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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST R-I·NCES 292289001307
MURPHY ELEM.
2101 VALLEY DR, HIGH RIDGE, MO 63049 · (636) 326-0577 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
209 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +8.6pp since 2021
Math
43.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.2% | 21.5% | 38.4% | 13.6% |
| Math | 21.1% | 22.5% | 35.6% | 20.6% |
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 | 47.7% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 37.7% |
| 2022-23 | 37.4% | 39.2% |
| 2021-22 | 39.1% | 40.1% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 MURPHY ELEM.
MURPHY ELEM.'s state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURPHY ELEM. this school | 433 | 48.3% | 40.5% |
| SKYLINE ELEM. SEDALIA | 483 | 50.9% | 45.7% |
| WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM. WRIGHT CITY | 402 | 46.5% | 46.3% |
| THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 419 | 45.8% | 43.2% |
| WILLARD ORCHARD HILLS ELEM SPRINGFIELD | 394 | 45.7% | 47.7% |
| Wilckens STEAM Acad @Hillcrest BELTON | 486 | 48.1% | 43.8% |
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 MURPHY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #521 of 1,002 | #25 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #471 of 1,019 ▲ 123 | #22 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #387 of 1,018 ▲ 121 | #18 of 27 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #245 of 943 | #16 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #293 of 1,294 | #12 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #500 of 950 | #21 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #430 of 953 | #2 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #678 of 1,165 | #8 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #377 of 684 | #18 of 25 |
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
433
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 433 | 33.3 | 13.0:1 | 48% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 32.3 | 13.4:1 | 48% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 34.4 | 13.5:1 | 48% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 30% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 41% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 45% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 48% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 27% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 698 | 34 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MURPHY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (494 to 433); teachers up 1% (33 to 33.3).
About MURPHY ELEM.
MURPHY ELEM. is a public elementary school in HIGH RIDGE, Missouri. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 433 students. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students, which makes this school 37% above average.
MURPHY ELEM. is one school in a 10-school district, NORTHWEST R-I, which enrolls 5,815 students.
The share of White students at MURPHY ELEM. is 75%, a majority. Other students are 13% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. That is lower than the 89% White share among all Jefferson County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
Based on 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, MURPHY ELEM. has a ratio of 13.0:1. The 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 48%. The 38% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 10 points lower.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.8%.
In Jefferson County, home to about 229,458 people, median household income comes to about $82,851, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 69 public schools in the county, enrolling about 36,216, MURPHY ELEM. among them.
Measured in a straight line, BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. is about 1.0 miles from MURPHY ELEM.. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, MURPHY ELEM. ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for MURPHY ELEM. is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 470 to 433.
The discussion board for MURPHY ELEM. is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHWEST R-I
- NORTHWEST HIGHHigh · 1,788 students
- NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.Middle · 686 students
- WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 569 students
- BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.Elementary · 470 students
- HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.Elementary · 462 students
- CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.Elementary · 425 students
Other schools in HIGH RIDGE
- WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 569 students
- BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.Elementary · 470 students
- HIGH RIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 327 students
Other MURPHY Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named MURPHY Elementary. MURPHY ELEM. is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Murphy Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 514 students
- Murphy ElementaryMurphy, NC · 467 students
- Murphy ElementaryEl Sobrante, CA · 460 students
- Murphy Elementary SchoolHASLETT, MI · 386 students
Nearby schools
- BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.1.0 mi · 470
- WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 569
- ROCKWOOD SOUTH MIDDLE1.9 mi · 817
- KELLISON ELEM.2.0 mi · 347
- BOWLES ELEM.2.1 mi · 266
- GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM.2.3 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About MURPHY ELEM.How large is MURPHY ELEM.?
MURPHY ELEM. enrolls approximately 433 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does MURPHY ELEM. serve?
MURPHY ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MURPHY ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MURPHY ELEM. is approximately 13.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MURPHY ELEM.?
MURPHY ELEM. reports a student body of 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is MURPHY ELEM. in?
MURPHY ELEM. is part of NORTHWEST R-I.
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