Murphey Traditional Academy

Murphey Traditional Academy is an elementary campus of compact scale in Greensboro, North Carolina, operated by Guilford County Schools, enrolling 328 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Guilford County Schools runs 123 schools in total, collectively educating 68,535 students. Murphey Traditional Academy is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Murphey Traditional Academy lists that Black students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder is composed of 31% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 2% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Guilford County (around 89%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Guilford County) logs that median household income runs about $68,642, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Guilford County runs 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), of which Murphey Traditional Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jackson Middle, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Murphey Traditional Academy's enrollment has edged up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 283 (now 328). Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 31% across the same window.

On this page, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.