Current strength
Chronically absent lower than the similar-context average
10.7% −6.5 pts vs 17.2%
- 10.7% is 6.5 percentage points lower than the 17.2% average among 1,946 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Traditional public school campus
Murchison Elem
Henderson County · Region 07: Kilgore · 187 students
Official school websiteSchool information and family resources
- Current score
- 65/1002025-26
- Change
- −6 ptssince 2021-22
- Score vs similar economic context
- −14.5 ptsvs 79.5 average · 2,010 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 1,849 of 2,010tied with 14 others
- Score vs region
- −15.0 ptsvs 80 average · 352 rated schools in Region 07: Kilgore
- Region 07: Kilgore placement
- 315 of 352tied with 2 others
- Score vs county
- −15.5 ptsvs 80.5 average · 28 rated schools in Henderson County
- Henderson County placement
- 27 of 28among reporting schools
- Score vs similar-size group
- −16.5 ptsvs 81.5 average · 1,149 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 1,056 of 1,149tied with 12 others
- Score vs state
- −16.3 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 7,094 of 7,646tied with 64 others
D65
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 69 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 79.5 average for 2,010 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is below the 80 average for 352 rated schools in Region 07: Kilgore.The current score is below the 80.5 average for 28 rated schools in Henderson County.The current score is below the 81.5 average for 1,149 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is below the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
Current strength
Attendance above the similar-context average
95.8% +1.8 pts vs 94%
- 95.8% is 1.8 percentage points above the 94% average among 1,946 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Current strength
Chronically absent lower than the Region 07: Kilgore average
10.7% −4.7 pts vs 15.4%
- 10.7% is 4.7 percentage points lower than the 15.4% average among 341 schools in Region 07: Kilgore reporting this measure.
Current strength
Attendance above the Region 07: Kilgore average
95.8% +1.5 pts vs 94.3%
- 95.8% is 1.5 percentage points above the 94.3% average among 343 schools in Region 07: Kilgore reporting this measure.
Current strength
Attendance above the Henderson County average
95.8% +1.3 pts vs 94.5%
- 95.8% is 1.3 percentage points above the 94.5% average among 28 schools in Henderson County reporting this measure.
- 3rd of 28 schools in Henderson County reporting this measure.
Current strength
Chronically absent lower than the Henderson County average
10.7% −4.2 pts vs 14.9%
- 10.7% is 4.2 percentage points lower than the 14.9% average among 28 schools in Henderson County reporting this measure.
Current strength
Chronically absent lower than the similar-size average
10.7% −5.3 pts vs 16%
- 10.7% is 5.3 percentage points lower than the 16% average among 1,049 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
Current strength
Attendance above the similar-size average
95.8% +1.6 pts vs 94.2%
- 95.8% is 1.6 percentage points above the 94.2% average among 1,050 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
Current strength
Chronically absent lower than the Texas average
10.7% −6 pts vs 16.7%
- 10.7% is 6 percentage points lower than the 16.7% average among 7,358 Texas schools reporting this measure.
Current strength
Attendance above the Texas average
95.8% +1.7 pts vs 94.1%
- 95.8% is 1.7 percentage points above the 94.1% average among 7,366 Texas schools reporting this measure.
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Murchison Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 65 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 79.5 average for 2,010 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 6 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 1,849th of 2,010 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 14 others).
Murchison Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 65 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 80 average for 352 rated schools in Region 07: Kilgore. It is down 6 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 315th of 352 rated schools in Region 07: Kilgore (tied with 2 others).
Murchison Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 65 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 80.5 average for 28 rated schools in Henderson County. It is down 6 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 27th of 28 rated schools in Henderson County.
Murchison Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 65 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.5 average for 1,149 similarly sized rated schools. It is down 6 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 1,056th of 1,149 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 12 others).
Murchison Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 65 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is down 6 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 7,094th of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 64 others).
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- Enrollment over time
- Discipline and removal from class
- Spending per student
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- Where this school ranks best
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Official improvement and transfer notices
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2026 federal improvement status
Comprehensive Support and Improvement
Official support label: Comprehensive Identified
Identification reason: CSI Low Performance
TEA track year 1 · Title I campus
Schools identified for improvement
- This school
- Listed
- Selected comparison
- 29.0%
Schools on the PEG list
- This school
- Not listed
- Selected comparison
- 3.4%
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5 years of ratings
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2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated Not Rated with 69 that year.
Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.
