Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126003660
Murray-Massenburg Elementary
3901 S Roxboro St, Durham, NC 27713 · (919) 560-3749 · Durham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
514 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 181% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · 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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
39.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Murray-Massenburg Elementary
Murray-Massenburg Elementary's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray-Massenburg Elementary this school | 517 | 99.4% | 43.0% |
| East Clayton Elementary Clayton | 524 | 98.3% | 52.4% |
| Forest Pines Drive Elementary Raleigh | 493 | 99.4% | 48.9% |
| Eastern Elementary Washington | 484 | 99.4% | N/A |
| Howard L Hall Elementary Fayetteville | 539 | 99.4% | 61.9% |
| C Wayne Collier Elementary Hope Mills | 532 | 99.4% | 55.1% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Murray-Massenburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,027 of 1,297 | #21 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #995 of 1,296 | #22 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #976 of 1,300 | #19 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #566 of 1,485 | #14 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,231 of 1,377 | #39 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #127 of 1,379 | #6 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #258 of 1,414 | #11 of 39 |
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.
About Murray-Massenburg Elementary
Murray-Massenburg Elementary is an elementary school located in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 517 students.
Murray-Massenburg Elementary is one of the 55 schools that make up Durham Public Schools (31,797 students in total).
The most common group at Murray-Massenburg Elementary is Black students, at 41%. The school is also 25% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 32%. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Murray-Massenburg Elementary is 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. About 99% of students, or 514, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Murray-Massenburg Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Murray-Massenburg Elementary's results are 5.5 points below predicted: 43.0% against 48.5%.
Among Durham County residents, the median household income is $82,316, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Murray-Massenburg Elementary is one of 74 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Southwest Elementary, at about 1.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Murray-Massenburg Elementary comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
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Durham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
332,353
Census ACS
Median income
$82,316
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
46,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Durham Public Schools
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
- Southern School of Energy and SustainabiHigh · 1,384 students
- Northern HighHigh · 1,281 students
Other schools in Durham
- NC Virtual AcademyCombined · 3,482 students
- North Carolina Cyber AcademyCombined · 2,461 students
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest Elementary1.1 mi · 639
- Pearsontown Elementary1.4 mi · 765
- Durham School of Technology1.4 mi · 219
- W G Pearson Elementary1.4 mi · 319
- Hillside High1.4 mi · 1,433
- Hope Valley Elementary1.7 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About Murray-Massenburg ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Murray-Massenburg Elementary?
Murray-Massenburg Elementary enrolls approximately 517 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Murray-Massenburg Elementary serve?
Murray-Massenburg Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Murray-Massenburg Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Murray-Massenburg Elementary is approximately 17.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Murray-Massenburg Elementary?
At Murray-Massenburg Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 21% Hispanic, 41% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Murray-Massenburg Elementary?
Murray-Massenburg Elementary is overseen by Durham Public Schools in Durham County.
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