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Murray Avenue School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Murray Avenue School is a public middle school located in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 603 students. The school is part of the Lower Moreland Township School District, which is ranked 43 out of 610 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Murray Avenue School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Pennsylvania, ranking 41st out of 891 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's students perform exceptionally well on PSSA tests, with 63.4% of all students proficient or better in Math, 79.8% in Science, and 75.6% in English Language Arts (ELA) for the 2023-2024 school year. These scores are significantly higher than the state averages of 40.4% in Math, 65.8% in Science, and 53% in ELA. The school also excels in supporting various student subgroups, ranking 2nd out of 150 Pennsylvania middle schools for English Language Learner (ELL) students and 9th out of 877 schools for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, both with 5-star ratings.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Keith Valley Middle School, Sandy Run Middle School, and Abington Middle School, Murray Avenue School outperforms them on academic measures. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Murray Avenue School's Math proficiency rate of 63.4% is significantly higher than the rates of these nearby schools. The school's consistent high performance, low dropout rates, and high per-student spending suggest a well-resourced and effective educational environment that fosters student success.

652

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,765

Per pupil spending ?

19.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2551 Murray Ave
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006-6208

(215) 938-0230

District: Lower Moreland Township School District

Students who attend Murray Avenue School usually attend:

High:

Lower Moreland High School

Feeder schools for Murray Avenue School:

Elementary:

Pine Road Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

Asian:

29.1%

Hispanic:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2014 → 95th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (77% vs 45% meeting standards)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg73%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Not ranked this year

Murray Avenue School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	93.1	41 of 891	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	49 of 893	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	62 of 883	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	49 of 797	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	37 of 891	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	34 of 861	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	24 of 877	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	93.5	24 of 870	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	93.5	26 of 835	96.9%	★★★★★
2014	87.6	28 of 728	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	84.2	58 of 758	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	81.8	95 of 834	88.6%	★★★★☆
2011	85.3	50 of 825	93.9%	★★★★★
2010	86.3	35 of 805	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	90.2	14 of 770	98.2%	★★★★★
2008	90.1	18 of 753	97.6%	★★★★★
2007	91.6	10 of 749	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	92.5	12 of 736	98.4%	★★★★★
2005	90.9	37 of 687	94.6%	★★★★★
2004	92.6	18 of 663	97.3%	★★★★★
2003	88.3	52 of 643	91.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	69.0	52 of 145	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	43 of 144	70.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	82.3	58 of 672	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	30 of 660	95.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	93.9	2 of 150	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	10 of 143	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	92.4	39 of 860	95.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	97.4	9 of 877	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	4 of 874	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	92.3	41 of 870	95.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	86.4	61 of 673	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.8	87 of 681	87.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)99th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)95th percentile~ school

Male (2024)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)91st percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)91st percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2024)64th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math78%+36 vs state

English Language Arts76%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)						PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Murray Avenue School	Public	4-6	2551 Murray Ave	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 938-0230	652	40	16.1	19.2%	428 (65.6%)	8 (1.2%)	15 (2.3%)	190 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)								(n/a)	81.5	74.0	78.7			78.1	70.4	72.7	84.6			76.2	$20,765	$208	$20,557
Lower Moreland Middle School	Public	7-8	555 Red Lion Rd	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 938-0270	413	28	14.7		268 (64.9%)	12 (2.9%)	11 (2.7%)	116 (28.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)
Baldi C C A Middle School	Public	6-8	8801 Verree Rd	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3090	1,510	91	16.6	100.4%	672 (44.5%)	182 (12.1%)	135 (8.9%)	457 (30.3%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (3.9%)	73.7	190^th of 873 public middle schools	78.2%		61.1	353^rd of 891 public middle schools	60.4%	163			38.5	42.4	44.8	41.8			58.1	60.5	56.0	58.2	$17,373	$6,360	$11,014
Abington Middle School	Public	6-8	2056 Susquehanna St	Abington	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-4700	2,044	140	14.6	33.8%	1,120 (54.8%)	372 (18.2%)	213 (10.4%)	161 (7.9%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	172 (8.4%)	76.2	160^th of 873 public middle schools	81.7%		74.6	202^nd of 891 public middle schools	77.3%	42			55.6	50.0	48.0	51.2			57.7	53.0	49.8	53.5	$21,674	$626	$21,048
Upper Moreland Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Orangemans Road	Hatboro	19040	Montgomery County	Upper Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 674-4185	830	71	11.7	43.9%	517 (62.3%)	91 (11.0%)	122 (14.7%)	48 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.3%)	75	174^th of 873 public middle schools	80.1%		78.3	157^th of 891 public middle schools	82.4%	17			42.0	44.6	38.3	41.6			64.0	52.5	63.1	60.0	$21,757	$710	$21,047
Poquessing Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Heights Ln	Feasterville Trevose	19053	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6210	966	57	16.8	45.1%	742 (76.8%)	12 (1.2%)	63 (6.5%)	75 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.5%)	60.8	326^th of 873 public middle schools	62.7%		59.1	375^th of 891 public middle schools	57.9%	49		57.2	34.9	35.6	30.2	39.5		46.5	52.1	55.1	48.2	50.5	$18,990	$155	$18,835
Elkins Park School	Public	5-6	8149 New Second St	Elkins Park	19027	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 881-4941	569	52	10.9	53.8%	139 (24.4%)	314 (55.2%)	46 (8.1%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.7%)								(n/a)		39.7	54.0			46.5		43.4	51.9			47.5	$27,541	$1,230	$26,311
Klinger Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 2nd Street Pike	Southampton	18966	Bucks County	Centennial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 364-5950	599	49	12.2	46.9%	435 (72.6%)	26 (4.3%)	75 (12.5%)	34 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)	73.9	189^th of 873 public middle schools	78.4%		67.7	272^nd of 891 public middle schools	69.5%	83			36.6	32.4	47.9	38.8			56.4	62.7	68.5	62.6	$25,112	$504	$24,608
Castor Gardens Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Cottman Ave	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3190	1,318	78	16.8	96.3%	151 (11.5%)	309 (23.4%)	558 (42.3%)	262 (19.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.7%)	27.4	619^th of 873 public middle schools	29.1%		22.7	668^th of 891 public middle schools	25.0%	49			21.9	13.5	21.3	18.8			34.6	24.6	34.6	31.1	$17,953	$6,347	$11,606
Keith Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	227 Meetinghouse Road	Horsham	19044	Montgomery County	Hatboro-Horsham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 420-5050	966	98	9.8	39.5%	657 (68.0%)	58 (6.0%)	128 (13.3%)	67 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.6%)	79.1	143^rd of 873 public middle schools	83.6%		79.7	139^th of 891 public middle schools	84.4%	4			42.1	48.8	45.1	45.3			63.3	66.5	56.4	62.1	$25,190	$958	$24,232

Frequently Asked Questions about Murray Avenue School

How many students attend Murray Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Murray Avenue School.

What high school do graduates of Murray Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Murray Avenue School usually go on to attend Lower Moreland High School

What district is Murray Avenue School in?

Lower Moreland Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Murray Avenue School?

Students at Murray Avenue School are 66% White, 29% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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