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Murphy Creek K-8 School

Murphy Creek K-8 School school profile in Aurora, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
64/100
strong current academics, upward momentum · high confidence
Enrollment
853
Enrollment has increased 16% over the available history.
FRL Share
65.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
753.2
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Murphy Creek K-8 School

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Academic Quality

78

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

53

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

63

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

61

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Aurora and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 37 · Colorado 50
64 37
2 Academic average
Peer 726.2 · Colorado 737.4
753.2 726.2
3 ELA
Peer 727.7 · Colorado 741
756.4 727.7
4 Math
Peer 726.2 · Colorado 736.9
751.6 726.2
5 Science
Peer 724.6 · Colorado 734.5
751.6 724.6
6 Enrollment
Peer 520 · Colorado 394
853 520
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Aurora 8.1 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
8.2 / 1k 8.1 / 1k
2 Market rent
Aurora $1,871 · Colorado $1,977
$2,492 $1,871
3 Home price
Aurora $480,624 · Colorado $556,199
$543,356 $480,624
4 Poverty rate
Aurora 11.4% · Colorado 10.1%
5.2% 11.4%
5 Median income
Aurora $104,534 · Colorado $101,131
$132,031 $104,534
6 Renter share
Aurora 31.8% · Colorado 32.6%
14.3% 31.8%
Research notes

How to read this school page

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Academic picture

Murphy Creek K-8 School currently posts a blended academic reading around 753.2, with ELA at 756.4, Math at 751.6, and Science at 751.6. Against Aurora elementary schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 78/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has increased 16% over the available history. ELA has moved up 1.1 points over the available history. Math has moved up 7.7 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 53/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Murphy Creek K-8 School currently serves about 853 students. FRL share sits near 65.8%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 007109 carries violent crime around 8.2 / 1k, market rent near $2,492, median income near $132,031, and home-price context near $543,356. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 80018 where rent context currently sits near $2,492 and home-price context near $543,356. Nearby violent crime has moved down 9% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

Murphy Creek K-8 School currently reads as strong current academics, upward momentum. The total TractSignal school score is 64/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.