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Murdock Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

2100 Cason St, Lafayette, IN 47904 · (765) 771-6120 · Part of Lafayette School Corporation

Fairfield Township’s School Grade B better than 62% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
230
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
City
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Murdock Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Fairfield Township kids: Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School

On the path

Where Fairfield Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Murdock Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High Schoolin Lafayette

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2100 Cason St, Lafayette

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten41
Grade 142
Grade 241
Grade 361
Grade 445
Enrollment over time
228’20
247’21
250’22
232’23
230’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Hispanic 30%Black 21%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Murdock Elementary School from Fairfield Township families.

Other schools in Lafayette School Corporation

The district →
Glen Acres Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lafayette
B−
550 students17:1
Amelia Earhart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Lafayette
B
455 students15:1
Edgelea Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Lafayette
A−
444 students15:1
Miami Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Lafayette
C−
442 students16:1
Vinton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Lafayette
C+
387 students15:1
Thomas Miller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Lafayette
C−
318 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Indiana’s other public schools; Fairfield Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.