make up 13% White, 12% Black, and 8% Asian. Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Teachers at the school number 30.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.8:1. That matches the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 70% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region is 33%.

Western Connecticut Planning Region has these Census figures: the median household income is $128,188, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region has 149 public schools and roughly 90,520 students.

The next-closest public school is Rogers International School, about 0.4 miles away. K. T. Murphy School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

Locale data from NCES put K. T. Murphy School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).

K. T. Murphy School's enrollment dropped from 465 in 2020-21 to 390 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.8:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at K. T. Murphy School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.