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B+

Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–9

351 Oxhead Rd, Stony Brook, NY 11790 · (631) 730-4800 · Part of Three Village Central School District

Brookhaven’s School Grade B better than 62% of New York school districts

Students
655
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–9
The gist

What stands out about Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

351 Oxhead Rd, Stony Brook

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7209
Grade 8212
Grade 9230
Ungraded4
Enrollment over time
705’20
698’21
667’22
672’23
655’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Asian 19%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 5%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School from Brookhaven families.

Other schools in Three Village Central School District

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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 New York’s other public schools; Brookhaven’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.