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Enrollment
607
High
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRAY INDEPENDENT·NCES 210438001086
Murray High School
1800 Sycamore St, Murray, KY 42071 · (270) 753-5202 · Calloway County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Kentucky public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
270 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 9 | 156 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 151 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 160 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 138 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 47% · 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 Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
70.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 High School
Murray High School's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray High School this school | 607 | 44.5% | 53.5% |
| Bardstown High School Bardstown | 703 | 47.4% | 36.8% |
| Western Hills High School Frankfort | 827 | 47.6% | 37.0% |
| Elizabethtown High School Elizabethtown | 757 | 36.6% | 48.8% |
| McLean County High School Calhoun | 427 | 44.5% | 35.0% |
| Madisonville North Hopkins High School Madisonville | 1,023 | 43.4% | 44.3% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #14 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #6 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #36 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #140 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #126 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #64 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #189 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.7% | #11 of 72 |
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
607
+123 (+25%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 607 | 35.5 | 17.1:1 | 44% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 52% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 37.3 | 14.8:1 | 49% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 50% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 31.2 | 15.3:1 | 39% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 35% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 36% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 19% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 27 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murray High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (479 to 607); teachers up 14% (31.2 to 35.5).
About Murray High School
This page covers Murray High School, a mid-sized high school in Murray, Kentucky. Federal data show 607 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Murray High School falls under Murray Independent, which has 4 schools enrolling 1,946 students.
The student body at Murray High School is 74% White. After that, the student body is 8% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Calloway County, the White share is about 88%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
The school had 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Kentucky is similar, at 16.6:1. The school reported 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 55% average among public schools in Calloway County.
Murray High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of Kentucky public high schools.
A school with Murray High School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 48.5%. Murray High School scores 53.5%, 5.0 points above that line.
In the surrounding county, Calloway County, median household income comes to about $52,706, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 4,966 students.
Measured in a straight line, Murray Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Murray High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Murray High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Murray High School as Town: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 607, from 484 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.1 students per teacher, compared with 14.7 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Murray High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Calloway County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,224
Census ACS
Median income
$52,706
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,966 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Murray Independent
- Murray Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Murray Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Murray Preschool Head StartElementary · 105 students
Other schools in Murray
- Calloway County High SchoolHigh · 824 students
- Murray Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Calloway County Middle SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- North Calloway Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Murray Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Southwest Calloway Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Other Murray High schools
One other US public school is named Murray High. Murray High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Murray HighMURRAY, UT · 1,364 students
Nearby schools
- Murray Elementary School0.5 mi · 589
- Murray Preschool Head Start0.9 mi · 105
- Calloway County Day Treatment1.0 mi · 7
- Calloway County Alternative Program1.0 mi · 110
- Calloway County High School1.3 mi · 824
- Calloway County Preschool Center1.3 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About Murray High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Murray High School?
Murray High School enrolls approximately 607 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Murray High School serve?
Murray High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Murray High School have?
Murray High School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
How diverse is Murray High School?
Murray High School reports a student body of 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Murray High School public or private?
Murray High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Murray Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.