Enrollment
156
Elementary
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIPON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551302000487
Murray Park Elementary
64 Sunset Ave, Ripon, WI 54971 · (920) 748-4695 · Fond du Lac County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
73 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 42%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 61 | 39% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 37% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Ripon Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 54.1% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Park Elementary
Murray Park Elementary's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Park Elementary this school | 156 | 46.8% | 52.8% |
| Athens Elementary Athens | 136 | 44.9% | 57.9% |
| Quest Charter School Ripon | 157 | 42.0% | 77.5% |
| Oxford Elementary Oxford | 128 | 43.8% | 47.1% |
| Granton Elementary Granton | 132 | 50.0% | 44.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary Watertown | 140 | 50.0% | 58.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Murray Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Fond du Lac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #575 of 982 | #11 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #497 of 992 ▲ 63 | #10 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #577 of 992 ▲ 31 | #11 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #988 of 1,157 | #20 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #467 of 1,064 | #9 of 20 |
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
156
+8 (+5%) vs 2020
-59% since 2000-01, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 156 | 14 | 11.2:1 | 47% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 13.6 | 11.2:1 | 51% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 14.7 | 11.7:1 | 47% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | 13 | 11.4:1 | 41% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 14.2 | 12.8:1 | 49% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 212 | 16 | 13.3:1 | 49% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 193 | 14 | 13.8:1 | 41% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 15% (58) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murray Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (182 to 156); teachers down 2% (14.2 to 14).
About Murray Park Elementary
Murray Park Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Ripon, Wisconsin. The school's 156 students are in grades 3 through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
Across its 7 schools, Ripon Area School District enrolls 1,862 students. Murray Park Elementary is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Murray Park Elementary, 81%, are White. Next come 13% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Murray Park Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
Its 14 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 47% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Murray Park Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.8% and a predicted 48.9%.
Among Fond du Lac County residents, median household income is about $74,275, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 42 public schools in Fond du Lac County, with a combined enrollment of about 13,230.
The shortest distance from Murray Park Elementary to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Quest Charter School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. By average proficiency, Murray Park Elementary is 5th among 6 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Murray Park Elementary is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Murray Park Elementary went from 148 students to 156.
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Fond du Lac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,137
Census ACS
Median income
$74,275
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
13,230 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ripon Area School District
- Ripon HighHigh · 426 students
- Barlow Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Ripon MiddleMiddle · 302 students
- Odyssey Academy of Virtual LearningCombined · 266 students
- Barlow Park Charter SchoolElementary · 157 students
- Quest Charter SchoolElementary · 157 students
Other schools in Ripon
- Ripon HighHigh · 426 students
- Barlow Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Ripon MiddleMiddle · 302 students
- Odyssey Academy of Virtual LearningCombined · 266 students
- Barlow Park Charter SchoolElementary · 157 students
- Quest Charter SchoolElementary · 157 students
Nearby schools
- Quest Charter School0.0 mi · 157
- Ripon High1.5 mi · 426
- Ripon Middle1.5 mi · 302
- Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning1.9 mi · 266
- Barlow Park Elementary School1.9 mi · 398
- Barlow Park Charter School1.9 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About Murray Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Murray Park Elementary?
Murray Park Elementary enrolls approximately 156 students in grades 03-05.
Is Murray Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Murray Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Murray Park Elementary have?
Murray Park Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is Murray Park Elementary?
Murray Park Elementary reports a student body of 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Murray Park Elementary public or private?
Murray Park Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ripon Area School District.
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