Murray Middle School
Ridgecrest, CA 93555-2875
Phone: (760) 499-1820
Fax: (760) 446-3838
District: Sierra Sands Unified
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 6-8 • 643 students
Ridgecrest's Murray Middle School serves grades 6-8 in the Sierra Sands Unified district. It is among the few public middle schools in California to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.
Murray Middle School is a public school located in Ridgecrest, CA. 643 students attend Murray Middle School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 3/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 California Science Test data from California Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 1/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from California Department of Education. |
Posted: August 27, 2025
I keep getter compliments about false accusations and work that is impossible to complete. I would not recommend this school for your child/teenager.
Posted: August 27, 2025
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Posted: October 3, 2022
they took away the mirrors! but there is still some in the office bathroom. so unfair
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Posted: March 8, 2022
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Posted: March 8, 2022
IT IS A GREAT SCHOOL OMG SEND YOUR CHILD HERE IT IS AMAZING>
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Posted: March 16, 2020
I would rate the school a 10 out of 10
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Posted: August 18, 2019
This school is horrible, unless you're a white kid who can afford to be there and won't make trouble. Even then, there's a good chance at having to deal with bullying.
Posted: August 18, 2019
Posted: August 18, 2019
The few teachers who do care about their students are overlooked for teachers who only want to get by, and will enforce any rule given to them by the principal; prime example being the SDC teacher. She is an uncaring, self-centered, underappreciative judge dread of the classroom.
Posted: August 18, 2019
The kids who are struggling in the area of good character are locked up in detention or expelled. There's no real attempts to rehabilitate kids who need extra guidance in building good character.
Posted: August 18, 2019
The principal only cares about rules and scores.
Posted: August 18, 2019
All the kids are put into the same box of academics and beaten down with futile rules and regulations. SDC kids all shoved into one class regardless of grade which riles them all up and gives the young ones new obnoxious ideas and vocabulary to take back to their parents! Plus, first year teachers to crash land them at their brand new school!
Posted: August 18, 2019
Bullying is rampant despite the newfangled app they proposed to all the kids! Maybe if they cared about the kids, issues could get resolved.
Posted: April 9, 2019
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Posted: April 9, 2019
I'm taking them all the to court I fed up
Posted: August 29, 2016
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Posted: August 29, 2016
I'm ok with the academics portion of the school, but sports are very lacking in opportunity and poorly organized to include students who want to be in a sport for the first time. Students who want to participate in an after school sport are pretty much at a loss if you have not been on the city league previously. There is a huge disconnect and disadvantage for those students who want to learn how to play and be part of a team for the school. There is no opportunity to be on a junior team where you learn the skills needed to progress to the varsity team. So the only students that make the school team for that year are the same students year after year because they keep getting the experience. It's very divisive and does not promote team building and instill confidence in our kids.
Posted: September 23, 2012
I agree completely with the last post. And the administration is happy to stand by, and wait for "something illegal" to occur. Absolutely no attempt is made at discipline for bullies. As long as they keep the kids in the school, the state will continue to fund them, regardless of the environment they are fostering. I thought a school on a military installation would set a higher standard of discipline. Teachers have no accountability for their own organization, and when parents come to the office for answers, the administration will refuse to listen. They form their own "wall of silence" and refuse to answer to the community for which they serve. I have learned on mulitple occasions that Murrays teachers have NEVER made a mistake. How silly of me to suggest that. This is the first California school I can honestly say the teachers are performing at the level that they are getting paid. LOW!
Posted: August 7, 2012
Academics may be fine but aggressive students wreak havoc at this school. Students are forced into either the role of bystander, bully or victim. Parents take great pride in student grades and test scores, but are woefully out of touch as to school environment.
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Estates | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Ridgecrest | CA | 0.8 mi | |
| 2 | NAWS China Lake | Neighborhood/Subdivision | China Lake | CA | 2.5 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| China Lake NAWS | 1.5 mi. |
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