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EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.

1044 HIGH SCHOOL DR, ST CLAIR, MO 63077 · (636) 629-3500 · Franklin County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 315
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
Grade 3
139
Grade 4
146
Grade 5
144
Student demographics
White
39392%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Two+
266%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22753%
Female
20247%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
34.5%
MO avg 49.5% . +19.1pp since 2023
Math
47.9%
MO avg 48.7% . +8.3pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.3pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
429
-28 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.5:1
% White
92%
was 94%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.

EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary campus in ST CLAIR, Missouri, one of the schools within ST. CLAIR R-XIII. The school works with 429 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 36% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

ST. CLAIR R-XIII runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,062 students. EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Demographically, EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder is composed of 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Franklin County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.2%; this one comes in at 26.9%, -23.3 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Franklin County) records that median household earnings sit near $73,165, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. is one of 41 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 15,025 students).

ST. CLAIR HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.. On composite proficiency, EDGAR MURRAY ELEM. comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 40.0%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 457 students in 2018 compared to 429 in 2025.

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Franklin County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.
District
ST. CLAIR R-XIII
Address
1044 HIGH SCHOOL DR, ST CLAIR, MO 63077
Phone
(636) 629-3500
County
Franklin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
429
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
242 (56%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
292910001862
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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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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