Murray Middle School
2200 Buford Ave Saint Paul MN, 55108, Ramsey County Phone: 651-293-8740 Ranking:  (1,046 out of 1,269, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: St. Paul Public 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: | 51 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 843 | 732 | 749 | 760 | 798 | 800 | 827 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 252 | 29.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 238 | 28.2% | 365 | 49.9% | 387 | 51.7% | 369 | 48.6% | 410 | 51.4% | 400 | 50.0% | 441 | 53.3% |
| Grade 8: | 353 | 41.9% | 367 | 50.1% | 362 | 48.3% | 391 | 51.4% | 388 | 48.6% | 400 | 50.0% | 386 | 46.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 470 | 55.8% | 403 | 55.1% | 419 | 55.9% | 413 | 54.3% | 399 | 50.0% | 421 | 52.6% | 443 | 53.6% |
| Female: | 373 | 44.2% | 329 | 44.9% | 330 | 44.1% | 347 | 45.7% | 391 | 49.0% | 371 | 46.4% | 380 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.8% |
| Asian: | 139 | 16.5% | 116 | 15.8% | 129 | 17.2% | 135 | 17.8% | 125 | 15.7% | 137 | 17.1% | 174 | 21.0% |
| Hispanic: | 72 | 8.5% | 65 | 8.9% | 65 | 8.7% | 79 | 10.4% | 95 | 11.9% | 82 | 10.3% | 62 | 7.5% |
| Black: | 280 | 33.2% | 279 | 38.1% | 278 | 37.1% | 263 | 34.6% | 275 | 34.5% | 276 | 34.5% | 284 | 34.3% |
| White: | 319 | 37.8% | 252 | 34.4% | 258 | 34.4% | 273 | 35.9% | 293 | 36.7% | 295 | 36.9% | 292 | 35.3% |
| 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: | 23 | 2.7% | 12 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 431 | 51.1% | 401 | 54.8% | 418 | 55.8% | 410 | 53.9% | 429 | 53.8% | 392 | 49.0% | 430 | 52.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 7.2% | 65 | 8.9% | 56 | 7.5% | 66 | 8.7% | 65 | 8.1% | 77 | 9.6% | 86 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.48 | 19.14 | 20.19 | 18.41 | 19.61 | 17.90 | 17.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 38.6% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 54% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 36% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 45.8% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 44.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 48.1% | 64.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 40.5% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 51.6% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 43.4% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 39.3% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 44.1% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 44.1% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 50.6% | 69.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 51.8% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 35.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 40.1% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 38.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 39.3% | 58.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 42.8% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 42.5% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 42.6% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 45.2% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 46.7% | 68.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 50.6% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 24.7% | 47.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 22.3% | 44.4% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 38.9% | 51.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 38.9% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 40.8% | 56.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 33.5% | 54% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 36.8% | 53.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 37% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 40.8% | 58.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 32.7% | 54.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 21.3% | 43.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 34.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 65.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 9.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $57,791.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $42,510.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $59,359.0 |
* Murray Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.