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Enrollment
652
Middle
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWER MORELAND TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 421419007282
Murray Avenue School
2551 Murray Ave, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 · (215) 938-0230 · Montgomery County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
125 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 208 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 218 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 226 | 35% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lower Moreland Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
76.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +14.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.2% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.6% | 63.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Avenue School
Murray Avenue School's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Avenue School this school | 652 | 19.2% | 74.0% |
| South Fayette Middle School McDonald | 859 | 14.1% | 76.6% |
| Lionville Middle School Exton | 1,045 | 13.7% | 63.8% |
| Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center Downingtown | 1,066 | 15.2% | 66.2% |
| Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School Berwyn | 1,056 | 9.4% | 76.0% |
| Pennbrook Middle School North Wales | 767 | 22.6% | 64.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Avenue School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #25 of 479 | #4 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #4 of 513 ▲ 30 | #3 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #33 of 513 ▲ 19 | #5 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #199 of 522 | #28 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #450 of 486 | #34 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #168 of 486 | #27 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #464 of 510 | #28 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.4% | #35 of 131 | #3 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
652
+61 (+10%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 652 | 40.3 | 16.2:1 | 19% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 21% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 43 | 14.0:1 | 12% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 15% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 39.6 | 14.3:1 | 16% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 11% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 2% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murray Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (565 to 652); teachers up 2% (39.6 to 40.3).
About Murray Avenue School
Murray Avenue School is a medium-sized middle school in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 19006). Enrollment is 652 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 4 through 6.
Lower Moreland Township SD is responsible for 4 schools, Murray Avenue School included, with 2,572 students in all.
At Murray Avenue School, White students make up 66% of the student body. After that, the student body is 29% Asian and 2% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Murray Avenue School employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Murray Avenue School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 19%. On average, public schools in Montgomery County report 40%.
allk12 grades Murray Avenue School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 69.4% for Murray Avenue School. The school posts 74.0%, 4.6 points above the prediction.
Federal survey data for Montgomery County show that the median household income is $113,915, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 160 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 115,302 students in all.
The closest public school, Lower Moreland High School, is about 0.2 miles from Murray Avenue School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Murray Avenue School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Murray Avenue School 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.
Over 4 years, Murray Avenue School's enrollment climbed 10%, to 652. By 2024-25, the school had 16.2 students per teacher, compared with 14.4 in 2020-21.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lower Moreland Township SD
- Lower Moreland High SchoolHigh · 879 students
- Pine Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 628 students
- Lower Moreland Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
Other schools in Huntingdon Valley
- Lower Moreland High SchoolHigh · 879 students
- Pine Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 628 students
- Rydal Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Lower Moreland Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
Other Murray Avenue schools
One other US public school is named Murray Avenue. Murray Avenue School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- MURRAY AVENUE SCHOOLLARCHMONT, NY · 689 students
Nearby schools
- Lower Moreland High School0.2 mi · 879
- Lower Moreland Middle School0.3 mi · 413
- Greenberg Joseph School1.9 mi · 925
- Pine Road Elementary School2.1 mi · 628
- Loesche William H School2.1 mi · 1,263
- Baldi C C A Middle School2.2 mi · 1,510
Frequently asked questions
About Murray Avenue SchoolHow large is Murray Avenue School?
Murray Avenue School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades 04-06.
Is Murray Avenue School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Murray Avenue School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Murray Avenue School have?
Murray Avenue School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is Murray Avenue School?
Murray Avenue School reports a student body of 66% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 29% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Murray Avenue School public or private?
Murray Avenue School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lower Moreland Township SD.
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