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Enrollment
512
Middle
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438001579
Murphey Middle School
1701 15th St, Augusta, GA 30901 · (706) 737-7360 · Richmond County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
512 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 168 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 36% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
8.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.2pp since 2021
Math
6.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.1% | 6.9% |
| 2023-24 | 9.0% | 6.8% |
| 2022-23 | 8.9% | 3.9% |
| 2021-22 | 4.9% | 2.2% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Murphey Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #466 of 470 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #463 of 474 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #473 of 474 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #371 of 487 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #143 of 471 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #395 of 471 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #121 of 479 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #21 of 305 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
512
-325 (-39%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 512 | 39 | 13.1:1 | 100% (512) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 53 | 10.4:1 | 100% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 98% (622) |
| 2020-21 | 837 | 44 | 19.0:1 | 98% (820) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 39.7 | 17.5:1 | 96% (669) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 97% (590) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 40 | 12.9:1 | 99% (513) |
| 2000-01 | 688 | 41 | 16.8:1 | 90% (622) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 40 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murphey Middle School.
About Murphey Middle School
Murphey Middle School is a small middle school located in Augusta, Georgia. The school reports 512 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Georgia is about 763 students.
Murphey Middle School is in Richmond County, a district with 30,573 students across 52 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Murphey Middle School is 83% Black. Other groups include 14% Hispanic. The county population is about 56% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Murphey Middle School counts 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.0 below the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
BeatsExpectations places Murphey Middle School in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 18.7 points below it (7.0% actual, 25.7% predicted).
In the county around the school, Richmond County, the median household income is $55,637, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. There are 58 public schools in Richmond County, enrolling about 31,674 students in all.
The closest other public school is Josey High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Murphey Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Murphey Middle School's average proficiency of 7.0% compares with 24.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Murphey Middle School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment dropped 39% from its 2020-21 level of 837. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.0:1 to 13.1:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Murphey Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
Other schools in Augusta
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Belair Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Josey High School0.0 mi · 625
- Jenkins-White Elementary School0.7 mi · 336
- Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School0.9 mi · 472
- Walker Traditional Elementary School1.0 mi · 646
- Monte Sano Elementary School1.3 mi · 410
- Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School1.3 mi · 640
Frequently asked questions
About Murphey Middle SchoolHow large is Murphey Middle School?
Murphey Middle School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Murphey Middle School serve?
Murphey Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Murphey Middle School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Murphey Middle School.
How diverse is Murphey Middle School?
Murphey Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 14% Hispanic, 83% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Murphey Middle School in?
Murphey Middle School is part of Richmond County.
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