Fact Sheet

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General School Information

  • Grades Served: PK-5
  • Address: 3251 Morgantown Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
  • Phone: 434-977-4599
  • Principal: Wendy Eckerle
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A Great Place to Grow!

The mission of Murray Elementary School is to create a positive, safe and nurturing environment in which all children find success, happiness, and a love for learning that remains with them forever.

School Quality Profile

For every school and school division in the Commonwealth, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profiles provide detailed information about accreditation, assessments, enrollment, college and career readiness, finance, learning climate, teacher quality, and other topics of interest to parents and the general public.

Facility Information

  • Built in 1960
  • 42,057 square feet
  • 20.9 acre site

Feeder Pattern & Attendance Area

Public schools in Albemarle County are divided into three “feeder patterns” according to geographical area: Northern, Southern and Western. A feeder pattern consists of the elementary, middle and high schools through which students progress.

Murray Elementary School is part of the Western Feeder Pattern. Students continue to Henley Middle School and will graduate from Western Albemarle High School.

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Administration

Wendy Eckerle, 2022-23


Wendy Eckerle
Principal

John Hobson

John Hobson
Assistant Principal

Principal History

Wendy Eckerle
2023-Present

C'ta DeLaurier
2021-2023

Alison Dwier-Selden
2019-2021

Mark Green
2009-2019

Andrew Grider
2003-2009

David Rogers
2000-2003

Timothy Frazier
1991-2000

Sylvia Henderson
1987-1988

Elizabeth Bailey
1968-1988

Ora Starnes
1966-1968

Otis Lee
1960-1966