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Murphy Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Phoenix.

Phoenix’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Arizona school districts

Students
1,040
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,415
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
24:1
Debt
$5.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Murphy Elementary District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • 24 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.2M, about $5,030 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Phoenix 1,642,323

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Phoenix. Grade by grade →

PK–618 schoolsDeer Valley Unified District
7–811 middle schoolsDeer Valley Unified District
9–1218 high schoolsPhoenix Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency13%
State average 34.8% · 806 students tested
Reading / language arts14%
State average 40.4% · 793 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 75% at Phoenix Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 77.8%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,415 per student · 1% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 43%Support & administration 47%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 39%Federal 34%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,273’20
1,278’21
1,229’22
1,117’23
1,040’24

Down 18.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 93%Black 5%White 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

William R Sullivan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
D
568 students26:1
Jack L Kuban Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
D
472 students21:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Deer Valley Unified DistrictCave Creek, Glendale, Peoria
$11,444per student
Cave Creek Unified DistrictCave Creek, Scottsdale
$10,334per student
Glendale Union High School DistrictGlendale, Peoria
$11,218per student
Kyrene Elementary DistrictGuadalupe, Tempe
$10,909per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.