Elementary school (grades K-5) · Scotia, CA
Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.
The verdict
Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.
- 25
- Resource Index · Lower
- 20.8:1
- students per teacher
- 63.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 187
- students enrolled
Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 063610006171 Verify on NCES CCD record →
NCES CCD universe card
School universe 063610006171 · Scotia, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD
187 enr · 20.8:1 · 63.2% lunch · RII 25
Nearest enrollment peer: Del Norte Elementary School (187 students)
Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →
How Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary compares
Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 20.8:1 | ▼ 3% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 63.2% | ▲ 14% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 187 | top 84% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 64.7% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 53.1, Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Scotia Union Elementary, which includes Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~187 students)
Frequently asked questions about Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary
How many students attend Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary?
Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary has 187 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Scotia, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary is 20.8:1, which is 3% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 32% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary?
63.2% of students at Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary is White at 64.7% of enrollment, in Scotia, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary?
Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Scotia Union Elementary?
None reported; Scotia Union Elementary operates only Stanwood a. Murphy Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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