View the yearly scores and comparisons
| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | D | 65 | 79.5 2,010 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | C | 77 | 79.3 1,987 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | D | 63 | 77.3 1,973 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | D | 66 | 77.8 1,940 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
| 2021-22 | C | 71 | 82.1 1,919 reporting | 83.7 7,283 reporting |
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Murchison Elem
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,010 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 69 | D | 1 |
| School Progress | 69 | D | 1 |
| Closing the Gaps | 56 | F | 4 |
| Academic Growth | 62 | D | 8 |
| Relative Performance | 69 | D | 1 |
Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 1 point below C in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,010 in cohort)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 187
- Economically disadvantaged
- 67.4%−0.1 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 6.4%−13.0 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 21.4%+2.5 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- 95.8%+1.8 pts vs similar economic context
- Chronically absent
- 10.7%−6.5 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Murchison Elem
- African American 1.1%
- Hispanic 24.1%
- White 71.1%
- Two or More Races 3.7%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,010 reporting for every category shown · 2,010 in full cohort
- African American 12%
- Hispanic 54.3%
- White 27.4%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 2.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 3.6%
Selected comparison average For Region 07: Kilgore · 352 reporting for every category shown · 352 in full cohort
- African American 13.6%
- Hispanic 28.4%
- White 52.2%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 0.8%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 4.7%
Selected comparison average For Henderson County · 28 reporting for every category shown · 28 in full cohort
- African American 6.7%
- Hispanic 25.4%
- White 62.9%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 0.5%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 4.2%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 1,149 reporting for every category shown · 1,149 in full cohort
- African American 7.7%
- Hispanic 46.3%
- White 41.5%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 1.1%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.1%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 187
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 126
- Emergent bilingual students
- 12
- Special education students
- 40
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- 23
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- 150
- TEA-published mobility rate
- 15.3%
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
Enrollment over time
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 187 students in 2025–26, an increase of 18 (10.7%) from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 187
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- +18
Increase · +10.7%
- Change since 2021–22
- +8
Increase · +4.5%
Enrollment in 2025–26
- This school
- 187
- Selected comparison
- 639.1
| School year | Students enrolledMurchison Elem | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 179 | First available year | 650.2 |
| 2022–23 | 175 | Decrease of 4 (2.2%) | 657.8 |
| 2023–24 | 170 | Decrease of 5 (2.9%) | 657.6 |
| 2024–25 | 169 | Decrease of 1 (0.6%) | 654.7 |
| 2025–26 | 187 | Increase of 18 (10.7%) | 639.1 |
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
Discipline and removal from class
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
- Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
- 16
8.5% of cumulative year-end enrollment
- Disciplinary actions
- 28
14.89 per 100 students
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 188
2024–25
Share of students · 2024–25
- This school
- 8.5%
- Selected comparison
- 12.8%
Actions per 100 students · 2024–25
- This school
- 14.89
- Selected comparison
- 30.4
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 185 | 12 | 6.5% | 22 | 11.89 | 9.7% | 19.3 |
| 2021–22 | 184 | Suppressed | — | 10 | 5.43 | — | 30.1 |
| 2022–23 | 191 | 12 | 6.3% | 38 | 19.90 | 13.4% | 32.2 |
| 2023–24 | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | 22 | 11.70 | 13.2% | 31.9 |
| 2024–25 | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | 28 | 14.89 | 12.8% | 30.4 |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | 16 | 8.5% | 28 | 14.89 | 12.8% | 30.4 |
| In-school suspensions | 16 | 8.5% | 23 | 12.23 | 11.5% | 23 |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
Spending per student
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
- Murchison Elem
- Parent district: Murchison ISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $11,887
- Selected comparison
- $13,206
For 2025, TEA reported $11,887 per student for this campus, $18,908 per student for its parent district, Murchison ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
| Year | Murchison Elem | Parent district: Murchison ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $6,220 | $11,231 | $13,054 | $7,986 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,847 rated schools reporting |
| 2019 | $5,977 | $10,279 | $13,108 | $8,149 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,863 rated schools reporting |
| 2020 | $8,327 | $13,246 | $14,058 | $8,711 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,883 rated schools reporting |
| 2021 | $9,249 | $14,510 | $14,797 | $9,205 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,896 rated schools reporting |
| 2022 | $9,239 | $16,509 | $15,708 | $10,493 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,919 rated schools reporting |
| 2023 | $11,596 | $17,406 | $16,792 | $11,215 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,942 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $12,856 | $20,893 | $18,125 | $12,342 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,971 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $11,887 | $18,908 | $18,972 | $13,206 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,986 rated schools reporting |
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Teachers and actual class size
- Average salary
- $55,902−$10,634 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 20−23.4 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 9.5−4.4 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Murchison Elem
- Beginning 15.2%
- 1 to 5 years 10.2%
- 6 to 10 years 29.9%
- 11 to 20 years 24.4%
- 21 to 30 years 10.2%
- Over 30 years 10.2%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,010 reporting for every category shown · 2,010 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.3%
- 1 to 5 years 26.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.1%
- 11 to 20 years 27.9%
- 21 to 30 years 15.6%
- Over 30 years 3.9%
Selected comparison average For Region 07: Kilgore · 352 reporting for every category shown · 352 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 24.6%
- 6 to 10 years 17.7%
- 11 to 20 years 28%
- 21 to 30 years 17.3%
- Over 30 years 6%
Selected comparison average For Henderson County · 28 reporting for every category shown · 28 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.7%
- 1 to 5 years 19.3%
- 6 to 10 years 18.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28%
- 21 to 30 years 16.6%
- Over 30 years 11.1%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 1,149 reporting for every category shown · 1,149 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.6%
- 1 to 5 years 23.5%
- 6 to 10 years 17.3%
- 11 to 20 years 28.4%
- 21 to 30 years 17.8%
- Over 30 years 5.6%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
| Grade or subject | Average students per classMurchison Elem · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 12 | 18 |
| Grade 1 | 12.5 | 18.2 |
| Grade 2 | 14.6 | 18.4 |
| Grade 3 | 17.4 | 18.7 |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 19 |
| Grade 5 | 18.7 | 20 |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 17.9 |
| Secondary English | 13 | 15.1 |
| Secondary math | 8.7 | 16 |
| Secondary science | 14.5 | 17.4 |
| Secondary social studies | 14.5 | 17.3 |
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 11 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
Where this school ranks best
Out of 120 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
#2–3 rankings
Second- and third-place results
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Attendance
Henderson County · of the 28 that report this measure
#4–10 rankings
Fourth- through tenth-place results
3 measures
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8of 28
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Henderson County · of the 28 that report this measure
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Per-student spending
Henderson County · of the 28 that report this measure
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9of 14
Social Studies — Approaches
Henderson County · of the 14 that report this measure
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.
Where this comes from
The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.
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