Is Mary T. Murphy School a good school?

Mary T. Murphy School ranks 258 th of 497 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mary T. Murphy School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 349 students attended Mary T. Murphy School.

What is the racial makeup of Mary T. Murphy School?

Students at Mary T. Murphy School are 50% White, 23% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mary T. Murphy School attend?

Students who attend Mary T. Murphy School usually go on to attend: Middle : Francis Walsh Intermediate School High : Branford High School

Mary T. Murphy School

Summary:

Mary T. Murphy School is an elementary school in Branford, Connecticut, serving 366 students in grades PK-4 as part of the Branford School District. This school stands out for its diverse student population, strong academic performance, and exceptional support for special education and low-income students.

Compared to nearby schools like John B. Sliney School and Mary R. Tisko School, Mary T. Murphy School has a more racially diverse student body, with 52.19% White, 4.64% African American, 21.31% Hispanic, and 15.03% Asian students. This diversity is reflected in the school's strong academic performance, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state average.

What's particularly noteworthy is Mary T. Murphy School's exceptional support for special education and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students. In the 2020-2021 school year, the school ranked 31st out of 371 Connecticut elementary schools for its special education students and 12th out of 302 for its low-SES students, both receiving 5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. This suggests the school has effective programs and strategies in place to address the needs of these student populations, which often face additional challenges.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

14 Brushy Plain Rd.
Branford, CT 06405

(203) 483-1832

District: Branford School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
258^th of 497 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,503

Students who attend Mary T. Murphy School usually attend:

Middle:	Francis Walsh Intermediate School
High:	Branford High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 349

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.9%

Hispanic:

22.9%

Asian:

16.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mary T. Murphy School ranks worse than 51.9% of elementary schools in Connecticut. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Branford School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.17. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Mary T. Murphy School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Branford School District. Student population at Mary T. Murphy School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (49.9%), Hispanic (22.9%), Asian (16%). (See more...)

Compare Details 46.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Branford School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mary T. Murphy School is 11.3. 1 elementary schools in the Branford School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mary T. Murphy School employs 30.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mary T. Murphy School is $21,503, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Branford School District!

Schooldigger Rankings:

Mary T. Murphy School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Branford School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Branford School District 80^th of 158 Connecticut school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mary T. Murphy School

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Rank History for all students at Mary T. Murphy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile
2006	74.14	176^th	570	69.1%
2007	53.90	344^th	568	39.4%
2008	53.35	346^th	565	38.8%
2009	46.61	395^th	566	30.2%
2010	53.07	356^th	579	38.5%
2011	53.47	343^rd	565	39.3%
2012	53.02	349^th	564	38.1%
2013	36.43	415^th	557	25.5%
2015	65.40	218^th	551	60.4%
2016	53.91	245^th	518	52.7%
2017	52.50	255^th	519	50.9%
2018	45.91	293^rd	532	44.9%
2019	49.42	265^th	522	49.2%
2021	64.78	214^th	538	60.2%
2022	59.38	209^th	490	57.3%
2023	56.67	221^st	491	55.0%
2024	48.17	258^th	497	48.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mary T. Murphy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	86.04	31^st	371	91.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mary T. Murphy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	92.86	12^th	302	96.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Mary T. Murphy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile
2018	38.19	171^st	259	34.0%
2021	71.40	137^th	455	69.9%
2022	64.79	112^th	234	52.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Mary T. Murphy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile
2018	46.83	162^nd	262	38.2%
2021	47.36	230^th	445	48.3%
2022	37.98	153^rd	232	34.1%

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Rank History for White students at Mary T. Murphy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile
2018	4.85	292^nd	296	1.4%
2019	11.02	278^th	295	5.8%
2021	22.36	273^rd	327	16.5%
2022	27.49	211^th	252	16.3%
2023	18.15	233^rd	262	11.1%

