Is Murray Elementary a good school?

Yes. Murray Elementary ranks in the top 9.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Murray Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 673 students attended Murray Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Murray Elementary?

Students at Murray Elementary are 50% Asian, 19% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of Murray Elementary attend?

Students who attend Murray Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Wells Middle High : Dublin High

Murray Elementary

Summary:

Murray Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dublin, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 673 students. It is part of the Dublin Unified School District, which is ranked 102 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Murray Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 10-15% of California elementary schools, with a current ranking of 546 out of 5,862 schools (2023-2024). The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST (California Science Test) is generally above the state average, with 70-75% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's performance is slightly lower compared to the Dublin Unified School District, with the district's average proficiency rates being 5-10 percentage points higher. Murray Elementary has a diverse student population, with significant representation of Asian, Hispanic, and White students, and its performance across different student subgroups varies, with female students and Hispanic students performing better than their male and Asian counterparts.

One area of concern for Murray Elementary is its higher rate of chronic absenteeism compared to the state average, with rates ranging from 9% to 22.5% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the rates of nearby high-performing schools, such as Montevideo Elementary, James Dougherty Elementary, and Donlon Elementary in the Dublin Unified School District, as well as Bella Vista Elementary in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. Addressing this issue should be a priority for the school and district, as chronic absenteeism can significantly impact student learning and achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

8435 Davona Dr.
Dublin, CA 94568-1107

(925) 828-2568

District: Dublin Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
546^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,889

Students who attend Murray Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wells Middle
High:	Dublin High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.0

Number of students: 673

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.4%

White:

19.5%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 14.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Murray Elementary ranks better than 90.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Dublin Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.41. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Murray Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Dublin Unified School District. Student population at Murray Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (50.4%), White (19.5%), Hispanic (15.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 14.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Murray Elementary is 22, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Dublin Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Murray Elementary is $7,889, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Dublin Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Murray Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Murray Elementary 546^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Murray Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Dublin Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Dublin Unified 102^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Murray Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	78.36	964^th	4809	80.0%
2005	77.24	1041^st	4822	78.4%
2006	78.44	1016^th	4818	78.9%
2007	76.48	1118^th	5113	78.1%
2008	68.36	1481^st	5113	71.0%
2009	68.00	1536^th	5193	70.4%
2010	74.70	1250^th	5314	76.5%
2011	76.71	1171^st	5377	78.2%
2012	76.24	1214^th	5390	77.5%
2013	73.07	1428^th	5530	74.2%
2015	83.26	966^th	5611	82.8%
2016	86.71	811^th	5614	85.6%
2017	82.64	1017^th	5692	82.1%
2018	79.05	1182^nd	5662	79.1%
2019	78.56	1234^th	5789	78.7%
2022	89.43	720^th	5883	87.8%
2023	91.92	577^th	5874	90.2%
2024	92.41	546^th	5862	90.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	64.09	262^nd	669	60.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	66.50	630^th	3275	80.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.03	674^th	2420	72.1%
2024	50.18	960^th	2634	63.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.47	510^th	5084	90.0%
2019	63.76	1526^th	5173	70.5%
2022	66.38	1345^th	5264	74.4%
2023	76.26	933^rd	5374	82.6%
2024	79.87	832^nd	5511	84.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.12	1034^th	5413	80.9%
2019	83.15	916^th	5492	83.3%
2022	90.76	596^th	5635	89.4%
2023	92.02	504^th	5617	91.0%
2024	93.58	398^th	5605	92.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.46	388^th	2128	81.8%
2019	64.46	616^th	2585	76.2%
2022	55.83	690^th	2227	69.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.52	1243^rd	5431	77.1%
2019	72.07	1431^st	5510	74.0%
2022	84.95	875^th	5663	84.5%
2023	89.65	637^th	5650	88.7%
2024	88.09	711^th	5636	87.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.18	456^th	1071	57.4%
2019	42.45	796^th	1149	30.7%
2022	66.80	459^th	1154	60.2%
2023	65.09	511^th	1190	57.1%
2024	69.50	421^st	1203	65.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.85	1847^th	4830	61.8%
2019	62.15	1565^th	4963	68.5%
2022	77.16	848^th	5084	83.3%
2023	88.79	405^th	5098	92.1%
2024	75.88	903^rd	5102	82.3%

