Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BISMARCK 1·NCES 380001400056
RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
611 N 31st St, Bismarck, ND 58501 · (701) 323-4190 · Burleigh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Dakota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
122 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 37%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 49% · 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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ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
47.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 42 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 Dakota schools, those numbers are about 39 and 40.
Source: ND A+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 367 | 33.2% | N/A |
| BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand Forks | 367 | 33.2% | N/A |
| LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mandan | 379 | 31.1% | N/A |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dickinson | 387 | 28.7% | N/A |
| NORTHRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck | 410 | 37.3% | N/A |
| ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mandan | 284 | 35.9% | N/A |
Matched among North Dakota 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 RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Burleigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #40 of 199 | #8 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #62 of 199 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #60 of 283 | #11 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #100 of 130 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #48 of 131 | #8 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #95 of 201 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.6% | #5 of 74 | #1 of 9 |
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
367
-186 (-34%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 367 | 25.2 | 14.6:1 | 33% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 27.4 | 13.7:1 | 31% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 26.9 | 14.6:1 | 32% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 14% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 35.5 | 16.9:1 | 20% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 14% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 17 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (598 to 367); teachers down 29% (35.5 to 25.2).
About RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school in North Dakota, located in Bismarck. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 367 students. Elementary schools in North Dakota have about 212 students on average; enrollment here is 73% higher.
RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the 26 schools that make up BISMARCK 1 (14,086 students in total).
The student body at RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 69% White. Other reported shares: 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Native American, and 3% Black. Burleigh County's residents are about 86% White, 16 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
On staff are 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. The average for elementary schools in North Dakota is 11.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 33% of students at RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Burleigh County average 24%.
Among North Dakota public elementary schools, RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
American Community Survey estimates for Burleigh County show that the median household earns about $86,851 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Burleigh County, 37 public schools serve about 14,427 students.
About 1.0 miles separate RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 186 students, from 553 to 367.
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Burleigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,600
Census ACS
Median income
$86,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
14,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BISMARCK 1
- LEGACY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,419 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,406 students
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,367 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,124 students
- SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,053 students
- WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,012 students
Other schools in Bismarck
- LEGACY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,419 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,406 students
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,367 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,124 students
- SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,053 students
- WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,012 students
Nearby schools
- SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,053
- BECEP CENTER1.3 mi · 337
- PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 203
- ROBERT PLACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 485
- JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 258
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,367
Frequently asked questions
About RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 367 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 69% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BISMARCK 1.
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