Murphy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.7% |
| Met Standard | 16.8% |
| Below Standard | 73.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Murphy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.7% of students exceeded standard while 16.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points below the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.3% exceeded — 4.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 0.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 37.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 1.6% | 7.9% | 9.5% |
| 4th | 63 | 12.7% | 27.0% | 39.7% |
| 5th | 58 | 8.6% | 12.1% | 20.7% |
| 6th | 42 | 11.9% | 23.8% | 35.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 7.9% | 14.3% | 22.2% |
| 4th | 63 | 17.5% | 27.0% | 44.4% |
| 5th | 59 | 3.4% | 8.5% | 11.9% |
| 6th | 42 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 28.6% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.1