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Murray Elementary

Public Grades K-5

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Murray Elementary is a highly-rated K-5 public school serving 656 students in the well-regarded Dublin Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California elementary schools.

Academically, the school is a standout, particularly in science where its 5th graders outperform both state and district averages by a wide margin, and it shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. While the school's overall performance is strong, a significant area for attention is its chronic absenteeism rate, which is more than double that of nearby schools like Dublin Elementary and Lydiksen Elementary. Interestingly, the school maintains high achievement despite this challenge, suggesting very effective classroom instruction. Another notable trend is a performance gap between female and male students, which is more pronounced here than at some comparison schools.

Compared to other schools in the area, such as those in the neighboring San Ramon Valley Unified district, Murray achieves excellent results with moderate per-student spending. However, parents should be aware of a concerning recent decline in the school's performance metrics for students in special education programs. The school has shown a strong, decade-long trajectory of improvement, but addressing absenteeism and special education support are clear opportunities to build on its existing strengths in science and core academic subjects.

656

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,156

Per pupil spending ?

17.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8435 Davona Dr.
Dublin, CA 94568-1107

(925) 828-2568

District: Dublin Unified

Students who attend Murray Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wells Middle
High:	Dublin High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

54.1%

White:

18.9%

Hispanic:

15.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Dublin Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg74%

