Is Clifford D. Murray Elementary a good school?

Clifford D. Murray Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Clifford D. Murray Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 386 students attended Clifford D. Murray Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Clifford D. Murray Elementary?

Students at Clifford D. Murray Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Clifford D. Murray Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clifford D. Murray Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Gladstone Middle

Clifford D. Murray Elementary

Summary:

Clifford D. Murray Elementary is a public elementary school located in Azusa, California, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 464. The school is part of the Azusa Unified School District, which is ranked 1100 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clifford D. Murray Elementary consistently performs below the Azusa Unified and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 20.35% of Clifford D. Murray students were proficient or better in ELA End of Course, compared to 33.26% for Azusa Unified and 47.04% for California. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd and 4th grade ELA, with only 11.48% and 10.2% proficiency, respectively. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 15.69% to 18.75% across the grade levels, significantly below the Azusa Unified and California averages. Additionally, Clifford D. Murray Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.6% in 2018-2019 to 41.7% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the nearby Ben Lomond Elementary (26.0%) and Paramount Elementary (29.1%) in the 2022-2023 school year.

Clifford D. Murray Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.22% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the nearby Merwin Elementary (78.42%), Paramount Elementary (85.31%), and Magnolia Elementary (88.02%). The school's subgroup performance, such as for Hispanic and English Language Learner students, is also consistently lower than the state averages for these subgroups.

Detail:

Public K-5

505 East Renwick Rd.
Azusa, CA 91702-5664

(626) 633-8700

District: Azusa Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5146^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,629

Student/teacher ratio: 24.0

Number of students: 386

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.8%

Asian:

3.4%

White:

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Clifford D. Murray Elementary ranks worse than 87.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Azusa Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.69. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.8%), Asian (3.4%), two or more races (1.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Azusa Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clifford D. Murray Elementary is 24. 5 elementary schools in the Azusa Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Clifford D. Murray Elementary employs 16 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clifford D. Murray Elementary is $5,629. 6 elementary schools in the Azusa Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clifford D. Murray Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Clifford D. Murray Elementary 5146^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Clifford D. Murray Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Azusa Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Azusa Unified 1100^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Clifford D. Murray Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Clifford D. Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	22.06	3774^th	4809	21.5%
2005	19.71	3991^st	4822	17.2%
2006	18.47	4110^th	4818	14.7%
2007	18.94	4379^th	5113	14.4%
2008	20.11	4334^th	5113	15.2%
2009	16.27	4665^th	5193	10.2%
2010	26.05	4148^th	5314	21.9%
2011	25.98	4271^st	5377	20.6%
2012	34.97	3597^th	5390	33.3%
2013	19.85	4748^th	5530	14.1%
2015	30.53	3668^th	5611	34.6%
2016	33.17	3525^th	5614	37.2%
2017	38.38	3214^th	5692	43.5%
2018	40.67	3109^th	5662	45.1%
2019	23.67	4471^st	5789	22.8%
2022	36.70	3324^th	5883	43.5%
2023	32.57	3686^th	5874	37.2%
2024	16.69	5146^th	5862	12.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Clifford D. Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.45	834^th	3246	74.3%
2019	36.26	2037^th	3275	37.8%
2022	45.17	1459^th	3311	55.9%
2023	58.45	843^rd	3250	74.1%
2024	36.54	2066^th	3160	34.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Clifford D. Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.46	2074^th	5084	59.2%
2019	35.84	3445^th	5173	33.4%
2022	50.75	2234^th	5264	57.6%
2023	42.08	2903^rd	5374	46.0%
2024	22.86	4544^th	5511	17.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Clifford D. Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.79	2842^nd	5413	47.5%
2019	24.20	4285^th	5492	22.0%
2022	32.62	3526^th	5635	37.4%
2023	33.44	3464^th	5617	38.3%
2024	14.98	5119^th	5605	8.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Clifford D. Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.17	3152^nd	5431	42.0%
2019	25.08	4184^th	5510	24.1%
2022	40.41	2977^th	5663	47.4%
2023	32.44	3584^th	5650	36.6%
2024	19.63	4761^st	5636	15.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Clifford D. Murray Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.15	1889^th	4830	60.9%
2019	32.74	3501^st	4963	29.5%
2022	49.38	2248^th	5084	55.8%
2023	41.80	2771^st	5098	45.6%
2024	23.30	4246^th	5102	16.8%

