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Charles Q Murphree Pk-8

Public Grades PK, KG-8

4132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Charles Q Murphree Pk-8 is an elementary school in the El Paso Independent School District, serving 880 students in grades PK-8. The school has consistently low rankings on the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, placing in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools in recent years. With 89.77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Charles Q Murphree Pk-8 serves a high-need student population.

Academically, the school significantly underperforms the district and state averages on STAAR standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.86% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading, compared to 51.25% in the district and 52.02% statewide. The school also struggles with high dropout rates, increasing from 1.5% in 2019-2020 to 4.6% in 2022-2023. When compared to nearby Mesita Elementary, which outperforms Charles Q Murphree Pk-8 by over 40 percentage points in 3rd grade reading and math, the academic gaps are substantial.

Despite having higher per-student spending ($10,861 in 2020-2021) and a lower student-teacher ratio (14.5) than state averages, Charles Q Murphree Pk-8 continues to underperform. Significant improvements are needed in instructional quality, curriculum, and support services to address the academic challenges faced by this school, especially for its Hispanic, English Learner, Special Education, and Economically Disadvantaged student populations, who rank in the bottom 25% of Texas elementary schools.

846

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,506

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

499 Cabaret
El Paso, TX 79912

(915) 236-3925

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

White:

5.1%

African American:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2024 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (21% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Reading scores 29 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg42%

Texas avg46%

Elementary school

4,132^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2024

From bottom 6% (2024) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,217^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 48Elementary Schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

543^rd of 961El Paso Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	4132 of 4651	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	4431 of 4710	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	14.5	3501 of 3668	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.1	4282 of 4658	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	14.3	4241 of 4465	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	4297 of 4594	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	4400 of 4647	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	34.1	2986 of 4292	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	2217 of 2344	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2188 of 2372	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	13.4	1709 of 1770	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	15.2	2067 of 2242	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	12.9	2032 of 2119	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	2148 of 2235	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	11.6	2144 of 2246	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	33.3	1347 of 1891	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	51.2	819 of 1733	52.7%	★★★☆☆

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

Special Education (2024)30th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2024)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)6th percentile~ school

Male (2024)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

White (2024)53rd percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2024)29th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2024)8th percentile~ school

Male (2024)5th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)4th percentile-4 vs school

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

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I36%-11 vs state

Reading26%-29 vs state

Science21%-17 vs state

Mathematics19%-25 vs state

Social Studies12%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Charles Q Murphree Pk-8

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Charles Q Murphree Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	499 Cabaret	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-3925	846	59	14.4	87.0%	43 (5.1%)	24 (2.8%)	760 (89.8%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	18.2	4132^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	11.2%		12.6	4431^st of 4710 public elementary schools	5.9%	299	8.7	21.7	23.1	13.0	30.0	0.0	0.0	36.4	22.9	22.6	56.9	19.2	17.4	27.2	17.1	38.2	35.3	14.4	14.3	11.8	24.0	12.2	$10,506
Idea Mesa Hills Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	405 Walleberg	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 377-8000	643	30	21.2	79.9%	49 (7.6%)	16 (2.5%)	569 (88.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56.3	1760^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.2%		43.6	2610^th of 4710 public elementary schools	44.6%	850									38.2	61.8	61.1				36.6	54.9	40.9			44.1			$9,688
Dr Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5430 Buckley Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2700	264	22	11.9	69.7%	27 (10.2%)	3 (1.1%)	225 (85.2%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	48.3	2239^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.9%		48.1	2289^th of 4710 public elementary schools	51.4%	50	57.1	60.0	33.3	42.9	40.0	16.7	0.0		50.0	55.8	55.6				50.0	44.2	32.4			21.6			$14,228
Dr Green Montessori	Public	PK-K	5430 Buckley	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 231-2700	87	5	17.4	50.6%	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (92.0%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)																							$00
Putnam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6508 Fiesta Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-3225	260	24	11.0	76.9%	25 (9.6%)	7 (2.7%)	221 (85.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	45.5	2410^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.2%		53.3	1966^th of 4710 public elementary schools	58.3%	444	0.0			40.0					48.4	36.1	62.1				41.9	18.4	69.0			31.0			$14,129
Western Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	530 Thunderbird Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 832-6950	436	33	13.4	59.9%	41 (9.4%)	4 (0.9%)	377 (86.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	71.7	1061^st of 4651 public elementary schools	77.2%		62	1499^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.2%	438		40.0			9.1				48.9	66.7	77.8				41.7	52.3	61.9			39.7			$13,171
Rivera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6445 Escondido Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-3700	186	17	10.6	69.9%	30 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (81.2%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	47.8	2273^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.1%		55.9	1824^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.3%	449		33.3			33.3				38.5	60.0	61.5				46.2	53.3	39.5			10.3			$16,211
Polk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Belvidere St	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-2775	649	41	15.7	43.9%	78 (12.0%)	10 (1.5%)	530 (81.7%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	86.9	495^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.4%		77.2	868^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.6%	373	50.0	73.3	50.0	57.1	35.7	33.3	20.0		73.4	79.4	81.3				60.5	73.1	57.0			42.6			$9,335
Mesita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3307 N Stanton	El Paso	79902	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 496-8180	916	64	14.3	57.8%	74 (8.1%)	11 (1.2%)	795 (86.8%)	20 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.6%)	80.5	736^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.2%		80.2	748^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.1%	12	23.1	46.2	50.0	37.0	44.7	48.5	12.1		68.3	67.9	67.3				69.0	60.0	55.2			41.0			$9,788
Zach White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4256 Roxbury Dr	El Paso	79922	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 584-1141	395	32	12.4	52.9%	58 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	327 (82.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	60.8	1535^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.0%		56.5	1778^th of 4710 public elementary schools	62.3%	243	42.9			0.0					57.1	46.4	69.8				46.4	55.2	44.4			31.8			$13,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Q Murphree Pk-8

What is the racial makeup of Charles Q Murphree Pk-8?

Students at Charles Q Murphree Pk-8 are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Charles Q Murphree Pk-8 in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Charles Q Murphree Pk-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 846 students attended Charles Q Murphree Pk-8.

Is Charles Q Murphree Pk-8 a good school?

Charles Q Murphree Pk-8 ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Texas elementary schools.

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