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.

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