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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 Clifford D. Murray Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	158	25	33	326	0	n/a	n/a	542
1989	131	25	37	364	0	n/a	n/a	557
1990	88	27	15	428	0	n/a	n/a	558
1991	89	27	13	486	0	n/a	n/a	615
1992	77	22	8	485	0	n/a	n/a	592
1993	65	12	9	510	0	n/a	n/a	596
1994	63	11	11	557	1	n/a	n/a	643
1995	44	19	14	636	1	n/a	n/a	714
1996	44	19	14	636	1	n/a	n/a	714
1997	43	13	9	671	0	n/a	n/a	736
1998	35	13	5	622	0	n/a	n/a	675
1999	28	11	5	683	0	n/a	n/a	727
2000	26	10	6	679	1	n/a	n/a	722
2001	29	8	8	693	1	n/a	n/a	739
2002	24	6	12	719	1	n/a	n/a	762
2003	24	6	12	719	1	n/a	n/a	762
2004	23	7	13	697	1	n/a	n/a	741
2005	14	6	11	626	2	n/a	n/a	659
2006	14	8	10	609	1	n/a	n/a	642
2007	6	6	10	562	1	n/a	n/a	585
2008	8	5	5	542	1	n/a	n/a	561
2009	5	7	6	574	1	0	0	593
2010	1	5	6	566	1	0	1	580
2011	8	1	5	544	0	0	1	559
2012	3	4	5	550	0	0	1	563
2013	2	4	3	542	0	0	0	551
2014	3	3	6	506	0	0	2	520
2015	1	0	5	478	1	0	1	486
2016	1	0	6	450	1	0	0	458
2017	1	1	5	459	0	0	0	466
2018	1	2	10	444	0	0	0	457
2019	1	1	7	424	0	0	0	433
2020	0	0	9	442	0	0	0	451
2021	2	2	12	488	0	0	1	505
2022	4	1	13	470	0	0	5	493
2023	3	0	13	445	0	0	3	464
2024	5	1	13	362	0	0	5	386

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 Clifford D. Murray Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	542	19.0	28.5	n/a
1989	557	19.0	29.3	n/a
1990	558	22.0	25.3	n/a
1991	615	21.0	29.2	n/a
1992	592	21.3	27.7	84.8
1993	596	22.0	27.1	79.4
1994	643	21.7	29.6	83.4
1995	714	24.6	29.0	95
1996	714	24.6	29.0	95
1997	736	26.0	28.3	94.3
1998	675	28.0	24.1	92.9
1999	727	34.0	21.4	88.3
2000	722	38.0	19.0	92.1
2001	739	35.0	21.1	91.1
2002	762	36.0	21.2	88.8
2003	762	36.0	21.2	88.8
2004	741	33.0	22.5	88.1
2005	659	31.0	21.3	89.5
2006	642	30.0	21.4	91.9
2007	585	28.0	20.9	90.3
2008	561	31.0	18.1	93.8
2009	593	31.0	18.5	93.9
2010	580	29.9	19.4	93.1
2011	559	n/a	n/a	93.6
2012	563	29.0	19.4	n/a
2013	551	29.0	19.0	94.7
2014	520	24.6	21.1	91.2
2015	486	22.0	22.0	90.3
2016	458	20.0	22.9	91
2017	466	17.0	27.4	90.1
2018	457	17.0	26.8	89.9
2019	433	17.0	25.4	93.5
2020	451	n/a	n/a	96
2021	505	20.6	24.4	95.2
2022	493	18.5	26.5	83.4
2023	464	18.1	25.6	89.2
2024	386	16.0	24.0	90.2

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 Clifford D. Murray Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	542	19.0	28.5	n/a
1989	557	19.0	29.3	n/a
1990	558	22.0	25.3	n/a
1991	615	21.0	29.2	n/a
1992	592	21.3	27.7	84.8
1993	596	22.0	27.1	79.4
1994	643	21.7	29.6	83.4
1995	714	24.6	29.0	95
1996	714	24.6	29.0	95
1997	736	26.0	28.3	94.3
1998	675	28.0	24.1	92.9
1999	727	34.0	21.4	88.3
2000	722	38.0	19.0	92.1
2001	739	35.0	21.1	91.1
2002	762	36.0	21.2	88.8
2003	762	36.0	21.2	88.8
2004	741	33.0	22.5	88.1
2005	659	31.0	21.3	89.5
2006	642	30.0	21.4	91.9
2007	585	28.0	20.9	90.3
2008	561	31.0	18.1	93.8
2009	593	31.0	18.5	93.9
2010	580	29.9	19.4	93.1
2011	559	n/a	n/a	93.6
2012	563	29.0	19.4	n/a
2013	551	29.0	19.0	94.7
2014	520	24.6	21.1	91.2
2015	486	22.0	22.0	90.3
2016	458	20.0	22.9	91
2017	466	17.0	27.4	90.1
2018	457	17.0	26.8	89.9
2019	433	17.0	25.4	93.5
2020	451	n/a	n/a	96
2021	505	20.6	24.4	95.2
2022	493	18.5	26.5	83.4
2023	464	18.1	25.6	89.2
2024	386	16.0	24.0	90.2

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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