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Virginia L. Murray Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Virginia L. Murray Elementary is a small PK-5 school in Albemarle County Public Schools enrolling 273 students in the Charlottesville area. Murray is one of the highest-performing elementary schools in Virginia, ranking #11 out of 1,111 elementary schools statewide in the 2025-2026 school year—placing it in the 99th percentile with a 5-star rating. This is no fluke: the school has ranked in the 93rd percentile or higher every year since 2015-2016, including five consecutive years in the top 25 statewide. Its sustained excellence makes it a standout not just in Charlottesville but across the entire state.

Academically, Murray's SOL proficiency rates range from roughly 89% to 98% across math, reading, science, and Virginia Studies—typically 20 to 25 percentage points above both district and state averages. Among nearby schools, only Brownsville Elementary (ranked #23) and Ivy Elementary (ranked #43) come close to Murray's standing. The contrast with other Albemarle schools is stark: Agnor Elementary ranks #971 statewide, Jackson-Via Elementary ranks #888, and Tall Oaks Elementary ranks #859. In 3rd grade math, for example, Murray posted a 98.1% proficiency rate compared to 43.7% at Agnor and 59.2% at Mary Carr Greer Elementary. Murray is often outperforming these schools by 30 to 50 percentage points in the same subject and grade.

Murray also excels beyond test scores. Its chronic absenteeism rate was just 6.7% in 2024-2025, well below the district rate of 11.8% and the state rate of 14.8%, and far lower than nearby schools like Jackson-Via (19.5%) and Agnor (15.4%). The school's free/reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 11.7%, similar to other high-performing nearby schools like Ivy (8.4%) and Brownsville (13.8%). Notably, Murray spends $15,522 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 13.5—less than some lower-performing schools in the area—suggesting its results come from effective leadership and instruction rather than simply higher spending or smaller class sizes. For parents seeking an exceptional elementary school in the Charlottesville area, Murray is among the very best options in Virginia.

273

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,522

Per pupil spending ?

11.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3251 Morgantown Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903-7053

(434) 977-4599

District: Albemarle County Public Schools

Students who attend Virginia L. Murray Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Joseph T. Henley Middle
High:	Western Albemarle High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.4%

Two or more races:

8.1%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 94th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (95% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school95%

District avg73%

Virginia avg72%

11^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 15Elementary Schools in the Albemarle County Public Schools

43^rd of 131Albemarle County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	11 of 1111	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	25 of 1110	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	11 of 1114	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	10 of 1114	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	24 of 1109	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	66 of 1103	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	63 of 1105	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	39 of 1097	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	85.3	79 of 1099	92.8%	★★★★★
2016	85.7	64 of 1096	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	81.6	132 of 1100	88.0%	★★★★☆
2014	92.0	12 of 1110	98.9%	★★★★★
2013	85.8	78 of 1120	93.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.5	112 of 1117	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	88.2	13 of 1117	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	86.7	18 of 1113	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	90.5	4 of 1082	99.6%	★★★★★
2008	83.8	50 of 1081	95.4%	★★★★★
2007	90.8	9 of 1083	99.2%	★★★★★
2006	81.7	90 of 1071	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	88.3	23 of 1062	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	94.3	7 of 1100	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	37 of 1096	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	13 of 1098	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	26 of 1100	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	37 of 1099	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	26 of 1093	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	21 of 1101	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	7 of 1093	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	51 of 974	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	88.4	22 of 973	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	16 of 979	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	12 of 984	98.8%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics96%+22 vs state

English Reading95%+24 vs state

Science93%+24 vs state

VA Studies93%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Excellent, caring, positive, engaging...Murray is all of these! Best School in Albemarle County. It is a public/private...a public school that has all the benefits of a private school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)		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 (2025)	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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Virginia L. Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3251 Morgantown Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 977-4599	273	20	13.5	11.7%	203 (74.4%)	9 (3.3%)	19 (7.0%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.1%)	93.2	11^th of 1111 public elementary schools	99.0%		91.7	25^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.7%	14	98.1	95.0	93.1	93.1	94.2	98.3	89.7		93.1	$15,522	$625	$14,897
Ivy Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Owensville Road	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 293-9304	358	24	14.7	8.4%	304 (84.9%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.1%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	90.3	43^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	96.1%		91.3	30^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.3%	13	96.4	96.1	94.7	89.5	89.3	96.1	93.0		82.5	$13,091	$332	$12,759
Crozet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1407 Crozet Avenue	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 823-4800	571	37	15.2	15.1%	454 (79.5%)	15 (2.6%)	46 (8.1%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	78.2	228^th of 1111 public elementary schools	79.5%		68.8	368^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.8%	140	84.7	81.9	82.8	85.0	74.5	85.1	88.2		89.1	$12,869	$619	$12,251
Brownsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5870 Rockfish Gap Turnpike	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 823-4658	530	39	13.4	13.8%	419 (79.1%)	11 (2.1%)	32 (6.0%)	30 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.0%)	91.8	23^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	97.9%		90.7	38^th of 1110 public elementary schools	96.6%	15	90.1	97.6	98.8	92.3	86.4	96.4	92.5		93.5	$13,215	$695	$12,520
Mary Carr Greer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Lambs Lane	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-8371	520	44	11.8	85.4%	120 (23.1%)	121 (23.3%)	208 (40.0%)	33 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	20	943^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	15.1%		13	1000^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.9%	57	59.2	50.0	68.5	61.6	43.4	48.8	54.2		72.6	$17,181	$1,427	$15,754
Tall Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1645 Cherry Avenue	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2417	327	28	11.6	78.9%	105 (32.1%)	88 (26.9%)	47 (14.4%)	28 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (18.0%)	28.4	859^th of 1111 public elementary schools	22.7%		17	962^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	13.3%	103	53.7	64.0			48.2	67.4		84.9
Trailblazer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	406 14th Street NW	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2418	320	27	11.8	65.6%	128 (40.0%)	96 (30.0%)	16 (5.0%)	36 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.8%)	49.8	610^th of 1111 public elementary schools	45.1%		36	757^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.8%	147	69.8	72.2			75.5	71.7		68.0		$14,026	$1,554	$12,472
Red Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 Red Hill School Road	North Garden	22959	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 293-5332	210	18	12.0	67.6%	137 (65.2%)	8 (3.8%)	44 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.0%)	49	619^th of 1111 public elementary schools	44.3%		25.5	874^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.3%	255	67.7	67.9	80.0	80.0	61.3	67.9	85.0		387.0	$17,837	$1,381	$16,456
Jackson-Via Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	508 Harris Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2416	370	30	12.3	101.1%	120 (32.4%)	108 (29.2%)	54 (14.6%)	37 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.8%)	25.6	888^th of 1111 public elementary schools	20.1%		29.9	829^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.3%	59	64.3	57.9			57.1	60.7		67.4		$15,413	$7,982	$7,432
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1757 Avon Street Extended	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 293-7455	769	57	13.4	64.6%	348 (45.3%)	114 (14.8%)	208 (27.0%)	38 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.7%)	37.7	760^th of 1111 public elementary schools	31.6%		30	828^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.4%	68	66.2	65.9	67.0	63.1	65.9	67.5	69.9		67.1	$19,014	$817	$18,197

Frequently Asked Questions about Virginia L. Murray Elementary

What schools do graduates of Virginia L. Murray Elementary attend?

Students who attend Virginia L. Murray Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joseph T. Henley Middle
High : Western Albemarle High

How many students attend Virginia L. Murray Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Virginia L. Murray Elementary.

Is Virginia L. Murray Elementary a good school?

Yes! Virginia L. Murray Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Virginia L. Murray Elementary in?

Albemarle County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Virginia L. Murray Elementary?

Students at Virginia L. Murray Elementary are 74% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% African American.

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