Summary:
C. E. Murray Middle is a small public middle school in Greeleyville, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 131. The school is part of the Williamsburg 01 school district, which is ranked 57 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
C. E. Murray Middle faces significant challenges, including a student population that is over 95% African American and an extremely high percentage (over 97%) of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Academically, the school consistently underperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 54.6% of 6th graders, 43.2% of 7th graders, and 40.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 53.7%, 50.2%, and 50.3%, respectively. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are even lower, with only 18.2% of 6th graders, 9% of 7th graders, and 3.8% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding the standards.
While C. E. Murray Middle struggles academically, the nearby Kingstree Middle Magnet and Scott's Branch Middle schools, which are also in high-poverty districts, perform slightly better on standardized tests. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status may be contributing to the academic challenges at C. E. Murray Middle. Additionally, the school's African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform better relative to their peers in the state compared to the school's overall performance, indicating that the school may be more effective in supporting these subgroups, even if the overall academic outcomes are still below average.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Williamsburg 01
SchoolDigger Rank:
239th of 325 South Carolina Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,581
Feeder schools for C. E. Murray Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.1
Number of students: 131
Racial breakdown:
African American:
95.4%
White:
3.1%
Two or more races:
1.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.7%
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