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Murray Middle School

Public Grades 4-8

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Murray Middle School is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Murray, Kentucky, serving grades 4-8 with an enrollment of 669 students. The school is part of the Murray Independent School District, which is ranked 5th out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Murray Middle School consistently ranks in the top 10-20 middle schools in Kentucky, with proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, Science, and Writing that are significantly higher than the state averages, often by 10-20 percentage points. The school's performance is exceptional across diverse student subgroups, including female, male, White, Hispanic, Multi-racial, African American, and Special Education students. Additionally, Murray Middle School maintains very low dropout rates and chronic absenteeism compared to state averages.

Interestingly, Calloway County Middle School, located just 1.96 miles away, significantly underperforms Murray Middle School across nearly all subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points lower. Similarly, South Marshall Middle School, located 14.93 miles away, is a lower-performing school with a 2-star rating, trailing Murray Middle School by wide margins in core subject proficiency. This exceptional and consistent high performance over time is a testament to Murray Middle School's strong leadership, effective teaching practices, and commitment to student success.

645

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,939

Per pupil spending ?

47.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Main St
Murray, KY 42071

(270) 753-5125

District: Murray Independent

Students who attend Murray Middle School usually attend:

High:

Murray High School

Feeder schools for Murray Middle School:

Elementary:

Murray Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.3%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (64% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Kentucky middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Kentucky avg43%

Elementary school

71^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

9^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Kentucky Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 157Murray Independent among Kentucky districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	71 of 685	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	50 of 685	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	30 of 687	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	53 of 684	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	20 of 517	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	15 of 700	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	32 of 691	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	92.3	14 of 694	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	24 of 690	96.5%	★★★★★
2015	86.4	50 of 698	92.8%	★★★★★
2014	90.1	25 of 705	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.9	35 of 719	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	88.8	31 of 713	95.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	89.5	9 of 185	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	13 of 184	92.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	81 of 206	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	121 of 474	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	75 of 445	83.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	77 of 648	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	92 of 644	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	30 of 639	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	74 of 641	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.7	10 of 312	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	13 of 671	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	21 of 663	96.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	11 of 168	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	2 of 135	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	11 of 120	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	49.4	48 of 114	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	122 of 672	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	84 of 665	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	52 of 670	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	71.2	106 of 667	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	35 of 275	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	9 of 664	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	40 of 631	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	56 of 653	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	30 of 652	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	26 of 652	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	45 of 657	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	10 of 325	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	16 of 676	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	38 of 665	94.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	33 of 57	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.4	12 of 58	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	23 of 59	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	188 of 306	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.6	68 of 279	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.6	12 of 661	98.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	79 of 659	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	45 of 659	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	14 of 658	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	51 of 656	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	6 of 337	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	14 of 592	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	26 of 593	95.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	9 of 320	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	22 of 324	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	9 of 327	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	9 of 320	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	3 of 282	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	5 of 335	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	8 of 322	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	3 of 330	99.1%	★★★★★
2016	93.8	5 of 331	98.5%	★★★★★
2015	94.7	3 of 337	99.1%	★★★★★
2014	92.6	4 of 335	98.8%	★★★★★
2013	91.8	6 of 335	98.2%	★★★★★
2012	94.4	5 of 319	98.4%	★★★★★
2011	94.7	6 of 304	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	86.9	22 of 299	92.6%	★★★★★
2009	84.3	31 of 289	89.3%	★★★★☆
2008	93.4	7 of 287	97.6%	★★★★★
2007	91.8	16 of 284	94.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	78.2	11 of 79	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	37 of 84	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	78.4	8 of 111	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	71.2	34 of 226	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	34 of 219	84.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	6 of 298	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	29 of 300	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	7 of 295	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	14 of 299	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	1 of 233	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	6 of 299	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	6 of 290	97.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	91.6	4 of 119	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	70.7	29 of 120	75.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	33 of 314	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	41 of 311	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	15 of 309	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	8 of 310	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	2 of 224	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	7 of 303	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	5 of 285	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	17 of 303	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	14 of 304	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	7 of 307	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	9 of 304	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	4 of 222	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	5 of 303	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	9 of 293	96.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	3 of 101	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	66.4	21 of 95	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	47 of 98	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	95.4	2 of 87	97.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	57.4	30 of 130	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	23 of 124	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.7	3 of 294	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	10 of 314	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	17 of 316	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	5 of 320	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	9 of 314	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	1 of 213	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	7 of 266	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	7 of 253	97.2%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

African American (2019)95th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-48 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-51 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2023)86th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)77th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing72%+28 vs state

Mathematics70%+27 vs state

Reading66%+18 vs state

Editing and Mechanics61%+13 vs state

Science60%+28 vs state

Social Studies47%+8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, January 12, 2019

Hello, I'm May, I come from China. This is my first day at Murray Middle School. I love that school, the students are very friendly and the teachers are all very kind.(They teaches very nice:) The lunch in the school are awesome. We also have a lot of subjects like computer coding, Lego ingenerating or advanced art and more to pick. If you're going to welcome. Have a good time at MMS Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 3, 2013

Murray Middle School has been an incredible blessing to our 4th grader. I was concerned about having my 4th grader be in the same school as 7th and 8th graders, but it has never been an issue. The teachers are a good balance of caring and challenging. The administration have things under control and seem to love what they do which translates to a positive educational experience for all. Close Quote

Schools Near Murray Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)					KSA Reading (2025)					KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		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	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Murray Middle School	Public	4-8	801 Main St	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Murray Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 753-5125	645	44	14.6	47.4%	492 (76.3%)	30 (4.7%)	58 (9.0%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.1%)	92.5	9^th of 320 public middle schools	97.2%		87.2	22^nd of 324 public middle schools	93.2%	13	67.0	68.0	79.0	66.0	68.0	69.0	63.0		69.0	62.0	62.0	59.0	64.0	80.0	41.0	53.0	59.0	63.0	$29,939	$1,427	$498	$1,925	$18,244	$3,356	$21,600
Calloway County Middle School	Public	6-8	2112 College Farm Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7355	607	38	16.1	57.2%	512 (84.3%)	11 (1.8%)	50 (8.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	74.9	59^th of 320 public middle schools	81.6%		77	49^th of 324 public middle schools	84.9%	10			50.0	61.0	48.0			54.0	60.0	52.0		45.0		68.0		52.0		58.0	$14,420	$1,348	$1,149	$2,497	$8,939	$2,062	$11,000
South Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	2211 US 641 South	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-3828	432	27	15.7	60.9%	395 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44	177^th of 320 public middle schools	44.7%		38.5	200^th of 324 public middle schools	38.3%	23			35.0	38.0	46.0			47.0	43.0	38.0		26.0		59.0		38.0		55.0	$14,018	$493	$277	$771	$9,822	$2,576	$12,398

Frequently Asked Questions about Murray Middle School

What district is Murray Middle School in?

Murray Independent

What is the racial makeup of Murray Middle School?

Students at Murray Middle School are 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Murray Middle School attend?

Students who attend Murray Middle School usually go on to attend Murray High School

How many students attend Murray Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Murray Middle School.

Is Murray Middle School a good school?

Yes! Murray Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools.

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