California avg41%

452^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Dublin Unified

140^th of 1,543Dublin Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	452 of 5857	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	547 of 5869	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	576 of 5859	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	720 of 5883	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	1234 of 5789	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	1182 of 5662	79.1%	★★★★☆
2017	82.6	1017 of 5692	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	86.7	811 of 5614	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	966 of 5611	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	73.1	1428 of 5530	74.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.2	1214 of 5390	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.7	1171 of 5377	78.2%	★★★★☆
2010	74.7	1250 of 5314	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	68.0	1536 of 5193	70.4%	★★★★☆
2008	68.4	1481 of 5113	71.0%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	1118 of 5113	78.1%	★★★★☆
2006	78.4	1016 of 4818	78.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	1041 of 4822	78.4%	★★★★☆
2004	78.4	964 of 4809	80.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	328 of 1203	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	421 of 1205	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	511 of 1190	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	459 of 1154	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	796 of 1149	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.2	456 of 1071	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.8	690 of 2227	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	616 of 2585	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	388 of 2128	81.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	66.5	630 of 3275	80.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	234 of 5597	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	398 of 5612	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	503 of 5609	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	596 of 5635	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	916 of 5492	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	1034 of 5413	80.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	693 of 5107	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	905 of 5107	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	404 of 5087	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	77.2	848 of 5084	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	1565 of 4963	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	1847 of 4830	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	294 of 5460	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	834 of 5517	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	932 of 5363	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	1345 of 5264	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	1526 of 5173	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	510 of 5084	90.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	710 of 5628	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	712 of 5643	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	636 of 5638	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	875 of 5663	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	1431 of 5510	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	1243 of 5431	77.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	64.1	262 of 669	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1523 of 2847	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	961 of 2635	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	674 of 2420	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	1003 of 2598	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	672 of 2651	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	680 of 2661	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	810 of 2726	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	830 of 2834	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	1112 of 2737	59.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)81st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)61st percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%+37 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Science71%+38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Murray Elementary	Public	K-5	8435 Davona Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 828-2568	656	30	21.6	17.8%	124 (18.9%)	19 (2.9%)	100 (15.2%)	355 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (8.1%)	93.3	452^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.3%		92.4	547^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.7%	95	71.2	71.2	69.1	69.9	79.8	73.1	74.2	76.3	71.2	73.8			$23,156	$21,964	$1,192
Dublin Elementary	Public	K-5	7997 Vomac Rd.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 833-1204	802	31	25.7	13.1%	137 (17.1%)	11 (1.4%)	113 (14.1%)	430 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (13.7%)	94.1	392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.3%		95.7	290^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.1%	102	64.7	64.7	71.8	71.7	80.6	74.5	77.6	82.1	72.1	77.4			$21,717	$20,582	$1,135
Country Club Elementary	Public	K-5	7534 Blue Fox Way	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-6000	500	25	20.0	14.8%	104 (20.8%)	11 (2.2%)	69 (13.8%)	266 (53.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.8%)	92.4	520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%		85.9	913^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.4%	393	72.6	72.6	70.1	66.2	79.8	72.5	77.0	67.7	67.9	70.8			$18,413	$17,654	$759
Frederiksen Elementary	Public	K-5	7243 Tamarack Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 828-1037	689	29	24.0	25.3%	159 (23.1%)	37 (5.4%)	134 (19.4%)	290 (42.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (9.6%)	82.4	1053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.0%		90.4	683^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.4%	370	55.5	55.5	48.6	67.5	74.2	64.3	55.2	70.3	58.3	61.4			$21,014	$19,946	$1,068
Walt Disney Elementary	Public	K-5	3250 Pine Valley Rd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-3900	523	23	23.0	9.0%	139 (26.6%)	10 (1.9%)	61 (11.7%)	247 (47.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (11.9%)	89.9	665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.6%		87.9	821^st of 5869 public elementary schools	86.0%	156	64.7	64.7	57.8	69.3	89.4	72.0	68.5	67.1	74.1	70.0			$18,970	$18,268	$702
Neil A. Armstrong Elementary	Public	K-5	2849 Calais Dr.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-1600	465	22	21.2	6.7%	126 (27.1%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.9%)	248 (53.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.6%)	96.9	160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.3%		95.3	320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.5%	160	64.2	64.2	89.8	80.8	82.5	83.7	96.0	86.3	76.5	84.8			$20,718	$20,268	$450
Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 Trumpet Vine Ln.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 659-5900	499	26	19.5	16.0%	48 (9.6%)	24 (4.8%)	36 (7.2%)	353 (70.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.4%)	93	473^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.9%		95.1	336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.3%	137	67.9	67.9	61.2	84.9	71.5	73.7	68.7	85.9	73.9	76.7			$18,431	$17,348	$1,083
Montevideo Elementary	Public	K-5	13000 Broadmoor Dr.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-6100	592	28	21.3	10.1%	126 (21.3%)	13 (2.2%)	56 (9.5%)	341 (57.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.3%)	92.7	491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	91.6%		92.8	519^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.2%	28	61.5	61.5	64.7	74.5	83.2	74.5	70.6	75.5	77.1	74.6			$18,513	$18,488	$25
James Dougherty Elementary	Public	K-5	5301 Hibernia Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 803-4444	856	36	23.7	17.1%	80 (9.3%)	24 (2.8%)	85 (9.9%)	591 (69.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.8%)	92.9	483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%		95.5	302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.9%	181	61.0	61.0	82.2	75.0	68.0	75.4	85.6	79.9	58.0	75.7			$21,236	$20,330	$906
Donlon Elementary	Public	K-5	4150 Dorman Rd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4220	700	29	24.1	10.4%	107 (15.3%)	22 (3.1%)	58 (8.3%)	470 (67.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (5.6%)	94.1	390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.3%		96.8	181^st of 5869 public elementary schools	96.9%	209	65.0	65.0	73.4	78.3	74.6	75.5	76.8	75.7	75.2	75.8	98.1	98.1	$16,052	$15,826	$226

Frequently Asked Questions about Murray Elementary

How many students attend Murray Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Murray Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Murray Elementary attend?

Students who attend Murray Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wells Middle
High : Dublin High

What is the racial makeup of Murray Elementary?

Students at Murray Elementary are 54% Asian, 19% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Murray Elementary in?

Dublin Unified

Is Murray Elementary a good school?

Yes. Murray Elementary ranks in the top 7.7% of California elementary schools.

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