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Lois T. Murray Elementary/middle School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
820 E 43rd Street
Baltimore, MD 21212
Phone
(410) 396-7463
District
Baltimore City Public Schools
County
BALTIMORE CITY
Type of School
Special education
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
35
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maryland

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all MD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Lois T. Murray Elementary/middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
30%
No Data
41%
No Data
18%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
4
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 1 2.9%
Grade 1 2 5.7%
Grade 2 3 8.6%
Grade 3 5 14.3%
Grade 4 1 2.9%
Grade 5 5 14.3%
Grade 6 4 11.4%
Grade 7 9 25.7%
Grade 8 5 14.3%
Total 35 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.0% 7.2% 35.2%
Black 88.6% 72.5% 34.2%
Hispanic 11.4% 19.0% 23.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.0% 7.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 71.4% 72.8% 50.7%
Free lunch eligible 71.4% 72.8% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 4.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 577,193 6,180,253
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 7,130.6 631
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.5% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.3% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.2% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.9% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 250,608 2,339,510
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.2% 91.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.4% 42.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.7% 31.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.5% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.0% 10.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.2% 6.9%
$15,000 or less 15.7% 6.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,837 $897,395,000 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $698 $52,896,000 2.8%
Staff $846 $64,168,000 3.5%
General Administration $301 $22,830,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,388 $105,189,000 5.7%
Operation $1,612 $122,174,000 6.6%
Transportation $658 $49,896,000 2.7%
Other $781 $59,209,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,284 $476,362,000 25.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,369 $482,874,000 26.0%
Total Expenditures $24,490 $1,856,631,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,551 $9,390,931,000 57.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $828 $736,660,000 4.5%
Staff $800 $712,286,000 4.3%
General Administration $116 $103,436,000 0.6%
School Administration $1,092 $972,050,000 5.9%
Operation $1,442 $1,283,316,000 7.8%
Transportation $691 $614,844,000 3.7%
Other $439 $391,069,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,408 $4,813,661,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,533 $2,254,097,000 13.7%
Total Expenditures $18,492 $16,458,689,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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