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Murchison Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 8

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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
9661 E Bankhead St
Murchison, TX 75778
Phone
(903) 469-3636
District
MURCHISON ISD
County
HENDERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
179
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.9% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Murchison Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
46%
30%
51%
22%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
47%
42%
54%
42%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
52%
53%
57%
40%
46%
47%
52%
53%
57%
40%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
39%
38%
41%
25%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
43%
41%
62%
54%
24%
27%
43%
41%
62%
54%
24%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
47%
33%
56%
25%
37%
    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
9
9
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 13 7.3%
Kindergarten 26 14.5%
Grade 1 13 7.3%
Grade 2 15 8.4%
Grade 3 24 13.4%
Grade 4 21 11.7%
Grade 5 15 8.4%
Grade 6 17 9.5%
Grade 7 23 12.8%
Grade 8 12 6.7%
Total 179 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.6% 75.6% 27.3%
Black 2.8% 2.8% 13.2%
Hispanic 21.6% 21.6% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.2% 68.2% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 59.2% 59.2% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.9% 8.9% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 594 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 47.9 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.3% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.6% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.1% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 29.6% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 233 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.3% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.9% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.6% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.3% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.7% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.3% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.9% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 27.5% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 1.7% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,277 $1,258,921 56.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $162 $28,026 1.2%
Staff $139 $24,047 1.1%
General Administration $850 $147,050 6.5%
School Administration $630 $108,990 4.8%
Operation $1,214 $210,022 9.3%
Transportation $156 $26,988 1.2%
Other $1,185 $205,005 9.1%
Total Support $4,335 $749,955 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,382 $239,086 10.6%
Total Expenditures $12,994 $2,247,962 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
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%

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