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Rank History for White students at Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.27	1112^th	2737	59.4%
2019	69.82	830^th	2834	70.7%
2022	70.00	810^th	2726	70.3%
2023	73.41	680^th	2662	74.5%
2024	73.95	672^nd	2647	74.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Murray Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	294	14	16	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	344
1990	356	13	12	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	401
1991	344	11	22	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
1992	311	13	22	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
1993	333	12	25	32	3	n/a	n/a	0	405
1994	330	21	44	58	7	n/a	n/a	0	460
1995	331	23	39	74	10	n/a	n/a	0	477
1996	331	23	39	74	10	n/a	n/a	0	477
1997	331	20	39	76	9	n/a	n/a	0	475
1998	303	19	39	68	10	n/a	n/a	0	439
1999	286	15	44	69	11	n/a	n/a	0	425
2000	271	17	38	65	8	n/a	n/a	0	399
2001	250	16	46	60	7	n/a	n/a	5	384
2002	199	11	47	57	2	n/a	n/a	23	339
2003	199	11	47	57	2	n/a	n/a	23	339
2004	182	15	38	56	2	n/a	n/a	32	325
2005	154	14	42	53	0	n/a	n/a	35	298
2006	137	20	43	56	0	n/a	n/a	28	284
2007	142	11	54	66	3	n/a	n/a	22	298
2008	149	9	56	69	4	n/a	n/a	0	287
2009	191	10	63	88	5	1	12	0	370
2010	179	10	49	73	1	0	34	0	346
2011	198	22	72	79	0	0	31	0	402
2012	199	21	77	81	0	1	27	0	406
2013	191	18	71	87	0	2	24	0	393
2014	181	16	72	87	0	2	24	0	382
2015	178	15	96	88	0	5	33	0	415
2016	179	17	103	110	0	2	42	0	453
2017	191	14	117	104	1	2	41	0	470
2018	173	17	163	108	1	4	56	0	522
2019	168	32	226	127	4	5	53	0	615
2020	140	34	245	119	3	5	55	0	601
2021	140	33	256	118	2	2	59	0	610
2022	114	35	264	108	1	3	55	0	580
2023	131	34	339	105	2	4	58	0	673

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Murray Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	344	15.6	22.0	n/a
1990	401	15.0	26.7	n/a
1991	409	17.4	23.5	n/a
1992	381	17.7	21.5	12.6
1993	405	17.0	23.8	12.1
1994	460	18.6	24.7	19.6
1995	477	22.2	21.5	17.6
1996	477	22.2	21.5	17.6
1997	475	23.3	20.4	15.4
1998	439	26.0	16.9	14.1
1999	425	23.2	18.3	12.9
2000	399	21.8	18.3	11.8
2001	384	20.8	18.5	9
2002	339	19.3	17.6	10.4
2003	339	19.3	17.6	10.4
2004	325	17.0	19.1	8.9
2005	298	15.4	19.4	13.7
2006	284	14.0	20.3	10.5
2007	298	14.0	21.3	11.2
2008	287	17.4	16.5	12.5
2009	370	19.3	17.7	11.4
2010	346	20.1	17.2	13.6
2011	402	n/a	n/a	13.4
2012	406	18.0	22.5	n/a
2013	393	17.6	22.3	16
2014	382	18.0	21.2	14.7
2015	415	20.0	20.7	13.7
2016	453	20.0	22.6	14.6
2017	470	21.0	22.3	11.9
2018	522	24.5	21.3	16.9
2019	615	28.5	21.5	16.1
2020	601	n/a	n/a	16
2021	610	28.7	21.2	15.7
2022	580	26.5	21.8	16.7
2023	673	30.5	22.0	14.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Murray Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	344	15.6	22.0	n/a
1990	401	15.0	26.7	n/a
1991	409	17.4	23.5	n/a
1992	381	17.7	21.5	12.6
1993	405	17.0	23.8	12.1
1994	460	18.6	24.7	19.6
1995	477	22.2	21.5	17.6
1996	477	22.2	21.5	17.6
1997	475	23.3	20.4	15.4
1998	439	26.0	16.9	14.1
1999	425	23.2	18.3	12.9
2000	399	21.8	18.3	11.8
2001	384	20.8	18.5	9
2002	339	19.3	17.6	10.4
2003	339	19.3	17.6	10.4
2004	325	17.0	19.1	8.9
2005	298	15.4	19.4	13.7
2006	284	14.0	20.3	10.5
2007	298	14.0	21.3	11.2
2008	287	17.4	16.5	12.5
2009	370	19.3	17.7	11.4
2010	346	20.1	17.2	13.6
2011	402	n/a	n/a	13.4
2012	406	18.0	22.5	n/a
2013	393	17.6	22.3	16
2014	382	18.0	21.2	14.7
2015	415	20.0	20.7	13.7
2016	453	20.0	22.6	14.6
2017	470	21.0	22.3	11.9
2018	522	24.5	21.3	16.9
2019	615	28.5	21.5	16.1
2020	601	n/a	n/a	16
2021	610	28.7	21.2	15.7
2022	580	26.5	21.8	16.7
2023	673	30.5	22.0	14.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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