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Magruder Mission Statement
Our mission is to create and maintain an environment that ensures all students reach a level of academic proficiency as determined by State and National standards. Teachers have a right to teach, students have a right to learn and no one has a right to interfere with this process because failure is not an option.
Magruder Vision
Magruder is the gateway where students gain self-awareness, learn to set goals and make positive choices, and apply their knowledge and skills to become empowered to recognize and take advantage of opportunities that lead them personal success in a global society.
Magruder Site History
Opened in February, 1959. (11.4 acres bought in 1957 for $163,000). Additions in 1960, 1972, 1975, 1990. Frame stucco 46,756 sq. ft., 10 buildings, 32 classrooms. Named after Phillip Magruder, Mobil Oil Company official and industrial school supporter. After Crenshaw School closing in 1972, its overpass was moved to Magruder's Prairie Avenue crossing. (The overpass was damaged by a passing truck in 1986, and restored.) Became a middle school in 1969. Peak enrollment: 892 in 2006. Capacity: 892. Mascot: Mustangs.
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