Murphy Middle Middle School
65 Middle School Dr
Murphy NC, 28906, Cherokee County
Phone: 828-837-0160
Ranking: 
(568 out of 1,874, top 30%)*
(568 out of 1,874, top 30%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Cherokee County Schools
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: | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 364 | 360 | 343 | 339 | 356 | 346 | 349 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 115 | 31.6% | 122 | 33.9% | 116 | 33.8% | 101 | 29.8% | 107 | 30.1% | 115 | 33.2% | 109 | 31.2% |
| Grade 7: | 127 | 34.9% | 121 | 33.6% | 110 | 32.1% | 109 | 32.2% | 124 | 34.8% | 113 | 32.7% | 114 | 32.7% |
| Grade 8: | 122 | 33.5% | 117 | 32.5% | 117 | 34.1% | 129 | 38.1% | 125 | 35.1% | 118 | 34.1% | 126 | 36.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 179 | 49.2% | 188 | 52.2% | 177 | 51.6% | 180 | 53.1% | 181 | 50.8% | 183 | 52.9% | 168 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 185 | 50.8% | 172 | 47.8% | 166 | 48.4% | 159 | 46.9% | 167 | 46.9% | 155 | 44.8% | 169 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 3.3% | 10 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.9% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.5% | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 3.3% | 11 | 3.1% | 9 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.9% | 5 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 14 | 3.8% | 10 | 2.8% | 11 | 3.2% | 5 | 1.5% | 12 | 3.4% | 15 | 4.3% | 7 | 2.0% |
| White: | 321 | 88.2% | 323 | 89.7% | 310 | 90.4% | 310 | 91.4% | 325 | 91.3% | 306 | 88.4% | 313 | 89.7% |
| 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: | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 186 | 51.1% | 194 | 53.9% | 176 | 51.3% | 171 | 50.4% | 175 | 49.2% | 136 | 39.3% | 115 | 33.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 11.0% | 39 | 10.8% | 37 | 10.8% | 34 | 10.0% | 47 | 13.2% | 47 | 13.6% | 57 | 16.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.17 | 17.79 | 17.76 | 17.92 | 17.81 | 16.50 | 16.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 86.4% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 86.6% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.1% | 34.0% | 36.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 63.8% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 69% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 78.4% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 85.6% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 87.7% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 84.4% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 80.4% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 36.4% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 88.6% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 88% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.5% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80.6% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 81.3% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 81.1% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79.3% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 46.5% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 66% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 69.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.1% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 88.7% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.4% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 81.2% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 85.8% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 34.5% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 91.2% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 89.5% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 59% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 76.7% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 77.8% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 75% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 76.2% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 48.7% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 55.4% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57.4% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 69.7% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 63.1% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 65.1% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 76% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 82.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 89% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 89% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 32.8% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 92.4% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 93.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 66.2% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76.2% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 76.2% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 78.3% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 77.4% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 44.9% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 71.1% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 80.6% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 83% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 83.9% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.2% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 59.2% | 59.1% |
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* Murphy Middle Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.