Murphy High School
100 South Carlen St Mobile AL, 36606, Mobile County Phone: 251-221-3206 Ranking: (105 out of 359, top 29%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Mobile County 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: | 124 | 121 | 130 | 145 | 123 | 146 | 145 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,185 | 2,225 | 2,285 | 2,354 | 2,510 | 2,568 | 2,531 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 647 | 29.6% | 691 | 31.1% | 693 | 30.3% | 672 | 28.5% | 800 | 31.9% | 803 | 31.3% | 824 | 32.6% |
Grade 10: | 582 | 26.6% | 570 | 25.6% | 578 | 25.3% | 621 | 26.4% | 637 | 25.4% | 658 | 25.6% | 577 | 22.8% |
Grade 11: | 504 | 23.1% | 472 | 21.2% | 524 | 22.9% | 537 | 22.8% | 537 | 21.4% | 548 | 21.3% | 609 | 24.1% |
Grade 12: | 452 | 20.7% | 492 | 22.1% | 490 | 21.4% | 524 | 22.3% | 536 | 21.4% | 559 | 21.8% | 521 | 20.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 971 | 44.4% | 992 | 44.6% | 1,031 | 45.1% | 1,063 | 45.2% | 1,139 | 45.4% | 1,145 | 44.6% | 1,126 | 44.5% |
Female: | 1,214 | 55.6% | 1,233 | 55.4% | 1,254 | 54.9% | 1,291 | 54.8% | 1,356 | 54.0% | 1,415 | 55.1% | 1,401 | 55.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 37 | 1.7% | 52 | 2.3% | 58 | 2.5% | 64 | 2.7% | 80 | 3.2% | 75 | 2.9% | 72 | 2.8% |
Hispanic: | 43 | 2.0% | 35 | 1.6% | 45 | 2.0% | 32 | 1.4% | 22 | 0.9% | 26 | 1.0% | 30 | 1.2% |
Black: | 1,575 | 72.1% | 1,528 | 68.7% | 1,538 | 67.3% | 1,515 | 64.4% | 1,579 | 62.9% | 1,572 | 61.2% | 1,481 | 58.5% |
White: | 518 | 23.7% | 601 | 27.0% | 637 | 27.9% | 742 | 31.5% | 820 | 32.7% | 892 | 34.7% | 945 | 37.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,345 | 61.6% | 1,391 | 62.5% | 1,397 | 61.1% | 1,224 | 52.0% | 1,180 | 47.0% | 1,032 | 40.2% | 934 | 36.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 4.6% | 142 | 6.4% | 109 | 4.8% | 104 | 4.4% | 114 | 4.5% | 139 | 5.4% | 136 | 5.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.62 | 18.36 | 17.58 | 16.23 | 20.41 | 17.50 | 17.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ADAW | ||||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 37.1% | 46.9% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 34.5% | 44.8% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 42.3% | 49% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.85% | 42.55% | 46.76% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.71% | 34.17% | 42.56% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 58.6% | 65% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 52.7% | 64.3% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 64.7% | 69% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.28% | 55.28% | 64.91% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.85% | 69.45% | 76.43% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 51.9% | 60.3% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 44.3% | 56.8% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 57.3% | 63.6% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.37% | 55.88% | 61.3% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.48% | 53.52% | 61.43% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 49.9% | 56.7% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 44.7% | 54.6% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 52.4% | 59.2% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.58% | 53.5% | 59.53% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.13% | 50.53% | 57.81% |
AHSGE | ||||||
2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.93% | 65.14% | 72.59% |
2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.89% | 82.83% | 87.59% |
2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.79% | 93.85% | 93.34% |
2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.7% | 94.47% |
2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.74% | 94.97% | 95.24% |
2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 78.2% | 81% |
2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 79.2% | 80.4% |
2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83.4% | 82.2% |
2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.22% | 81.67% | 80.01% |
2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.41% | 78.24% | 76.95% |
2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.07% | 83.82% | 81.82% |
2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.09% | 79.06% | 78.46% |
2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 78.89% | 77.64% |
2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 76.28% | 75.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 76.1% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78.1% | 78.3% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 84.4% | 83.6% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.15% | 85.94% | 83.74% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 84.66% | 84.02% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 86.96% | 85.56% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.97% | 86.72% | 84.32% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.48% | 88.05% | 85.39% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.23% | 87.01% | 85.03% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 86.8% | 86.9% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 86.4% | 85.7% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 87.3% | 85.6% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.78% | 83.27% | 82.19% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.82% | 83.1% | 81.17% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 85.27% | 81.63% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.56% | 84.73% | 81.82% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.14% | 84.56% | 83.29% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.52% | 83.88% | 82.92% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 76.5% | 82.1% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78.3% | 80.9% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 84.6% | 84.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.97% | 82.44% | 82.09% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.08% | 82.26% | 81.22% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 76.5% | 75.76% |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 70.3% | 74.2% |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 74.4% | 76% |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.9% | 77.1% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.44% | 71.78% | 73.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.31% | 68.46% | 72.58% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.38% | 76.51% | 78.86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.55% | 67.79% | 73.05% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.18% | 64.29% | 71.38% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.02% | 63.87% | 71.26% |
2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 89.45% | 94.02% |
2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.33% | 97.83% | 98.1% |
2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.77% | 98.41% | 98.49% |
2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 97.6% | 95.4% |
2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 95.4% | 94.5% |
2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.1% | 94.7% |
2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.73% | 87.8% | 89.7% |
2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.48% | 95.63% | 94.49% |
2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.93% | 94.77% | 92.8% |
2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.62% | 92.38% | 91.1% |
2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.45% | 93.88% | 91.4% |
2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.49% | 92.63% | 90.39% |
2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 97.1% | 95.7% |
2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 95.4% | 94.7% |
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.7% | 95.6% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.33% | 87.92% | 90.48% |
2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.05% | 95.62% | 95.45% |
2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.46% | 96.47% | 95.36% |
2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.62% | 95.5% | 94.73% |
2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.01% | 96.02% | 94.82% |
2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.33% | 96.57% | 94.83% |
2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 97.9% | 96.5% |
2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 95.5% | 95.4% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95% | 95.2% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.55% | 87.75% | 90.19% |
2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.24% | 95.42% | 95.01% |
2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.49% | 95.41% | 94.2% |
2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.68% | 93.78% | 93.57% |
2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.44% | 94.97% | 93.78% |
2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.72% | 94.7% | 93.62% |
2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.4% | 95.9% |
2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 95.5% | 95.3% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95% | 95.9% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.73% | 88.1% | 90.62% |
2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.73% | 95.9% | 95.24% |
2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.29% | 94.58% | 93.62% |
2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 93.7% | 92.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 94.4% | 93.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.9% | 93.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.95% | 87.63% | 88.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.45% | 94.83% | 92.95% |
2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.09% | 92.35% | 91.58% |
2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.72% | 89.03% | 90.45% |
2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.88% | 88.6% | 87.99% |
2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.24% | 89.95% | 89.74% |
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* Murphy High 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.