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Murphy Middle

Regular School · Murphy, NC

Murphy Middle is a regular school school in Murphy, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 353 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
353
Teachers (FTE)
22.9
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 299 85%
Two or more races 22 6%
Hispanic/Latino 19 5%
Black or African American 7 2%
Asian 3 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 1%
Total enrollment 353 168M / 185F

English Language Learners: 4 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 42.0% +0.1pp 41.9% 290
Reading Proficiency 48.0% +1.1pp 46.9% 290
Science Proficiency 70-74% 95

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.07 grade levels
Math
-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
40 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
17
4.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
75
21.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 353 100%

Contact & Location

65 Middle School Drive

Murphy, NC 28906

Phone: (828)837-0160

http://www.cherokee.k12.nc.us/mms/

District

Cherokee County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,715

District enrollment: 3,146

NCES ID

370078001056

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD