Murray Park Elementary

Murray Park Elementary is one of the compact elementary campuss in Ripon, Wisconsin, part of Ripon Area School District, with 156 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 52% leaner than typical.

Across the 7 schools in Ripon Area School District (1,862 students total), Murray Park Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Murray Park Elementary shows that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder comes out to 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Murray Park Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Murray Park Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Murray Park Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.9%, the actual is 52.8%, a residual of +3.9 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Fond du Lac County shows median household earnings sit near $74,275, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Fond du Lac County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,230 students), of which Murray Park Elementary is one.

Quest Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Murray Park Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Murray Park Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 63.2%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Murray Park Elementary has ticked down 14%, going from 182 students in 2018 to 156 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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