Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEACH PARK CCSD 3·NCES 170001000022
Kenneth Murphy School
11315 W Wadsworth Rd, Beach Park, IL 60099 · (847) 599-5060 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
211 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kenneth Murphy School→Beach Park Middle School
Based on grade levels within Beach Park CCSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
25.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
16.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
-7 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.2:1
% White
12%
was 21%
% Hispanic
58%
was 43%
% Black
23%
was 27%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Kenneth Murphy School
Kenneth Murphy School is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in Beach Park, Illinois, part of Beach Park CCSD 3, hosting 394 students in grades K through 5.
Kenneth Murphy School is one of 5 schools operated by Beach Park CCSD 3, a district that caters to 1,996 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Kenneth Murphy School shows that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 23% Black, 12% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Kenneth Murphy School logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Kenneth Murphy School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 40.6%; this one comes in at 19.6%, -21.0 points off the demographic line.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lake County put the typical household earns roughly $110,416 per year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Lake County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), of which Kenneth Murphy School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Oak Crest School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kenneth Murphy School. On composite proficiency, Kenneth Murphy School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 18.0%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kenneth Murphy School has held roughly steady, going from 401 students in 2018 to 394 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 43% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beach Park CCSD 3
- Beach Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Oak Crest SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Newport Elem SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in Beach Park
- Beach Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Oak Crest SchoolElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Crest School0.5 mi · 308
- Elmwood Elem School1.0 mi · 336
- Howe Elementary School1.2 mi · 318
- H R McCall Elem School1.4 mi · 396
- Shiloh Park Middle School1.4 mi · 358
- Zion Central Middle School1.5 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Kenneth Murphy SchoolHow many students attend Kenneth Murphy School?
Kenneth Murphy School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Kenneth Murphy School serve?
Kenneth Murphy School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kenneth Murphy School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kenneth Murphy School is approximately 14.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kenneth Murphy School?
Kenneth Murphy School reports a student body of 12% White, 58% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Kenneth Murphy School in?
Kenneth Murphy School is part of Beach Park CCSD 3.
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