Enrollment
145
High
DISTRICT 155 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRAY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192010001181
Murray Jr/Sr High
216 Sherman, Murray, IA 50174 · (641) 447-2517 · Clarke County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL145 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Iowa public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
56 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 14% |
Student demographics
15%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
Feeds from
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
68.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.8% | 63.7% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Jr/Sr High
Murray Jr/Sr High's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Jr/Sr High this school | 145 | 38.6% | 66.3% |
| River Valley Junior- Senior High School Correctionville | 137 | 40.1% | 63.3% |
| Harris-Lake Park High School Lake Park | 174 | 38.5% | 78.9% |
| West Bend-Mallard High School West Bend | 117 | 38.5% | 70.9% |
| Riceville High School Riceville | 205 | 39.5% | 68.3% |
| ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School Elk Horn | 184 | 39.7% | 71.4% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 Jr/Sr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #236 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #261 of 314 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #260 of 314 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 145 | #305 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #126 of 320 |
Ranked against other public high 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
145
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 131
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 145 | 10.9 | 13.3:1 | 39% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 154 | 11.8 | 13.0:1 | 43% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 12.5 | 12.1:1 | 36% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 147 | 15 | 9.8:1 | 44% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 19.5 | 8.6:1 | 50% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 158 | 15 | 10.5:1 | 55% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 146 | 17 | 8.6:1 | 53% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 184 | 17 | 10.8:1 | 32% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 131 | 15 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murray Jr/Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (168 to 145); teachers down 44% (19.5 to 10.9).
About Murray Jr/Sr High
Murray Jr/Sr High is a very small high school with its address in Murray, Iowa. The school enrolls 145 students in grades 6 through 12. High schools in Iowa average about 468 students, which makes this school 69% below average.
Murray Comm School District has a total of 2 schools and 310 students, Murray Jr/Sr High among them.
Murray Jr/Sr High is 92% White by enrollment. Next come 7% Hispanic. That compares with about 81% White among all Clarke County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
Its staff includes 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa is 4.0 students per teacher. Roughly 39% of students at Murray Jr/Sr High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Clarke County is 16 points.
Murray Jr/Sr High earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 26% of Iowa public high schools.
Murray Jr/Sr High is 6.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (66.3% versus 72.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
The county, Clarke County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,641, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 1,672 students.
Murray Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Murray Jr/Sr High is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. Murray Jr/Sr High ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 66.3% against a local average of 70.9%.
Locale data from NCES put Murray Jr/Sr High in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 147 in 2020-21 and 145 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.3:1) than in 2020-21 (9.8:1).
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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 schools in Murray Comm School District
- Murray Elementary SchoolElementary · 165 students
Nearby schools
- Murray Elementary School0.0 mi · 165
- Clarke Community Middle School9.6 mi · 289
- Clarke Community High School9.6 mi · 421
- Clarke Community Elementary School10.1 mi · 652
- East Union Elementary11.8 mi · 201
- East Union Middle-High School11.8 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About Murray Jr/Sr HighHow large is Murray Jr/Sr High?
Murray Jr/Sr High enrolls approximately 145 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Murray Jr/Sr High serve?
Murray Jr/Sr High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Murray Jr/Sr High?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Murray Jr/Sr High.
How diverse is Murray Jr/Sr High?
Murray Jr/Sr High reports a student body of 92% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Murray Jr/Sr High?
Murray Jr/Sr High is overseen by Murray Comm School District in Clarke County.
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