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Murphy Elem. School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
2101 Valley Dr
High Ridge, MO 63049
Phone
(636) 326-0577
District
NORTHWEST R-I
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
469
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.2% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Murphy Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
43%
39%
44%
40%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 95 20.3%
Grade 1 61 13.0%
Grade 2 94 20.0%
Grade 3 67 14.3%
Grade 4 72 15.4%
Grade 5 80 17.1%
Total 469 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.1% 93.9% 72.9%
Black 2.1% 1.0% 16.0%
Hispanic 13.9% 4.2% 8.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.6% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.5% 37.9% 43.7%
Free lunch eligible 38.6% 31.8% 39.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.9% 6.1% 4.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 43,591 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 350.0 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.4% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.3% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 15.0% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 16,978 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.4% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.1% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.0% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.7% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.2% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.6% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.5% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.1% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 4.8% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,871 $36,494,136 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $649 $4,034,184 5.3%
Staff $431 $2,679,096 3.5%
General Administration $760 $4,724,160 6.3%
School Administration $552 $3,431,232 4.5%
Operation $903 $5,613,048 7.4%
Transportation $664 $4,127,424 5.5%
Other $4 $24,864 0.0%
Total Support $3,964 $24,640,224 32.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,318 $14,408,688 19.1%
Total Expenditures $12,153 $75,543,048 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,511 $5,795,155,054 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $803 $714,661,677 5.9%
Staff $451 $401,478,432 3.3%
General Administration $659 $586,244,964 4.8%
School Administration $683 $607,519,509 5.0%
Operation $1,159 $1,031,529,375 8.4%
Transportation $563 $501,220,569 4.1%
Other $256 $227,837,374 1.9%
Total Support $4,573 $4,070,502,909 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,631 $2,341,852,253 19.2%
Total Expenditures $13,715 $12,207,556,350 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%