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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. CLAIR R-XIII·NCES 292910001862
EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.
1044 HIGH SCHOOL DR, ST CLAIR, MO 63077 · (636) 629-3500 · Franklin County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
242 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 139 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 146 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 34% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 52% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ST. CLAIR R-XIII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.7pp since 2021
Math
31.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.9% | 22.1% | 40.8% | 27.0% |
| Math | 13.1% | 18.2% | 30.1% | 38.4% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 28.5% |
| 2022-23 | 38.6% | 27.6% |
| 2021-22 | 35.7% | 25.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.
EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.'s state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. this school | 429 | 56.4% | 29.1% |
| NORTH COUNTY PARKSIDE ELEM. DESLOGE | 404 | 57.4% | 32.9% |
| ST. CLAIR ELEM. ST CLAIR | 441 | 56.5% | N/A |
| FREDERICKTOWN ELEM. FREDERICKTOWN | 446 | 58.7% | N/A |
| SULLIVAN ELEM. SULLIVAN | 386 | 54.7% | 47.7% |
| ELDON UPPER ELEM. ELDON | 475 | 57.1% | 44.5% |
Matched among Missouri 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 EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #754 of 1,002 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #732 of 1,019 ▲ 37 | #19 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #765 of 1,018 ▲ 1 | #20 of 20 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #477 of 943 | #10 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #303 of 1,294 | #6 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #690 of 950 | #15 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #764 of 953 | #9 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #517 of 1,165 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #541 of 684 | #9 of 12 |
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
429
-35 (-8%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 429 | 30.6 | 14.0:1 | 56% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 32.8 | 13.1:1 | 53% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 33.3 | 13.9:1 | 52% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 54% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 31.6 | 14.5:1 | 64% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 64% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 23 | 21.9:1 | 60% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 41% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 307 | 18 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EDGAR MURRAY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (457 to 429); teachers down 3% (31.6 to 30.6).
About EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.
EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. is an elementary school located in ST CLAIR, Missouri, in Franklin County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 429 students in grades 3 through 5. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students, so this school is 36% larger than average.
EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. is among 5 schools run by ST. CLAIR R-XIII, which serves 2,062 students.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.. The remaining shares are 6% multiracial. The White share in Franklin County as a whole is similar, at about 89%. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.'s 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.0:1. That is higher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 56%. That is 13 points above the 43% average for public schools in Franklin County.
EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.'s average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.1% is 9.6 points below the 38.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Franklin County show that the median household income is $73,165, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. is one of 41 public schools in the county.
ST. CLAIR HIGH is located about 0.1 miles from EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. ranks 5th on average proficiency.
EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
The school enrolled 429 students in 2024-25, 35 fewer than the 464 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.5:1 to 14.0:1.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,950
Census ACS
Median income
$73,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. CLAIR R-XIII
- ST. CLAIR HIGHHigh · 627 students
- ST. CLAIR JR. HIGHMiddle · 451 students
- ST. CLAIR ELEM.Elementary · 441 students
- FRANKLIN CO. SPECL. ED. COOP.Combined · 114 students
Other schools in ST CLAIR
- ST. CLAIR HIGHHigh · 627 students
- ST. CLAIR JR. HIGHMiddle · 451 students
- ST. CLAIR ELEM.Elementary · 441 students
- FRANKLIN CO. SPECL. ED. COOP.Combined · 114 students
Nearby schools
- ST. CLAIR HIGH0.1 mi · 627
- ST. CLAIR JR. HIGH0.2 mi · 451
- ST. CLAIR ELEM.0.4 mi · 441
- FRANKLIN CO. SPECL. ED. COOP.3.8 mi · 114
- PRAIRIE DELL ELEMENTARY6.4 mi · 495
- CENTRAL ELEM.7.5 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.How many students attend EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.?
EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. enrolls approximately 429 students in grades 03-05.
Is EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at EDGAR MURRAY ELEM..
What is the student diversity at EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.?
Student demographics at EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. are roughly 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. in?
EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. is part of ST. CLAIR R-XIII.
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