Ira A Murphy

7231 W North Lane, Peoria AZ, 85345 | Peoria Unified School District | 623-412-4475
  • grades PK-8
  • students 478
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 32% 25% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 57 in Peoria
  • Ranked #0 of 2842 in Arizona
Proficiency Averages
46%Peoria
43%Arizona

Ira A Murphy is a school servicing grades PK to 8 and is located in the district of "Peoria Unified School District" in Peoria, AZ. There are a total of 478 students and 31 teachers at Ira A Murphy, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Ira A Murphy has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 32.0%, which is 25% lower than the Arizona average.

Ira A Murphy location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students478
Teachers31
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

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 Ira A Murphy, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All36%
330-39%
430-39%
530-39%
650-59%
720-29%
830-39%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All28%
320-29%
440-49%
530-39%
620-29%
720-29%
811-19%
High Schooln/a

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.

Ira A Murphy race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictArizonaNational
White 25.7% 56.7% 40.8% 51.1%
Black 2.7% 4.5% 5.1% 15.9%
Asian 0.7% 3.6% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 64.1% 29.6% 43.8% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.2% 0.9% 4.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Multiracial 5.3% 4.1% 2.2% 3.1%

Peoria demographics profile

StatisticPeoriaArizonaNational
Population250,2907,278,717328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,8706591
Median age33.837.137.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)47%53%55%
Speak English67%73%79%
Speak Spanish25%20%13%

Education level achieved in Peoria

IndexPeoriaArizonaNational
Completed 8th grade80.3%83.7%84.3%
Completed high school78.6%82.2%83.0%
Completed some college55.7%62.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree29.9%36.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors21.3%28.0%30.3%
Completed masters7.4%10.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.8%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Ira A Murphy data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.