Enrollment
230
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180540000972
Murdock Elementary School
2100 Cason St, Lafayette, IN 47904 · (765) 771-6120 · Tippecanoe County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
179 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (45).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Murdock Elementary School→Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate→Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School→Jefferson High School
Based on grade levels within Lafayette School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
26.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
33.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 →
Schools most like Murdock Elementary School
Murdock Elementary School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murdock Elementary School this school | 230 | 77.8% | 28.6% |
| Washington Elementary School Fort Wayne | 206 | 74.8% | 28.4% |
| Study Elementary School Fort Wayne | 268 | 80.2% | 7.3% |
| Starr Elementary School Richmond | 284 | 76.4% | 24.8% |
| Bloomingdale Elementary School Fort Wayne | 331 | 77.3% | 22.4% |
| Oakland Elementary School Lafayette | 192 | 69.3% | 37.7% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Murdock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Tippecanoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #733 of 983 | #19 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #705 of 986 | #20 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #747 of 986 | #21 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #960 of 1,079 | #19 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #225 of 991 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #78 of 996 | #3 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #60 of 1,058 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #354 of 597 | #7 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
230
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 8.1:1
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 | 230 | 17 | 13.5:1 | 78% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 16.1 | 14.4:1 | 80% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 17.3 | 14.5:1 | 80% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | 28 | 8.1:1 | 79% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 86% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 84% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 83% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 15 | 17.6:1 | 55% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 17 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murdock Elementary School.
About Murdock Elementary School
A small elementary school in Lafayette, Indiana, Murdock Elementary School is part of Lafayette School Corporation. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 4, with 230 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average enrollment is about 436.
Murdock Elementary School is part of Lafayette School Corporation, where 11 schools serve 7,090 students.
Of every 100 students at Murdock Elementary School, about 40 are White, the largest group. The school is also 30% Hispanic, 21% Black, and 9% multiracial. That is lower than the 74% White share among all Tippecanoe County residents. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Murdock Elementary School are from different groups.
A staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.5:1. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 44% for public schools in Tippecanoe County.
Murdock Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Murdock Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.6% and a predicted 20.5%.
For the population of Tippecanoe County, median household income comes to about $60,636, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tippecanoe County counts 38 public schools with about 23,655 students.
Excel Center - Lafayette, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Murdock Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Murdock Elementary School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's size has been steady, with 228 students in 2020-21 and 230 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Tippecanoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
189,071
Census ACS
Median income
$60,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
23,655 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafayette School Corporation
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,042 students
- Lafayette Sunnyside IntermediateMiddle · 1,031 students
- Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Glen Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Amelia Earhart Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Edgelea Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
Other schools in Lafayette
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,042 students
- McCutcheon High SchoolHigh · 1,835 students
- Lafayette Sunnyside IntermediateMiddle · 1,031 students
- Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Wea Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Wea Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
Other Murdock Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Murdock Elementary. Murdock Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Murdock Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 847 students
- Murdock ElementaryLa Mesa, CA · 608 students
- Murdock ElementaryWillows, CA · 488 students
- MURDOCK ELEMENTARYMURDOCK, MN · 395 students
Nearby schools
- Excel Center - Lafayette0.2 mi · 366
- Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate0.3 mi · 1,031
- Paramount School of Excellence Lafayette0.5 mi · 193
- Oakland Elementary School0.7 mi · 192
- Vinton Elementary School1.2 mi · 387
- Thomas Miller Elementary School1.3 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Murdock Elementary SchoolHow large is Murdock Elementary School?
Murdock Elementary School enrolls approximately 230 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Murdock Elementary School serve?
Murdock Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Murdock Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Murdock Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Murdock Elementary School?
At Murdock Elementary School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 30% Hispanic, 21% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Murdock Elementary School public or private?
Murdock Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lafayette School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.