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Murphy Candler Elementary School
(678) 676-9102
- Physical Address:
- 6775 South Goddard RD
Lithonia, GA 30038
- Mailing Address:
- 6775 S Goddard RD
Lithonia, GA 30038
School Information
- District:
- Dekalb County
- Type:
- Public (Regular school)
- Status:
- Operational
- County:
- Dekalb County
- Level:
- Primary
- Grade Span:
- PK - 5
- Number of Students:
- 521
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Murphy Candler Elementary School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Black |
95.20% |
68.65% |
40.51% |
| Hispanic |
2.88% |
10.70% |
11.09% |
| Others |
0.77% |
2.78% |
3.66% |
| White |
0.38% |
15.70% |
45.23% |
| American Indian |
0.38% |
0.38% |
0.40% |
| Asian/Pacific |
0.38% |
5.41% |
2.97% |
Genders in Murphy Candler Elementary School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Male |
55.28% |
52.26% |
51.55% |
| Female |
44.72% |
47.74% |
48.45% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Murphy Candler Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Black |
553 |
539 |
496 |
| Hispanic |
7 |
12 |
15 |
| Others |
15 |
15 |
4 |
| White |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| American Indian |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Asian/Pacific |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Total |
579 |
570 |
521 |
Enrollment by Gender for Murphy Candler Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Male |
294 |
297 |
288 |
| Female |
285 |
273 |
233 |
| Total |
579 |
570 |
521 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Murphy Candler Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
579 |
570 |
521 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
395
(68%) |
377
(66%) |
377
(72%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
78
(13%) |
75
(13%) |
50
(10%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
473
(82%) |
452
(79%) |
427
(82%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Murphy Candler Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
579 |
570 |
521 |
| Fulltime teachers |
39.1 |
37.1 |
34.5 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
14.80 |
15.40 |
15.10 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
13.45 |
13.84 |
14.99 |