MURPHY MIDDLE

MURPHY MIDDLE is a medium-sized intermediate school in MURPHY, Texas, one of the schools within PLANO ISD. The school enrolls 901 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 40% above typical.

PLANO ISD runs 73 schools in total, collectively educating 46,612 students. MURPHY MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, MURPHY MIDDLE reports that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 32% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Collin County (around 30%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MURPHY MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Collin County indicate median household earnings sit near $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MURPHY MIDDLE is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

BOGGESS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MURPHY MIDDLE at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MURPHY MIDDLE has ticked down 29%, going from 1,261 students in 2018 to 901 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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