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K. T. Murphy School

Public Grades K-5

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

K. T. Murphy School is an elementary school in Stamford, Connecticut, serving 402 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Stamford School District, which is ranked 125 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite relatively high per-student spending and a favorable student-teacher ratio, K. T. Murphy School consistently underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 35.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.9% statewide. The school's academic performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 250 out of 519 elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 377 out of 493 in 2024-2025. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 22.5% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Westover School, Stillmeadow School, and Rogers International School generally perform better than K. T. Murphy School on academic measures, despite also having higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that the economic disadvantage of the student population is not the sole factor contributing to the academic performance of K. T. Murphy School, and that addressing the underlying challenges, such as student engagement and teacher effectiveness, will be crucial for improving the school's outcomes.

390

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,015

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19 Horton St.
Stamford, CT 06902

(203) 977-4516

District: Stamford School District

Students who attend K. T. Murphy School usually attend:

Middle:	Turn of River School
High:	Westhill High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.1%

White:

13.3%

African American:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (29% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg37%

Connecticut avg50%

377^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Stamford School District

125^th of 156Stamford School District among Connecticut 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	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	377 of 493	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	451 of 497	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	402 of 491	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	364 of 490	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	360 of 538	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	401 of 522	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	316 of 532	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.3	250 of 519	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.9	269 of 518	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.4	332 of 551	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.3	395 of 557	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.2	427 of 564	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.4	429 of 565	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	492 of 579	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	470 of 566	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.7	491 of 565	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	483 of 568	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.8	461 of 570	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	6.3	221 of 230	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	207 of 234	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	339 of 455	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	219 of 242	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	179 of 259	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	83 of 132	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.4	103 of 111	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	86 of 108	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.5	53 of 99	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.2	41 of 173	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	34 of 112	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	23 of 101	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	57 of 72	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	32 of 70	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	107 of 302	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	12.9	205 of 231	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	172 of 232	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	296 of 445	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	214 of 247	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	217 of 262	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	47.2	187 of 371	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)50th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)11th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2023)4th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-16 vs state

English Language Arts25%-24 vs state

Science25%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)						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	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	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
K. T. Murphy School	Public	K-5	19 Horton St.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4516	390	30	12.8	70.0%	52 (13.3%)	46 (11.8%)	250 (64.1%)	32 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	18.3	377^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.5%		8.2	451^st of 497 public elementary schools	9.3%	74	24.6		35.7	16.4					49.1	29.9	23.1				$25,015
Rogers International School	Public, Magnet	K-8	202 Blachley Rd.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-4560	780	51	15.4	53.1%	270 (34.6%)	53 (6.8%)	384 (49.2%)	50 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	45.8	260^th of 493 public elementary schools	47.3%		41.2	281^st of 497 public elementary schools	43.5%	21	46.5	51.1	28.8	53.0	51.2	57.4	51.3	55.6	39.2	57.8	45.3	47.9	45.0	44.4	$20,435
Hindley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Nearwater Ln.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 655-1323	411	38	10.7	0.7%	340 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	34 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	90.8	28^th of 493 public elementary schools	94.3%		93.8	8^th of 497 public elementary schools	98.4%	20	82.8		71.8	82.8	81.3				80.8	90.6	84.4				$24,115
Julia A. Stark School	Public	K-5	398 Glenbrook Rd.	Stamford	06906	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4583	553	40	13.6	61.5%	116 (21.0%)	54 (9.8%)	349 (63.1%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	11.8	419^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.2	412^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.1%	7			16.4	22.6	20.4				29.1	34.9	23.7				$21,893
Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International	Public, Magnet	K-8	200 Strawberry Hill Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-6600	799	65	12.2	45.6%	247 (30.9%)	83 (10.4%)	324 (40.6%)	82 (10.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.5%)	65.9	197^th of 493 public elementary schools	60.0%		59.8	209^th of 497 public elementary schools	57.9%	12	69.6	78.3	47.8	57.8	66.3		67.9	75.0	51.1	62.7	64.1	63.2	60.7	57.8	$21,608
Stamford Charter School for Excellence	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1 Schuyler Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford Charter School for Excellence District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 989-0000	543	19	28.5	55.6%	15 (2.8%)	219 (40.3%)	170 (31.3%)	118 (21.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	84.8	69^th of 493 public elementary schools	86.0%		85.5	67^th of 497 public elementary schools	86.5%	2	56.9	53.7	78.7	89.8	74.1	70.9	81.6	69.1	85.2	78.0	67.2	70.9		61.1	$11,837
Hart School	Public	K-5	61 Adams Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-5082	566	44	12.7	56.7%	75 (13.3%)	69 (12.2%)	342 (60.4%)	56 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	31.1	319^th of 493 public elementary schools	35.3%		30.7	321^st of 497 public elementary schools	35.4%	2	50.5		37.1	35.0	34.3				47.2	40.0	37.4				$22,667
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Hoyt St.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 353-4371	407	30	13.7	0.7%	321 (78.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	40 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	92.6	12^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.6%		90.8	28^th of 497 public elementary schools	94.4%	16	79.3		91.5	83.1	81.7				94.4	83.1	80.5				$23,198
Toquam Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	123 Ridgewood Ave.	Stamford	06907	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 977-4556	532	44	12.0	63.9%	63 (11.8%)	61 (11.5%)	375 (70.5%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	9.9	432^nd of 493 public elementary schools	12.4%		12	421^st of 497 public elementary schools	15.3%	11	32.4		10.5	22.3	27.6				18.6	22.6	18.1				$23,690
Westover School	Public	K-6	412 Stillwater Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4572	624	57	11.0	60.1%	116 (18.6%)	109 (17.5%)	299 (47.9%)	69 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	35.1	304^th of 493 public elementary schools	38.3%		39.1	289^th of 497 public elementary schools	41.9%	15	42.9		37.8	57.0	46.4	45.7			34.6	40.7	34.5	34.6			$24,829

Frequently Asked Questions about K. T. Murphy School

What district is K. T. Murphy School in?

Stamford School District

How many students attend K. T. Murphy School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended K. T. Murphy School.

What is the racial makeup of K. T. Murphy School?

Students at K. T. Murphy School are 64% Hispanic, 13% White, 12% African American, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is K. T. Murphy School a good school?

K. T. Murphy School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of K. T. Murphy School attend?

Students who attend K. T. Murphy School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Turn of River School
High : Westhill High School

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