Murphy High, 100 S. Carlen St.: grades 9 to 12, 1,173 students on the 2024-25 state report card, graded C with 72 points.
Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its contact page, Mobile County Public Schools’ 2026-27 calendar, enrollment, school zone and transportation contact pages and its SchoolSearch zone tool, the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25 and 2023-24, the federal NCES school directory for 2023-24 and the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s 2026-28 alignment.
Murphy High serves ninth through 12th grade at 100 S. Carlen St., Mobile, as one of Mobile County Public Schools’ high schools. Alabama graded it a C, with 72 points, on its 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 251-221-3184, 100 S. Carlen St.
- School website: www.mhspanthers.com
- Enrolling a new student: online registration in PowerSchool from the district’s enrollment page; Student Support Services, 251-221-4246
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s SchoolSearch or InfoFinder tool
- Buses: Transportation Department, 251-221-5260; the Inner City route specialists, who cover Murphy High, are at 251-221-9951
| Address | 100 S. Carlen St., Mobile, AL 36606 |
| Phone | 251-221-3184 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| District | Mobile County Public Schools |
| AHSAA football, 2026-28 | Class 5A, Region 1 |
| State school code | 049-0530 |
Principal
Principal Ed Sanderson, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 1,173 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card.
- Federal count: 1,255 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 17 students per teacher.
State report card
Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. The grade comes from a 100-point score built from students’ achievement and growth on state tests in English language arts and math, chronic absenteeism (the share of students who missed 18 or more days), progress in English language proficiency and, for high schools, graduation rate and college and career readiness, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules.
2024-25 grade: C, 72 points. That compares with a C and 76 points on the 2023-24 card. Mobile County Public Schools as a whole earned a B, with 83 points.
| Indicator | 2024-25 score |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) | 33.01 |
| Academic growth | 77.81 |
| Graduation rate | 87.24% |
| College and career readiness | 79.82% |
| Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) | 20.29% of students |
Murphy High’s full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site. Graduation rate and college and career readiness are reported a year behind, so the 2024-25 card counts the class of 2024.
Attendance zone
Check an address with the district’s SchoolSearch tool or InfoFinder, both linked from its school zone page. The district says to confirm with the school before buying supplies, and that students in magnet schools, special programs and transfers may attend a different school than the one their address is zoned for. Zones do not follow the city limits.
In SchoolSearch, the Mobile addresses zoned for Murphy High take in the middle school zones of Scarborough Model Middle, Burns Middle, Booker T. Washington Middle and Calloway-Smith Middle, and the elementary zones of Leinkauf Elementary, Dodge Elementary, Mary B. Austin Elementary, E.R. Dickson Elementary, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary, Kate Shepard Elementary and Howard Elementary. We checked 3,000 addresses inside the City of Mobile in the tool on Oct. 17, 2026; zones can split streets, so check your own address.
Sports
For football in the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s 2026-28 alignment, Murphy High is a Class 5A school in Region 1, with Baldwin County, Elberta, Gulf Shores, Mattie T. Blount, Saraland, Spanish Fort and Theodore. The AHSAA’s 2026-28 enrollment list, which sets the classes, gives the school an enrollment figure of 883.60.
Schedules, scores and region standings for Mobile’s teams are in our Friday night football guide and on our scoreboard. The school’s own news and team pages are on its website.
Calendar and bell times
Murphy High follows the Mobile County Public Schools 2026-27 calendar, approved by the board on Feb. 25, 2026. Coming dates:
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: virtual learning day (Election Day)
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: second quarter ends
- Dec. 21-31: Christmas break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- Monday, Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
- Feb. 8-12: Mardi Gras break
- March 29 to April 2: spring break
- Wednesday, May 26: last day for students
School hours: 7:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., according to the district’s SchoolSearch listing for Murphy High.
More
- The school’s website
- Every public school in Mobile, with zones and report cards
- Our Mobile schools guide for enrollment, the school board and the district at a glance
- Friday night football and the scoreboard
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Murphy High serve?
Murphy High serves ninth through 12th grade, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s 2024-25 report card.
What is Murphy High’s state report card grade?
Murphy High earned a C, with 72 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, down from 76 points on the 2023-24 card.
What time does Murphy High start?
The district’s SchoolSearch listing gives Murphy High’s hours as 7:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
What AHSAA class is Murphy High?
Class 5A, Region 1 for football in the AHSAA’s 2026-28 alignment.
Have your say