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Data source: test scores: Connecticut State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Connecticut State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mary T. Murphy School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	121	2	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	125
1989	126	1	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	132
1990	146	2	5	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	154
1991	174	3	7	1	1	n/a	n/a	186
1992	420	17	22	8	4	n/a	n/a	471
1993	451	18	24	9	2	n/a	n/a	504
1994	474	20	25	14	0	n/a	n/a	533
1995	490	11	28	17	4	n/a	n/a	550
1996	490	11	28	17	4	n/a	n/a	550
1997	485	16	40	16	0	n/a	n/a	557
1998	487	12	29	17	0	n/a	n/a	545
1999	450	35	47	26	0	n/a	n/a	558
2000	436	16	40	30	2	n/a	n/a	524
2001	426	15	42	36	0	n/a	n/a	519
2002	377	11	56	22	1	n/a	n/a	467
2003	377	11	56	22	1	n/a	n/a	467
2004	360	18	53	19	0	n/a	n/a	450
2005	347	26	50	20	1	n/a	n/a	444
2006	372	28	58	26	1	n/a	n/a	485
2007	280	17	46	36	2	n/a	n/a	381
2008	310	23	41	40	2	n/a	n/a	416
2009	294	19	48	46	2	n/a	n/a	409
2010	302	20	56	55	0	n/a	n/a	433
2011	297	25	58	47	0	0	4	431
2012	303	23	55	48	1	0	9	439
2013	288	18	73	38	1	0	11	429
2014	291	17	61	39	0	0	12	420
2015	291	14	61	38	1	0	8	413
2016	286	21	57	47	2	0	11	424
2017	267	22	55	54	4	0	11	413
2018	260	19	51	38	4	0	16	388
2019	252	17	41	62	5	0	21	398
2020	232	16	48	64	4	0	21	385
2021	190	18	37	60	4	0	16	325
2022	203	19	43	66	0	0	18	349
2023	191	17	55	78	0	0	25	366
2024	174	15	56	80	0	0	24	349

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mary T. Murphy School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	125	5.0	25.0	n/a
1989	132	5.0	26.4	n/a
1990	154	4.5	34.2	n/a
1991	186	7.5	24.8	n/a
1992	471	24.4	19.3	8.5
1993	504	27.5	18.3	1.2
1994	533	30.5	17.5	17.6
1995	550	31.2	17.6	15.1
1996	550	31.2	17.6	15.1
1997	557	31.4	17.7	12.6
1998	545	33.7	16.2	11.6
1999	558	35.3	15.8	15.6
2000	524	33.8	15.5	13.5
2001	519	34.5	15.0	n/a
2002	467	34.5	13.5	14.3
2003	467	34.5	13.5	14.3
2004	450	33.5	13.4	12.4
2005	444	30.3	14.7	n/a
2006	485	30.8	15.7	17.5
2007	381	28.6	13.3	22.6
2008	416	31.8	13.1	21.9
2009	409	34.1	13.1	26.9
2010	433	33.3	12.9	27.7
2011	431	34.8	12.3	23.2
2012	439	32.8	13.3	25.1
2013	429	35.0	12.2	29.8
2014	420	35.3	11.8	30.7
2015	413	33.0	12.5	31.5
2016	424	35.0	12.1	30.7
2017	413	37.5	11.0	38.7
2018	388	36.1	10.7	38.1
2019	398	31.1	12.7	43.5
2020	385	31.6	12.1	42.9
2021	325	30.7	10.5	47.1
2022	349	33.9	10.2	47
2023	366	36.9	9.9	43.7
2024	349	30.7	11.3	46.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mary T. Murphy School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	125	5.0	25.0	n/a
1989	132	5.0	26.4	n/a
1990	154	4.5	34.2	n/a
1991	186	7.5	24.8	n/a
1992	471	24.4	19.3	8.5
1993	504	27.5	18.3	1.2
1994	533	30.5	17.5	17.6
1995	550	31.2	17.6	15.1
1996	550	31.2	17.6	15.1
1997	557	31.4	17.7	12.6
1998	545	33.7	16.2	11.6
1999	558	35.3	15.8	15.6
2000	524	33.8	15.5	13.5
2001	519	34.5	15.0	n/a
2002	467	34.5	13.5	14.3
2003	467	34.5	13.5	14.3
2004	450	33.5	13.4	12.4
2005	444	30.3	14.7	n/a
2006	485	30.8	15.7	17.5
2007	381	28.6	13.3	22.6
2008	416	31.8	13.1	21.9
2009	409	34.1	13.1	26.9
2010	433	33.3	12.9	27.7
2011	431	34.8	12.3	23.2
2012	439	32.8	13.3	25.1
2013	429	35.0	12.2	29.8
2014	420	35.3	11.8	30.7
2015	413	33.0	12.5	31.5
2016	424	35.0	12.1	30.7
2017	413	37.5	11.0	38.7
2018	388	36.1	10.7	38.1
2019	398	31.1	12.7	43.5
2020	385	31.6	12.1	42.9
2021	325	30.7	10.5	47.1
2022	349	33.9	10.2	47
2023	366	36.9	9.9	43.7
2024	349	30.7	11.3	46.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Mary T. Murphy School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$18,064
2019	$18,373
2020	$18,677
2021	$20,899
2022	$20,559
2023	$21,503

