Murphy Elementary School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 445 elementary school students from grades KG-6
- Ranks 3666th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 4350 Valley View Rd., El Sobrante, CA 94803
School District Details
- West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,943
- Graduation Rate: 61.2%
- Dropout Rate: 5.6%
- Students Per Teacher: 20.9
- Enrolled Students: 29,881
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 445
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 21.6
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.6
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 251 (56.4%)
- Females: 194 (43.6%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 41 (9.2%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 187 (42.0%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 228 (51.2%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black | 116 | 26.1% |
| Asian | 89 | 20.0% |
| Hispanic | 150 | 33.7% |
| White | 86 | 19.3% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15.7% |
| 1st Grade | 60 | 13.5% |
| 2nd Grade | 59 | 13.3% |
| 3rd Grade | 66 | 14.8% |
| 4th Grade | 67 | 15.1% |
| 5th Grade | 59 | 13.3% |
| 6th Grade | 64 | 14.4% |
Teacher Education Background (2009)
Percent With Master's Degree
School:
5.3%
District:
25.4%
Percent With Bachelor's Degree
School:
10.5%
District:
11.2%
Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)
Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 88.2%
Number of Certificated Staff: 19.0
Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 14.1
Average Age
School:
49.3
District:
49.4
Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 1
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1 review for Murphy Elementary School
- Reviewed by Community Member on September 03, 2009
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - Principal indeed has order within school however, in the after-school program, she has given every site cordinator no support, one hispanic female became after-school coordinator, and she ignored her until she got fired, and did nothing to aid her in getting her an office, no support, or copy machine, or storage.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Murphy Elementary School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:
- CST English-Language Arts
- CST Mathematics
- CST Science
AYP Results (2010)
Overall AYP Met: No
ELA AYP Met: No
Math AYP Met: No
CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 69.0% | 44.0% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | 47.0% | 53.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | 43.0% | 48.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 61.0% | 56.0% | 62.0% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | 55.0% | 63.0% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | 53.0% | 59.0% |
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 53.0% | 35.0% | 43.0% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | 32.0% | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | 30.0% | 38.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 60.0% | 56.0% | 65.0% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | 58.0% | 64.0% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | 55.0% | 61.0% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 44.0% | 50.0% | 63.0% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | 52.0% | 61.0% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | 46.0% | 55.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 53.0% | 55.0% | 68.0% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | 55.0% | 66.0% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | 52.0% | 61.0% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 41.0% | 47.0% | 58.0% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | 43.0% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | 38.0% | 48.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 31.0% | 49.0% | 61.0% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | 48.0% | 57.0% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | 45.0% | 51.0% |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 30.0% | 44.0% | 56.0% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | 40.0% | 49.0% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | 37.0% | 46.0% |
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 43.0% | 42.0% | 55.0% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | 38.0% | 52.0% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | 35.0% | 47.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 21.0% | 39.0% | 52.0% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | 34.0% | 49.0% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | 33.0% | 44.0% |
Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010
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