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Enrollment
651
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PFLUGERVILLE ISD·NCES 483483008943
Murchison Elementary School
2215 KELLY LN, PFLUGERVILLE, TX 78660 · (512) 594-6000 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
87 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
77.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 50.0% | 27.0% | 14.0% | 9.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 76.0% | 77.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 75.0% |
| 2020-21 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Murchison Elementary School
Murchison Elementary School's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murchison Elementary School this school | 651 | 13.4% | 68.3% |
| Haslet Elementary School HASLET | 733 | 15.6% | 60.7% |
| William J Winkley Elementary School LEANDER | 763 | 12.1% | 55.2% |
| Rowe Lane Elementary School PFLUGERVILLE | 765 | 15.9% | 57.5% |
| Blackland Prairie Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 785 | 11.6% | 66.4% |
| Fern Bluff Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 596 | 11.4% | 73.1% |
Matched among Texas 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 Murchison Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #364 of 4,401 | #24 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #216 of 4,466 ▲ 158 | #14 of 176 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #440 of 4,466 ▲ 156 | #42 of 176 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,490 of 3,998 | #57 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #1,246 of 4,938 | #39 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,701 of 4,622 | #125 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #475 of 4,628 | #17 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.4% | #4,575 of 4,789 | #147 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #1,156 of 2,838 | #53 of 120 |
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
651
-176 (-21%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 651 | 42.6 | 15.3:1 | 13% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 46.2 | 15.1:1 | 10% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 749 | 48.9 | 15.3:1 | 12% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 827 | 53 | 15.6:1 | 14% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 51.6 | 15.8:1 | 8% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 766 | 46 | 16.6:1 | 11% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 803 | 48 | 16.7:1 | 23% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 22% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murchison Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (816 to 651); teachers down 17% (51.6 to 42.6).
About Murchison Elementary School
In PFLUGERVILLE, Texas, part of Travis County, Murchison Elementary School is an elementary school. Total enrollment is 651 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 25% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
PFLUGERVILLE ISD has 25,477 students spread across 35 schools.
The student body at Murchison Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 45%. Next come 22% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. The county population is about 55% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
There are 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.3:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. On the income side, 13% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Travis County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
A school with Murchison Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 68.0%. Murchison Elementary School scores 68.3%, within a point of that line.
In Travis County, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Travis County has 333 public schools with about 191,706 students, including Murchison Elementary School.
About 0.3 miles separate Murchison Elementary School from the closest public school, Hendrickson High School. The five-mile area around Murchison Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Murchison Elementary School's average proficiency of 68.3% compares with 55.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Murchison Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 827 to 651, a 21% decrease.
The allk12 page for Murchison Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PFLUGERVILLE ISD
- Hendrickson High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Weiss High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- John B Connally High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Pflugerville High SchoolHigh · 1,794 students
- Kelly Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- Bohls Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
Other schools in PFLUGERVILLE
- Hendrickson High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Weiss High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- Pflugerville High SchoolHigh · 1,794 students
- Kelly Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- Basis Pflugerville Primary SchoolElementary · 853 students
- Bohls Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
Other Murchison Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Murchison Elementary. Murchison Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Murchison Elementary SchoolMURCHISON, TX · 169 students
Nearby schools
- Hendrickson High School0.3 mi · 2,128
- Kelly Lane Middle School0.3 mi · 910
- Riojas Elementary School1.1 mi · 738
- Hidden Lake Elementary School1.3 mi · 601
- Austin Achieve Pflugerville1.5 mi · 551
- Rowe Lane Elementary School1.6 mi · 765
Frequently asked questions
About Murchison Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Murchison Elementary School?
Murchison Elementary School enrolls approximately 651 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Murchison Elementary School serve?
Murchison Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Murchison Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Murchison Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Murchison Elementary School?
At Murchison Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, 18% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Murchison Elementary School public or private?
Murchison Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PFLUGERVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.