Virginia L. Murray Elementary

Virginia L. Murray Elementary operates as a close-knit primary school in Charlottesville, Virginia, one of the schools within Albemarle County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 273 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Virginia L. Murray Elementary sits 45% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 24 schools in Albemarle County Public Schools (14,149 students total), Virginia L. Murray Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Virginia L. Murray Elementary lists that 74% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Albemarle County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Albemarle County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Virginia L. Murray Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 84.9%; this one delivers 93.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Albemarle County put median household earnings sit near $104,392, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Virginia L. Murray Elementary is one of 26 public schools in Albemarle County (combined enrollment of about 13,438 students).

Ivy Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Virginia L. Murray Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 75.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 266 students in 2018 compared to 273 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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