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Enrollment
742
Middle
DISTRICT 1,024 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHNS·NCES 120174001915
R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
150 N HOLMES BLVD, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32084 · (904) 547-8470 · St. Johns County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
414 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
67.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
742
-95 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 18.6:1
% White
62%
was 66%
% Hispanic
11%
was 9%
% Black
20%
was 21%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the moderately sized middle-grades schools in ST AUGUSTINE, Florida, one of the schools within ST. JOHNS, with 742 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
ST. JOHNS runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 52,383 students. R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest is composed of 20% Black, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 56% of students at R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of St. Johns County's rate of about 21%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.2%; this one delivers 64.7%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for St. Johns County put median household income runs about $109,839, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Johns County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,895 students), R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: JAMES A. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 63.4%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked down 11%, going from 837 students in 2018 to 742 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
St. Johns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,934
Census ACS
Median income
$109,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
52,895 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. JOHNS
- TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,616 students
- CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,479 students
- BEACHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,214 students
- ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,177 students
- BARTRAM TRAIL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,153 students
- MILL CREEK ACADEMYElementary · 1,983 students
Other schools in ST AUGUSTINE
- MILL CREEK ACADEMYElementary · 1,983 students
- PINE ISLAND ACADEMYElementary · 1,972 students
- ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,717 students
- PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,481 students
- PEDRO MENENDEZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,403 students
- LAKESIDE ACADEMYElementary · 1,356 students
Nearby schools
- JAMES A. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 586
- CROOKSHANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 705
- GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN1.6 mi · 65
- THE EVELYN HAMBLEN CENTER1.6 mi · 48
- OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 639
- SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 690
Frequently asked questions
About R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 742 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 62% White, 11% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. JOHNS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.