Mary T. Murphy School
14 Brushy Plain Rd
Branford CT, 06405, New Haven County
Phone: 203-483-1832
Ranking: 
(456 out of 765, bottom 40%)*
(456 out of 765, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Branford School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 420 | 429 | 439 | 431 | 433 | 409 | 416 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 32 | 7.6% | 28 | 6.5% | 31 | 7.1% | 29 | 6.7% | 27 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 68 | 16.2% | 86 | 20.0% | 88 | 20.0% | 75 | 17.4% | 76 | 17.6% | 80 | 19.6% | 84 | 20.2% |
| Grade 1: | 76 | 18.1% | 88 | 20.5% | 77 | 17.5% | 83 | 19.3% | 79 | 18.2% | 90 | 22.0% | 81 | 19.5% |
| Grade 2: | 94 | 22.4% | 74 | 17.2% | 84 | 19.1% | 75 | 17.4% | 94 | 21.7% | 90 | 22.0% | 72 | 17.3% |
| Grade 3: | 71 | 16.9% | 79 | 18.4% | 74 | 16.9% | 84 | 19.5% | 86 | 19.9% | 66 | 16.1% | 75 | 18.0% |
| Grade 4: | 79 | 18.8% | 74 | 17.2% | 85 | 19.4% | 85 | 19.7% | 71 | 16.4% | 83 | 20.3% | 104 | 25.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 242 | 57.6% | 226 | 52.7% | 235 | 53.5% | 229 | 53.1% | 213 | 49.2% | 206 | 50.4% | 226 | 54.3% |
| Female: | 178 | 42.4% | 203 | 47.3% | 204 | 46.5% | 202 | 46.9% | 212 | 49.0% | 195 | 47.7% | 186 | 44.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 61 | 14.5% | 73 | 17.0% | 55 | 12.5% | 58 | 13.5% | 56 | 12.9% | 48 | 11.7% | 41 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic: | 39 | 9.3% | 38 | 8.9% | 48 | 10.9% | 47 | 10.9% | 55 | 12.7% | 46 | 11.2% | 40 | 9.6% |
| Black: | 17 | 4.0% | 18 | 4.2% | 23 | 5.2% | 25 | 5.8% | 20 | 4.6% | 19 | 4.6% | 23 | 5.5% |
| White: | 291 | 69.3% | 288 | 67.1% | 303 | 69.0% | 297 | 68.9% | 302 | 69.7% | 294 | 71.9% | 310 | 74.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.6% | 9 | 2.1% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 94 | 22.4% | 94 | 21.9% | 82 | 18.7% | 73 | 16.9% | 78 | 18.0% | 76 | 18.6% | 53 | 12.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 8.3% | 34 | 7.9% | 28 | 6.4% | 27 | 6.3% | 42 | 9.7% | 34 | 8.3% | 38 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.89 | 12.26 | 13.37 | 12.37 | 12.99 | 13.10 | 13.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 91.6% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 90% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 85.2% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 87.1% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 92.1% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 92.1% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 93.8% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 81.4% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 86.8% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 82.1% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 74.9% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 80.9% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 76.7% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 82.9% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 84.8% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 75.5% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 92.8% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 86.6% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 84.7% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 87.8% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 80.1% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 79% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 84.2% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 75.9% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 94% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 90.4% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 87.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83.8% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 92.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 92.8% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 93.1% | 83.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 85.2% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 83.7% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 83.3% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 75.9% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 82.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 83.8% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 83.5% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 87.9% | 77.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 91.2% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 89.7% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 84.7% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 90.7% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 89.7% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.1% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 83.5% |
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* Mary T. Murphy School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.