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How has MURRAH HIGH SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,259
High
DISTRICT 949 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219000403
Murrah High School
1400 Murrah Drive, Jackson, MS 39202 · (601) 960-5380 · Hinds County
GRADES 09–13HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,259 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,258 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 283 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 334 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 316 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 318 | 25% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
51.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.9% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 46.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Murrah High School
Murrah High School's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murrah High School this school | 1,259 | 99.9% | 47.1% |
| Callaway High School Jackson | 994 | 100.0% | 45.8% |
| Meridian High School Meridian | 1,253 | 99.8% | 33.0% |
| Jim Hill High School Jackson | 975 | 99.9% | 44.6% |
| Lanier Junior/Senior High School Jackson | 895 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| Forest Hill High School Jackson | 1,139 | 100.0% | 37.5% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Murrah High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #128 of 192 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #139 of 199 ▲ 3 | #6 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #115 of 199 ▼ 12 | #5 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,259 | #25 of 203 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #172 of 192 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #181 of 192 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.9% | #40 of 194 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #69 of 121 | #3 of 7 |
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
1,259
-122 (-9%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 887
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 1,259 | 79.9 | 15.8:1 | 100% (1,258) |
| 2023-24 | 1,279 | 66.2 | 19.3:1 | 100% (1,279) |
| 2022-23 | 1,326 | 73.2 | 18.1:1 | 100% (1,326) |
| 2020-21 | 1,381 | 79 | 17.5:1 | 100% (1,381) |
| 2017-18 | 1,367 | 82.2 | 16.6:1 | 100% (1,367) |
| 2015-16 | 1,502 | 87 | 17.3:1 | 100% (1,502) |
| 2010-11 | 1,380 | 83 | 16.6:1 | 69% (956) |
| 2000-01 | 1,352 | 75 | 18.0:1 | 81% (1,097) |
| 1990-91 | 887 | 51 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murrah High School.
About Murrah High School
Murrah High School is a high school in Jackson, Mississippi, according to federal school records. Its 1,259 students are spread across grades 9 through 13. The typical figure for high schools in Mississippi is about 651 students.
Jackson Public Schools has 19,765 students in 45 schools, and Murrah High School is one of those schools.
Most students at Murrah High School are Black: 95% of enrollment. Census figures show Hinds County is about 72% Black. By the diversity index, Murrah High School comes in at 9%.
With 79.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Murrah High School was 15.8:1. The 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. Public schools in Hinds County average 88%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Murrah High School is +3.0 points: 47.1% actual, 44.1% predicted.
Census estimates describe Hinds County this way: median household income is about $49,402, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Federal data list 84 public schools in Hinds County, with a combined enrollment of about 32,870.
The school nearest to Murrah High School is Wells APAC Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Within five miles of Murrah High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Murrah High School is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Murrah High School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Murrah High School saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 17.5:1 to 15.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Murrah High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Public Schools
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
- Powell Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
- Powell Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Wells APAC Elementary School0.1 mi · 40
- MS School For The Deaf1.3 mi · 67
- MS School For The Blind1.3 mi · 42
- Galloway Elementary School1.4 mi · 296
- Barack Obama Elementary School1.4 mi · 242
- Walton Elementary School1.8 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Murrah High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Murrah High School?
Murrah High School enrolls approximately 1,259 students in grades 09-13.
Is Murrah High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Murrah High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Murrah High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Murrah High School is approximately 15.8:1 (80 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Murrah High School?
Student demographics at Murrah High School are roughly 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 95% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Murrah High School?
Murrah High School is overseen by Jackson Public Schools in Hinds County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.