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Murphy Elementary Primary School
2101 Valley Dr
High Ridge MO, 63049, Jefferson County
Phone: 636-326-0577
Ranking: 
(205 out of 1,698, top 12%)*
(205 out of 1,698, top 12%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Northwest R-I 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: | 33 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 485 | 508 | 491 | 411 | 398 | 390 | 397 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 74 | 15.3% | 87 | 17.1% | 87 | 17.7% | 88 | 21.4% | 87 | 21.9% | 66 | 16.9% | 81 | 20.4% |
| Grade 1: | 93 | 19.2% | 82 | 16.1% | 87 | 17.7% | 85 | 20.7% | 69 | 17.3% | 83 | 21.3% | 76 | 19.1% |
| Grade 2: | 89 | 18.4% | 84 | 16.5% | 81 | 16.5% | 77 | 18.7% | 78 | 19.6% | 85 | 21.8% | 94 | 23.7% |
| Grade 3: | 85 | 17.5% | 91 | 17.9% | 73 | 14.9% | 81 | 19.7% | 77 | 19.3% | 90 | 23.1% | 79 | 19.9% |
| Grade 4: | 78 | 16.1% | 74 | 14.6% | 87 | 17.7% | 80 | 19.5% | 87 | 21.9% | 66 | 16.9% | 67 | 16.9% |
| Grade 5: | 66 | 13.6% | 90 | 17.7% | 76 | 15.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 236 | 48.7% | 258 | 50.8% | 263 | 53.6% | 225 | 54.7% | 213 | 53.5% | 199 | 51.0% | 198 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 249 | 51.3% | 250 | 49.2% | 228 | 46.4% | 186 | 45.3% | 177 | 44.5% | 183 | 46.9% | 195 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 5.8% | 19 | 3.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| White: | 435 | 89.7% | 470 | 92.5% | 476 | 96.9% | 398 | 96.8% | 396 | 99.5% | 385 | 98.7% | 390 | 98.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 202 | 41.6% | 221 | 43.5% | 203 | 41.3% | 159 | 38.7% | 140 | 35.2% | 119 | 30.5% | 103 | 25.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 8.2% | 36 | 7.1% | 39 | 7.9% | 39 | 9.5% | 34 | 8.5% | 28 | 7.2% | 36 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.62 | 14.84 | 15.08 | 14.55 | 13.86 | 14.20 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 59.9% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 56.4% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 59.6% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 60.3% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 53.6% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 54.2% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 52.1% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 60.6% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 64.7% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.6% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 63.1% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.6% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 57.3% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 61.3% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 59.5% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 67.2% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 56% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 63.9% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 63.1% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 61.1% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 60.5% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62.7% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 60% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55.9% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 61.2% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 68.9% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 67.5% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 62.9% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 64.7% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 67.2% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 61.4% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 53.5% | 50.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 57.6% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 58% | 53% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 63.7% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 60.5% | 54.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 56.4% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 52.6% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 35.5% | 36.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 64.5% | 63.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.9% | 13.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.1% | 86.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $51,680.0 | $45,814.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,088.0 | $33,505.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $53,546.0 | $47,707.0 |
* Murphy Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.