Murray Elementary School

Murray Elementary School is an elementary-level community of compact scale in Murray, Iowa, overseen by Murray Comm School District, caters to 165 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% leaner than the state mean of about 325.

Murray Elementary School is one of 2 schools operated by Murray Comm School District, a district that hosts 310 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Murray Elementary School records that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, Murray Elementary School records 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Murray Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.1%, the actual is 72.8%, a residual of +5.7 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Clarke County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $71,641 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Clarke County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,672 students), Murray Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Murray Jr/Sr High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Murray Elementary School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 70.1%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 160 students in 2018 compared to 165 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 92% to 97% over that span.

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