Elementary · Connecticut

Mary T. Murphy School

Mary T. Murphy School, a public elementary school in Branford, Connecticut: grades pre-k–4, 318 students, 10.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Branford School District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 318
Teachers (FTE): 30.8
Students per teacher: 10.3
Grades: Pre-K–4; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 87% of elementary schools in Connecticut

Median 12.2 · 594 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 66% of elementary schools in Connecticut

Median 369 · 598 schools compared

Smaller than 70% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–4
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Branford School District

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Location

Address: 14 Brushy Plain Rd., Branford, CT 06405
Phone: (203)483-1832
County: South Central Connecticut Planning Region

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
John B. Sliney School	Pre-K–4	252	8.9	1.1 mi
Mary R. Tisko School	Pre-K–4	365	11.8	1.8 mi
Jerome Harrison School	Pre-K–2	385	12.8	2.3 mi
Deer Run SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	232	11.0	2.4 mi
Grove J. Tuttle SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	270	12.4	3.1 mi
Carbone School/East Haven AcademyFree meals for all	1–8	363	15.4	3.2 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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