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Murphy Elementary School

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Murphy Elementary School ranks 315 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Murphy Elementary School in Haslett, MI, serves roughly 300 students in grades 2-5 within the highly-rated Haslett Public Schools district, a suburban community near East Lansing. This school has a strong history of academic excellence, consistently ranking in the top 20% of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, though its most recent state ranking (79th percentile) reflects a dip from its peak years in the mid-2010s when it reached the 97th percentile.

Murphy stands out for several specific strengths. Its 4th-grade students posted notably high proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (64.5%) and Math (65.6%), significantly outpacing district averages and far exceeding the 4th-grade scores at its in-district counterpart, Vera Ralya Elementary School. The school also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.0%, less than half the state average and better than nearby schools like Wilkshire School (18.4%) and several East Lansing School District elementaries. Additionally, Murphy demonstrates strong results for its Hispanic students, who ranked in the 90th percentile statewide. The school also uses its resources efficiently, spending less per student ($15,394) than nearby Okemos Public Schools campuses like Cornell Elementary School while achieving comparable or better academic outcomes.

However, parents should be aware of some challenges. The school's overall state ranking has been on a gradual decline, and academic performance can vary significantly from one grade cohort to the next—for example, the current 5th-grade class shows lower ELA and Science proficiency than the previous 5th-grade class did. More concerning is a sharp drop in outcomes for students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, whose statewide ranking fell from the 90th percentile to the 53rd percentile in just two years. Despite these trends, Murphy remains a solidly above-average school with a highly engaged student body and a track record of strong middle-grade performance, making it a compelling option for families within the Haslett district.

386

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,394

Per pupil spending ?

20.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

1875 Lake Lansing Rd
Haslett, MI 48840-5004

(517) 339-8253

District: Haslett Public Schools

Students who attend Murphy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Haslett Middle School
High:	Haslett High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (52% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg53%

Michigan avg38%

315^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 3% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Haslett Public Schools

49^th of 625Haslett Public Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	315 of 1492	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	207 of 1488	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	109 of 1486	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	86 of 1470	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	109 of 1344	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	75.1	223 of 1153	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	94.7	40 of 1408	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	49 of 1448	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	48 of 1466	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.5	44 of 1548	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	92.7	62 of 1580	96.1%	★★★★★
2014	94.4	29 of 1533	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	88.4	108 of 1563	93.1%	★★★★★
2012	89.1	100 of 1566	93.6%	★★★★★
2011	79.1	217 of 1552	86.0%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	104 of 1552	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	84.6	84 of 1589	94.7%	★★★★★
2008	82.1	140 of 1577	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	84.0	100 of 1565	93.6%	★★★★★
2006	80.1	178 of 1545	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	274 of 1343	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	267 of 1338	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	128 of 1342	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	52 of 1321	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.4	160 of 1106	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	288 of 902	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.1	32 of 1171	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	37 of 1443	97.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	22 of 225	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	66.2	48 of 209	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	630 of 1352	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.2	390 of 1346	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	143 of 1381	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	266 of 1350	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	301 of 1099	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	139 of 749	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	102 of 1134	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	82 of 1397	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	358 of 1372	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	86.4	146 of 1366	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	110 of 1347	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	103 of 1334	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	57 of 1139	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	77.7	146 of 915	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	32 of 1196	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	69 of 1446	95.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	60 of 104	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.1	11 of 78	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	97.5	2 of 81	97.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	50 of 246	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	32 of 252	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	75 of 225	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.8	28 of 403	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	343 of 1199	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	84.0	150 of 1206	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	87 of 1204	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	58 of 1198	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	74 of 1102	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	69.7	253 of 1005	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	30 of 1128	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	44 of 1253	96.5%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile~ school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)42nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%+13 vs state

Math53%+15 vs state

Science47%+7 vs state

Social Studies46%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)				M-Step Math (2026)				M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Murphy Elementary School	Public	2-5	1875 Lake Lansing Rd	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 339-8253	386	26	14.6	20.5%	283 (73.3%)	5 (1.3%)	41 (10.6%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.3%)	76.5	315^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.9%		85	207^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.1%	108			50.0	64.5	49.5		54.1	65.6	41.6		47.5		46.5		$15,394	$577	$14,817
Vera Ralya Elementary School	Public	2-5	5645 School St	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 339-8202	391	24	16.2	24.6%	282 (72.1%)	20 (5.1%)	45 (11.5%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	78.8	282^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.1%		73.6	358^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.9%	76			62.5	47.3	63.8		71.9	39.8	43.8		54.3		48.6		$13,959	$299	$13,660
Wilkshire School	Public	PK, KG-1	5750 Academic Way	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 339-8208	390	28	13.8	22.3%	268 (68.7%)	19 (4.9%)	40 (10.3%)	19 (4.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.0%)								(n/a)															$16,743	$610	$16,133
Donley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2961 E Lake Lansing Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-7370	262	20	12.9	57.3%	100 (38.2%)	68 (26.0%)	38 (14.5%)	19 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.7%)	52.2	666^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.4%		44.9	794^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.6%	128			39.0	22.9	56.1		48.8	18.8	39.0		53.7		34.1		$17,720	$1,592	$16,128
Marble School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 N Hagadorn Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7860	306	20	15.4	35.6%	175 (57.2%)	49 (16.0%)	35 (11.4%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.4%)	79.2	273^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.7%		71.7	390^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.8%	117			49.0	51.0	63.0		56.9	47.1	57.4		55.6		48.1		$14,217	$611	$13,605
Whitehills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	621 Pebblebrook Ln	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7900	286	18	15.6	24.5%	183 (64.0%)	32 (11.2%)	35 (12.2%)	17 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	79.1	276^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.5%		87.9	159^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.3%	117			62.8	46.2	59.3		67.4	40.4	51.9		57.4		50.0		$14,448	$605	$13,843
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral	Public	PK, KG-4	4406 Okemos Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 706-5400	326	21	15.6	10.7%	144 (44.2%)	12 (3.7%)	10 (3.1%)	124 (38.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.7%)	97.9	13^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.3	21^st of 1488 public elementary schools	98.6%	8			83.1	81.7			81.4	76.7							$17,040	$396	$16,644
Cornell Elementary School	Public	K-4	4371 Cornell Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 706-5300	439	26	16.8	12.3%	254 (57.9%)	13 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	105 (23.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.4%)	74.9	339^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.3%		86.3	186^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.5%	153			50.0	54.9			64.5	46.2							$16,950	$299	$16,651
Glencairn School	Public	PK, KG-5	939 N Harrison Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7930	298	18	16.1	23.8%	186 (62.4%)	30 (10.1%)	32 (10.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.1%)	76.1	322^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	78.4%		77.3	300^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.8%	22			55.4	42.9	64.4		47.4	49.0	53.3		55.8		51.1		$13,461	$723	$12,738
Ingham Independent School District (Isd) ASD Programs	Public	PK, KG-8	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48854	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 244-1471	11	3	3.6	54.5%	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Murphy Elementary School

How many students attend Murphy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Murphy Elementary School.

What district is Murphy Elementary School in?

Haslett Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Murphy Elementary School?

Students at Murphy Elementary School are 73% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Murphy Elementary School a good school?

Murphy Elementary School ranks 315^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Murphy Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Murphy Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Haslett Middle School
High : Haslett High School

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