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Murdock Elementary: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Murdock is an elementary school in Willows. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

Where the path goes

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K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
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The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic49.6%
White38.7%
Asian3.9%
Black0.8%
Other7.0%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 74.0% (10pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
488
Near CA avg (~480)
Transitional Kindergarten
55 TK students
11% of a 483-student campus · CDE Census Day 2025-26
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
1 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$23,225
District avg: $12,135 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
9.3% Level 4
Share of English Learners reaching full proficiency
Teacher Salary Range
$57,814 – $122,608
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Murdock Elementary in Willows, 17.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 23.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Murdock Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 6.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (16.4% Math proficient); Hispanic students (11.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 14.3 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 135 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Math · English Learner−15.1pp
6.8% vs 21.9% overall · n=45
3 more gaps by subject
ELA · English Learner−14.3pp
4.5% vs 18.8% overall · n=45
ELA Exceeded · English Learner−4.1pp
0.0% vs 4.1% overall · n=45
Math Exceeded · English Learner−5.3pp
0.0% vs 5.3% overall · n=45

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income135 tested
ELA 17.0%·Math 16.4%· -6.0pp vs district
Hispanic89 tested
ELA 11.2%·Math 18.0%· -6.6pp vs district
White62 tested
ELA 29.0%·Math 32.8%· -9.4pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.

Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 57%Support 38%Other 5%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$66K
$19K below CA median
Median Home Value
$297K
$362K below CA median
Bachelor's+
16%
19pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
10.7 years avg experience
36 teachers · 11% first-year · 8% second-year
Teacher Credentials
96% fully credentialed

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →