Murrah High School

1400 Murrah Drive, Jackson MS, 39202 | Jackson Public School District | 601-960-5380
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1367
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 23% 44% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 92 in Jackson
  • Ranked #0 of 1291 in Mississippi
Proficiency Averages
27%Jackson
40%Mississippi

Murrah High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Jackson Public School District" in Jackson, MS. There are a total of 1,367 students and 82 teachers at Murrah High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Murrah High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 22.5%, which is 44% lower than the Mississippi average.

Murrah High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1367
Teachers82
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment232
Taking some courses148
Taking some courses (not tests)82
Passing some courses66
Passing no courses71

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Murrah High School, there are a total of 232 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 148 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All7%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School7%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All38%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School38%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Murrah High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMississippiNational
White 1.5% 1.5% 47.0% 51.1%
Black 97.3% 96.8% 48.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.1% 0.1% 1.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.7% 1.4% 3.3% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.0% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 3.1%

Jackson demographics profile

StatisticJacksonMississippiNational
Population163,7782,976,149328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,4666491
Median age33.536.737.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)40%54%55%
Speak English98%96%79%
Speak Spanish1%2%13%

Education level achieved in Jackson

IndexJacksonMississippiNational
Completed 8th grade81.3%78.6%84.3%
Completed high school79.9%76.7%83.0%
Completed some college59.2%52.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree34.2%29.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors26.9%21.0%30.3%
Completed masters11.4%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.2%2.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.5%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Murrah High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.