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Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 960 students
Murphy Creek K-8 School
1400 S Old Tom Morris Road, Aurora, CO 80018
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
855
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
Arapahoe County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Colorado elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Murphy Creek K-8 School
Murphy Creek K-8 School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Arapahoe County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 855 students were enrolled, with about 16.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 855 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
- County
- Arapahoe County
- NCES school ID
- 080234001881
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.