Murphy Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Murphy, North Carolina·28906
Score
56.7/100
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#199
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#2
In Cherokee County Schools
#2
In Murphy
Top 44%
In North Carolina

Score 56.7/100: better than 56% of North Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
59%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 68% of them
334 students tested
Math
45%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 33% of them
334 students tested
Science
82%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 86% of them
104 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading58.7334
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math45.2334
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science81.7104

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
297
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
297
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Cherokee County

Contact

Address
65 Middle School Drive
Murphy, NC 28906

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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Murphy Middle at a glance

Murphy Middle is a public middle school in Murphy, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Cherokee County Schools. It has about 297 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591).

In 2025-26 state tests, 59% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 45% in math (similar schools: 56%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina middle schools, it scores 56.7 out of 100: better than 56% of them, ranking #199 of 460. Its English language arts result rose by 2 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.