Enrollment
165
Elementary
DISTRICT 155 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRAY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192010001180
Murray Elementary School
216 Sherman, Murray, IA 50174 · (641) 447-2517 · Clarke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
82 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 41%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 76% larger than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 48% · 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
Murray Elementary School→Murray Jr/Sr High
Based on grade levels within Murray Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
73.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 73.4% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 79.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Murray Elementary School
Murray Elementary School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Elementary School this school | 165 | 49.7% | 72.8% |
| Moravia Elementary School Moravia | 148 | 49.3% | 72.6% |
| Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School Westside | 141 | 48.2% | 83.5% |
| River Valley Elementary Washta | 154 | 53.2% | N/A |
| Walcott Elementary School Walcott | 150 | 52.0% | 70.9% |
| North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center Mechanicsville | 139 | 47.5% | 79.3% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Murray Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #283 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #330 of 564 ▼ 106 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #380 of 564 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #608 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #225 of 666 |
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
165
+31 (+23%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 169
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 165 | 11.5 | 14.3:1 | 50% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 10 | 16.3:1 | 54% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 8.5 | 17.3:1 | 44% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 134 | 10 | 13.4:1 | 40% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 160 | 11.4 | 14.0:1 | 42% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 51% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 12 | 15.7:1 | 60% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 208 | 14 | 14.9:1 | 42% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 169 | 8 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murray Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (160 to 165); teachers up 1% (11.4 to 11.5).
About Murray Elementary School
Murray Elementary School is a small elementary school in Murray, Iowa, one of the schools in Murray Comm School District. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 165 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students each.
Murray Comm School District counts 2 schools and 310 students, including Murray Elementary School.
Murray Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 97% White. For comparison, the population of Clarke County is roughly 81% White. By the diversity index, Murray Elementary School comes in at 6%.
A ratio of 14.3:1 comes from the school's 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Iowa average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 50% in 2024-25.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, Murray Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Murray Elementary School, the prediction is 67.1% and the result is 72.8%.
In the county around the school, Clarke County, median household income is about $71,641, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Murray Elementary School is among the 5 public schools in Clarke County.
The shortest distance from Murray Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Murray Jr/Sr High. The ten-mile area around Murray Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. The school's 72.8% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Murray Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Murray Elementary School saw enrollment rise 23% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
If you have questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Murray Elementary School, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,662
Census ACS
Median income
$71,641
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Murray Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Murray Elementary. Murray Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Murray ElementaryDublin, CA · 656 students
- Murray Elementary SchoolMurray, KY · 589 students
- MURRAY ELEMENTARYHOBBS, NM · 422 students
Nearby schools
- Murray Jr/Sr High0.0 mi · 145
- Clarke Community Middle School9.6 mi · 289
- Clarke Community High School9.6 mi · 421
- Clarke Community Elementary School10.1 mi · 652
- East Union Middle-High School11.8 mi · 242
- East Union Elementary11.8 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Murray Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Murray Elementary School?
Murray Elementary School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Murray Elementary School serve?
Murray Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Murray Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Murray Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Murray Elementary School?
At Murray Elementary School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Murray Elementary School public or private?
Murray Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Murray Comm School District.
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