Murray Avenue School
2551 Murray Ave
Huntingdon Valley PA, 19006, Montgomery County
Phone: 215-938-0230
Ranking: (71 out of 2,311, top 3%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Lower Moreland Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 37 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 57 | 60 | 53 | |||||||
Total Students: | 502 | 536 | 543 | 531 | 804 | 835 | 790 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 158 | 31.5% | 167 | 31.2% | 167 | 30.8% | 190 | 35.8% | 170 | 21.1% | 146 | 17.5% | 148 | 18.7% |
Grade 7: | 170 | 33.9% | 170 | 31.7% | 193 | 35.5% | 183 | 34.5% | 150 | 18.7% | 159 | 19.0% | 177 | 22.4% |
Grade 8: | 174 | 34.7% | 199 | 37.1% | 183 | 33.7% | 158 | 29.8% | 159 | 19.8% | 196 | 23.5% | 164 | 20.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 255 | 50.8% | 270 | 50.4% | 270 | 49.7% | 266 | 50.1% | 403 | 50.1% | 445 | 53.3% | 423 | 53.5% |
Female: | 247 | 49.2% | 266 | 49.6% | 273 | 50.3% | 265 | 49.9% | 392 | 48.8% | 380 | 45.5% | 363 | 45.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 83 | 16.5% | 90 | 16.8% | 94 | 17.3% | 89 | 16.8% | 120 | 14.9% | 123 | 14.7% | 99 | 12.5% |
Hispanic: | 13 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.4% |
Black: | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.5% | 15 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.3% |
White: | 398 | 79.3% | 428 | 79.9% | 429 | 79.0% | 423 | 79.7% | 661 | 82.2% | 685 | 82.0% | 670 | 84.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 7.2% | 14 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.4% | 9 | 1.7% | 16 | 2.0% | 7 | 0.8% | 13 | 1.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.6% | 16 | 1.9% | 4 | 0.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.42 | 14.73 | 14.92 | 14.44 | 14.22 | 13.90 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.2% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 92.7% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 84.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.5% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 72.9% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 81.4% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 92.8% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.4% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 90.5% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 74.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.7% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 91.9% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 64.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 92.6% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 90.1% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 61.8% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.1% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.4% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.4% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.1% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.9% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.2% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.5% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 98.2% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.3% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 92.7% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.3% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.5% | 72.7% |
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* Murray Avenue School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.