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Which teacher or staff member at Murray Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
576
Middle
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001969
Murray Middle School
2200 BUFORD AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55108 · (651) 293-8740 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
329 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 213 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 178 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 32% |
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 60% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
27.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Middle School
Murray Middle School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Middle School this school | 576 | 57.1% | 32.1% |
| Global Arts Plus Upper SAINT PAUL | 437 | 66.1% | 21.0% |
| Skyview Community Middle OAKDALE | 1,029 | 62.4% | 32.0% |
| Northeast Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 541 | 63.6% | 20.8% |
| ROSEVILLE AREA MIDDLE LITTLE CANADA | 853 | 49.5% | 32.5% |
| Coon Rapids Middle School COON RAPIDS | 1,295 | 55.6% | 35.8% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #187 of 245 | #12 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #188 of 245 | #11 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #183 of 245 | #11 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #130 of 306 | #14 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #198 of 210 | #19 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.5% | #3 of 216 | #1 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #54 of 252 | #13 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #27 of 129 | #3 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
576
-116 (-17%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 576 | 26.1 | 22.0:1 | 57% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 32.6 | 16.8:1 | 61% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 33.7 | 16.0:1 | 64% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 692 | 35 | 19.8:1 | 59% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 44.2 | 16.2:1 | 61% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 691 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 60% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | 41 | 18.5:1 | 63% (476) |
| 2000-01 | 804 | 43 | 18.7:1 | 55% (444) |
| 1990-91 | 544 | 35 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murray Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (718 to 576); teachers down 41% (44.2 to 26.1).
About Murray Middle School
Murray Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Minnesota, located in SAINT PAUL. There are 576 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8.
Saint Paul Public Schools enrolls 33,152 students, and its 87 schools include Murray Middle School.
At Murray Middle School, White students make up the biggest share, 31%. Other groups include 26% Black, 18% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. By comparison, Ramsey County residents are about 59% White. A diversity index of 77% means there is a 77% chance two randomly chosen students at Murray Middle School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. The school has 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Federal data show 57% of students (329) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County.
The model predicts 34.4% for a school in Minnesota with Murray Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Murray Middle School posts 32.1%.
In Ramsey County, home to about 542,945 people, the median household earns about $81,568 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Murray Middle School shares Ramsey County with 301 other public schools.
Anna Westin House is about 0.3 miles from Murray Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Murray Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 27.7%, lower than Murray Middle School's 32.1%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 692 (2020-21) to 576 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.0:1) than in 2020-21 (19.8:1).
This page collects posts and questions about Murray Middle School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saint Paul Public Schools
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
- Washington Technology Senior HighHigh · 1,063 students
Other schools in SAINT PAUL
- Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12High · 3,536 students
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
Other Murray Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Murray Middle. Murray Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Murray Middle SchoolMurray, KY · 645 students
- Murray MiddleRidgecrest, CA · 643 students
- MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOLSTUART, FL · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Anna Westin House0.3 mi · 13
- St. Anthony Park Elementary0.5 mi · 451
- Northeast College Prep Charter Scho1.0 mi · 282
- Jennings Community School1.4 mi · 57
- Jennings Online Program1.4 mi · 13
- Midway Star Academy1.4 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About Murray Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Murray Middle School?
Murray Middle School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Murray Middle School serve?
Murray Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Murray Middle School?
Approximately 22.0:1 students per teacher at Murray Middle School.
How diverse is Murray Middle School?
Murray Middle School reports a student body of 31% White, 13% Hispanic, 26% Black, 18% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Murray Middle School in?
Murray Middle School is part of Saint Paul Public Schools.
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