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Murphy High School

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Murphy High School ranks 172 nd of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 55% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Murphy High School is a large public high school in Mobile, AL, serving 1,212 students in grades 9-12 within the Mobile County school district, where nearly 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Murphy has shown remarkable academic momentum in the most recent school year. After a dip in state rankings, the school rebounded to the 55th percentile statewide (3 stars), its best performance since 2022-2023. Test scores improved dramatically across all subjects—math proficiency more than doubled from 9.65% to 23.96%, while English and science proficiency also rose significantly. Notably, Murphy now outperforms its district average in all three tested subjects despite serving a higher percentage of low-income students than the district as a whole. The school also stands out among its immediate neighbors: Ben C Rain High School, CF Vigor High School, John L Leflore Magnet School, and Lillie B Williamson High School all rank in the bottom 16th percentile statewide, while Murphy ranks in the 55th percentile with test scores two to three times higher. Only WP Davidson High School outperforms Murphy in the area, though Davidson also has a lower poverty rate.

Murphy has also made significant strides in supporting students with special needs, jumping from the 42nd percentile to the 75th percentile statewide in a single year. The school's graduation rate has remained stable and strong, ranging from 85% to 91% over the past five years, consistently at or above the district average. However, chronic absenteeism remains a concern—at 20.2%, it's nearly double the state average of 12%, and it ticked upward last year after two years of improvement. This is an area to watch, as attendance directly impacts academic performance. Overall, Murphy is a school that's clearly heading in the right direction, delivering strong results for its students despite the challenges of poverty, and it stands as a high-performing option compared to most nearby schools.

1,212

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,088

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 S Carlen St
Mobile, AL 36606

(251) 221-3186

District: Mobile County

Feeder schools for Murphy High School:

Elementary:	Leinkauf Elementary School
	Mary B Austin Elementary School
	SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.3%

White:

14.1%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 65th percentile in 2023 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (20% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped from its 65th-percentile peak (2023) to 55th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg27%

Alabama avg32%

172^nd of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13High Schools in the Mobile County

95^th of 140Mobile County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	172 of 386	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.6	224 of 374	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	219 of 378	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	128 of 371	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	231 of 367	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	243 of 371	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	191 of 366	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	201 of 356	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.0	157 of 353	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.1	188 of 351	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.0	203 of 353	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.6	172 of 358	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.1	177 of 358	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.7	111 of 358	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.1	113 of 360	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.3	127 of 358	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	126 of 357	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.2	106 of 359	70.5%	★★★★☆
2007	47.4	213 of 358	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.7	187 of 357	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.9	164 of 359	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.5	67 of 357	81.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	42 of 238	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	50.9	78 of 228	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	67 of 231	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	42 of 224	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	76 of 222	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	86 of 228	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	48 of 224	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	56 of 223	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	61.2	39 of 189	79.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2018	7.4	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	188 of 377	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.3	202 of 359	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	183 of 366	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	129 of 358	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.7	246 of 367	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	237 of 359	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	168 of 354	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	185 of 347	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.7	128 of 343	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	54 of 142	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.8	19 of 139	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	7 of 103	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	19 of 95	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	86.5	11 of 93	88.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2025	51.1	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.7	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	173 of 383	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.0	239 of 367	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	244 of 375	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	127 of 349	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.8	260 of 361	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	219 of 361	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	225 of 358	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	208 of 349	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	71.5	56 of 315	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	161 of 380	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.9	245 of 363	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	246 of 368	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	150 of 358	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	212 of 366	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	235 of 366	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	202 of 357	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	223 of 350	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.9	204 of 339	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	15.6	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	19 of 26	26.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	31 of 123	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	43.5	35 of 66	47.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	12 of 40	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	13 of 37	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	50 of 197	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	32.7	132 of 194	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	115 of 198	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	79.4	20 of 182	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	42.4	86 of 169	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.5	49 of 196	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	27 of 171	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	64 of 160	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	36 of 320	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	50 of 325	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	88 of 325	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	94.2	19 of 317	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	57.4	113 of 326	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.1	65 of 319	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	22 of 313	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	39 of 300	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	91.6	19 of 230	91.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)89th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2026)82nd percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2026)60th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile~ school