Data source: Connecticut Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mary T. Murphy School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 265^th of 522 Elementary schools	Ranks 221^st of 491 Elementary schools	5.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mary T. Murphy School)	50	40.8	9.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Branford School District)	54.7	50.6	4.1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)	54.3	45.5	8.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mary T. Murphy School)	57.1	57.7	0.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Branford School District)	65.4	59.8	5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)	55	49.8	5.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mary T. Murphy School)	51.5	57.3	5.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Branford School District)	56	58.6	2.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)	54.6	48.8	5.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mary T. Murphy School)	64.7	61.3	3.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Branford School District)	65.4	58.1	7.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)	52.5	48.3	4.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	398	366	8%
African American	17	17
American Indian	5	0	100%
Asian	41	55	34.1%
Hispanic	62	78	25.8%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	252	191	24.2%
Two or More Races	21	25	19%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	43.5%	43.7%	0.2%

Schools Near Mary T. Murphy School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NGSS Science (2024)		SBAC English Language Arts (2024)					SBAC Mathematics (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Mary T. Murphy School	Public	PK, KG-4	14 Brushy Plain Rd.	Branford	06405	New Haven County	Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 483-1832	349	31	11.3	46.4%	174 (49.9%)	15 (4.3%)	80 (22.9%)	56 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	48.2	258^th of 497 public elementary schools	48.1%		56.7	221^st of 491 public elementary schools	55.0%	37			60.3	39.4				68.3	35.2				$21,503
John B. Sliney School	Public	PK, KG-4	23 Eades St.	Branford	06405	New Haven County	Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 481-5386	257	25	10.2	43.2%	173 (67.3%)	6 (2.3%)	49 (19.1%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	67.8	182^nd of 497 public elementary schools	63.4%		66.6	180^th of 491 public elementary schools	63.3%	2			68.0	55.8				62.0	60.5				$23,966
Mary R. Tisko School	Public	PK, KG-4	118 Damascus Rd.	Branford	06405	New Haven County	Branford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 483-1826	345	30	11.4	20.0%	280 (81.2%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (12.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.9%)	72.5	156^th of 497 public elementary schools	68.6%		62.8	198^th of 491 public elementary schools	59.7%	42			60.6	62.1				69.7	65.5				$21,707
Jerome Harrison School	Public	PK, KG-2	335 Foxon Rd.	North Branford	06471	New Haven County	North Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 484-1235	396	32	12.3	23.7%	331 (83.6%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.8%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)								(n/a)													$19,973
Deer Run School	Public	PK, KG-2	311 Foxon Rd.	East Haven	06512	New Haven County	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3324	221	25	8.8	44.3%	99 (44.8%)	14 (6.3%)	85 (38.5%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.2%)								(n/a)													$25,274
Grove J. Tuttle School	Public	K-5	108 Prospect St.	East Haven	06512	New Haven County	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3315	279	21	13.1	60.6%	117 (41.9%)	12 (4.3%)	120 (43.0%)	16 (5.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	15.7	390^th of 497 public elementary schools	21.5%					(n/a)			26.3	20.5	42.9			26.3	28.2	21.4			$15,172
Carbone School/East Haven Academy	Public	1-8	200 Tyler St.	East Haven	06512	New Haven County	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3219	357	27	13.0	44.0%	233 (65.3%)	13 (3.6%)	82 (23.0%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	21.2	361^st of 497 public elementary schools	27.4%		33.6	306^th of 491 public elementary schools	37.7%	55	31.1	46.3		28.6	44.4		51.2		21.4		28.6	22.0	$16,329
Overbrook Early Learning Center	Public	PK	54 Gerrish Ave.	East Haven	06512	New Haven County	East Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 468-3305	171	4	42.7	33.9%	58 (33.9%)	9 (5.3%)	91 (53.2%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)								(n/a)													$19,237
Dominick H. Ferrara School	Public	3-5	22 Maynard Rd.	East Haven	06512	New Haven County	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3318	178	14	12.3	56.7%	78 (43.8%)	10 (5.6%)	67 (37.6%)	12 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.2%)	37.4	296^th of 497 public elementary schools	40.4%		34.6	303^rd of 491 public elementary schools	38.3%	7	40.3		47.6	25.5	44.8			57.1	37.3	43.3			$19,732
Bishop Woods Architecture and Design Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1481 Quinnipiac Avenue	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-7300	431	30	14.3	82.8%	24 (5.6%)	137 (31.8%)	240 (55.7%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	11.3	425^th of 497 public elementary schools	14.5%		13.1	407^th of 491 public elementary schools	17.1%	18	24.5	16.7	19.1		25.5	22.9							$18,868

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