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Clifford D. Murray Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Clifford D. Murray Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 397 students in the Azusa Unified school district, which faces significant academic challenges with proficiency rates in English, math, and science far below state averages.

The school is currently performing significantly lower than nearly all nearby schools, including those within its own district like Charles H. Lee Elementary and Paramount Elementary, and has experienced a sharp decline in statewide ranking over the past two years. Notably, schools in neighboring districts such as Washington Elementary (Charter Oak Unified) and Stanton Elementary (Glendora Unified) perform dramatically better, highlighting a stark difference in educational outcomes across district lines.

Despite receiving higher per-student funding than many of these higher-performing schools, Murray Elementary struggles with high chronic absenteeism and shows extreme performance gaps for specific student groups, such as homeless students. However, historical data indicates the school has performed much better in the recent past, suggesting current challenges may be addressable with targeted support and intervention.

397

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,077

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 East Renwick Rd.
Azusa, CA 91702-5664

(626) 633-8700

District: Azusa Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.9%

Asian:

3.0%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg27%

California avg41%

5,423^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Azusa Unified

1214^th of 1,543Azusa 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	13.0	5423 of 5857	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	5153 of 5869	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3679 of 5859	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	3324 of 5883	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4471 of 5789	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	3109 of 5662	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	3214 of 5692	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.2	3525 of 5614	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.5	3668 of 5611	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	19.8	4748 of 5530	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.0	3597 of 5390	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.0	4271 of 5377	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.0	4148 of 5314	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	4665 of 5193	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	4334 of 5113	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.9	4379 of 5113	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.5	4110 of 4818	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.7	3991 of 4822	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.1	3774 of 4809	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	2068 of 3162	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	842 of 3245	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	45.2	1459 of 3311	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	2037 of 3275	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	834 of 3246	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	5397 of 5597	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	5126 of 5612	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3461 of 5609	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	3526 of 5635	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4285 of 5492	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	2842 of 5413	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	4616 of 5107	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4251 of 5107	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	2768 of 5087	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	2248 of 5084	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	3501 of 4963	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.2	1889 of 4830	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	425 of 429	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	4961 of 5460	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4549 of 5517	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	2900 of 5363	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	2234 of 5264	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	3445 of 5173	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	2074 of 5084	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4821 of 5628	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4768 of 5643	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3580 of 5638	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	2977 of 5663	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	4184 of 5510	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	3152 of 5431	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-30 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science11%-22 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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clifford D. Murray Elementary	Public	K-5	505 East Renwick Rd.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 633-8700	397	17	23.3	90.9%	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	369 (92.9%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	13	5423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		16.7	5153^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	270	10.9	10.9	10.7	23.8	20.5	18.4	13.8	18.2	21.7	17.7							$24,077	$2,961	$21,116
Paramount Elementary	Public	K-5	409 West Paramount St.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5104	513	20	26.2	88.3%	13 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	476 (92.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	33.3	3696^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.9%		32.5	3740^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	44	19.6	19.6	47.1	35.3	29.0	36.0	51.5	30.6	18.8	31.5	95.5	97.3			95.5		$22,899	$2,575	$20,324
Valleydale Elementary	Public	K-5	700 South Lark Ellen	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 633-8600	526	24	21.8	81.7%	11 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	468 (89.0%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	30.9	3886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		18.3	5002^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	1116	22.4	22.4	39.5	21.0	38.2	32.9	38.6	15.7	34.2	29.6	94.7			95.8			$21,740	$2,232	$19,508
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-5	945 East Nearfield	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5800	367	16	22.9	86.1%	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	332 (90.5%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	25.2	4382^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.2%		39.4	3211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	1171	21.3	21.3	26.4	25.9	34.4	29.2	33.3	31.5	17.7	27.1	96.5						$26,012	$2,319	$23,693
Cypress Elementary	Public	K-5	351 West Cypress Ave.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4300	558	21	26.1	79.0%	30 (5.4%)	18 (3.2%)	450 (80.6%)	41 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	48.1	2695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		42	3072^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.7%	377	34.7	34.7	48.7	36.2	51.0	45.2	42.9	34.0	34.4	36.7	95.3	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.2	98.1	$22,537	$1,714	$20,823
Charles H. Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	550 North Cerritos Ave.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5269	378	16	24.3	90.5%	19 (5.0%)	10 (2.6%)	336 (88.9%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	20.6	4781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		28.1	4104^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.1%	677	17.9	17.9	20.7	38.9	34.6	31.1	13.3	25.0	12.5	16.9							$24,449	$2,471	$21,978
Ben Lomond Elementary	Public	K-5	621 East Covina Blvd.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4101	506	23	22.4	75.1%	23 (4.5%)	22 (4.3%)	412 (81.4%)	36 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	44.7	2909^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		51.4	2489^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	420	32.9	32.9	36.3	45.2	50.0	43.5	36.3	35.1	34.3	35.3							$23,340	$1,323	$22,017
Stanton Elementary	Public	K-5	725 South Vecino Ave.	Glendora	91740	Los Angeles County	Glendora Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 852-4604	551	24	22.4	40.8%	80 (14.5%)	12 (2.2%)	379 (68.8%)	52 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.5%)	46.2	2810^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		49.1	2604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.6%	206	31.4	31.4	45.2	29.6	55.3	43.2	42.6	39.8	30.2	37.7	98.0				98.0	98.0	$16,668	$2,153	$14,515
Henry Dalton Elementary	Public	K-5	500 East 10th St.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5245	333	15	21.4	77.2%	11 (3.3%)	11 (3.3%)	270 (81.1%)	20 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.0%)	33.2	3714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%		43.4	2967^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.4%	747	20.5	20.5	21.3	27.5	50.0	32.4	23.4	37.3	40.9	33.8	95.6				95.6		$24,383	$2,696	$21,687
Merwin Elementary	Public	K-5	16125 Cypress St.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 472-7660	462	20	23.1	84.2%	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	402 (87.0%)	33 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	46.8	2779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%		54.7	2304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	475	27.0	27.0	44.8	43.1	50.0	45.8	59.7	30.1	22.2	37.4							$22,304	$1,507	$20,797

Frequently Asked Questions about Clifford D. Murray Elementary

How many students attend Clifford D. Murray Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Clifford D. Murray Elementary.

What district is Clifford D. Murray Elementary in?

Azusa Unified

Is Clifford D. Murray Elementary a good school?

Clifford D. Murray Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.4% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Clifford D. Murray Elementary?

Students at Clifford D. Murray Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Clifford D. Murray Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clifford D. Murray Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gladstone Middle

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