Female (2026)50th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2023)11th percentile-54 vs school

Asian (2018)6th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science31%-6 vs state

English30%-3 vs state

Mathematics24%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Murphy High School	Public	9-12	100 S Carlen St	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3186	1,212	74	16.3	69.6%	171 (14.1%)	925 (76.3%)	56 (4.6%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.1%)	51.6	172^nd of 386 public high schools	55.4%		35.6	224^th of 374 public high schools	40.1%	52				24.0		30.6				30.3	$10,088	$1,124	$8,941
Lillie B Williamson High School	Public	6-12	1567 E Dublin St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3411	889	52	17.0	89.5%	7 (0.8%)	817 (91.9%)	49 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	11	358^th of 386 public high schools	7.3%		8.9	367^th of 374 public high schools	1.9%	9	10.6	1.7	0.9	5.4	11.8	11.7	27.4	22.9	25.2	6.4	$10,819	$1,446	$9,339
Continuous Learning Center	Public	6-12	1870 Pleasant Ave	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-2122	259	17	15.2	74.1%	65 (25.1%)	176 (68.0%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	6.9	379^th of 386 public high schools	1.8%		12.2	348^th of 374 public high schools	7.0%	31				0.0		5.6				5.6	$56,017	$23,536	$32,471
John L Leflore Magnet School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2263 St Stephens Road	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(251) 221-3125	582	35	16.6	85.7%	1 (0.2%)	563 (96.7%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	17.9	322^nd of 386 public high schools	16.6%		15.8	322^nd of 374 public high schools	13.9%					8.5		18.2				11.8	$11,922	$1,688	$10,201
Acceleration Day and Evening Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3725 Airport Blvd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	MAEF Public Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(251) 301-0050	513	24	21.3	83.2%	17 (3.3%)	465 (90.6%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	12	353^rd of 386 public high schools	8.5%		15.2	327^th of 374 public high schools	12.6%	26				4.4		8.8				12.5	$9,373	$1,315	$8,059
Evening Educational Options	Public	10-12	2051 Military Road	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-3233	38				9 (23.7%)	25 (65.8%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)
WP Davidson High School	Public	9-12	3900 Pleasant Valley Rd	Mobile	36609	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-3084	1,470	79	18.6	55.1%	348 (23.7%)	809 (55.0%)	156 (10.6%)	93 (6.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.1%)	85	43^rd of 386 public high schools	88.9%		68.1	101^st of 374 public high schools	73.0%	58				43.9		45.0				44.8	$8,271	$844	$7,418
TL Faulkner School	Public	9-12	33 West Elm St	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-5431	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
CF Vigor High School	Public	9-12	913 N Wilson Ave	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3045	620	37	16.7	84.7%	1 (0.2%)	606 (97.7%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	16.9	332^nd of 386 public high schools	14.0%		15.5	325^th of 374 public high schools	13.1%	7				12.4		13.1				9.6	$12,573	$1,808	$10,755
Chickasaw City High School	Public	9-12	50 12th Ave	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 725-7352	241	19	13.0	78.8%	52 (21.6%)	170 (70.5%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	26.6	281^st of 386 public high schools	27.2%		21.9	290^th of 374 public high schools	22.5%	9				18.6		23.3				7.1	$13,196	$2,440	$10,745

Frequently Asked Questions about Murphy High School

What is the racial makeup of Murphy High School?

Students at Murphy High School are 76% African American, 14% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Murphy High School?

Murphy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Leinkauf Elementary School
Elementary : Mary B Austin Elementary School
Elementary : SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

What district is Murphy High School in?

Mobile County

Is Murphy High School a good school?

Murphy High School ranks 172^nd of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Murphy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,212 students attended Murphy High School.

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