Enrollment
253
Middle
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVOCA SD 37·NCES 170480000043
Marie Murphy School
2921 Illinois Rd, Wilmette, IL 60091 · (847) 251-3617 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Illinois public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 32% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Avoca SD 37. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
89.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
79.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.6% | 79.1% |
| 2023-24 | 82.4% | 66.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Marie Murphy School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #14 of 640 ▲ 5 | #7 of 146 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.6% | #12 of 640 ▲ 9 | #5 of 146 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #500 of 691 | #129 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #20 of 558 | #9 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #63 of 560 | #20 of 138 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #234 of 440 | #55 of 97 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
253
-34 (-12%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 254
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 253 | 26.8 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 26.8 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 26.8 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 287 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 26.5 | 10.7:1 | 5% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 27 | 9.9:1 | 5% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 27 | 9.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 254 | 25 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marie Murphy School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (284 to 253); teachers up 1% (26.5 to 26.8).
About Marie Murphy School
A low-enrollment middle-grades school in Wilmette, Illinois, Marie Murphy School is part of Avoca SD 37. It reports enrollment of 253 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
Avoca SD 37 has 2 schools; together they serve 566 students.
White students make up 46% of enrollment at Marie Murphy School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 28% Asian, 14% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. That is in line with Cook County, where about 44% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.5:1. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 3.5 more students per teacher than here.
Marie Murphy School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of Illinois public middle schools.
The school is in Cook County, where the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Marie Murphy School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Harper Elementary School, is the closest to Marie Murphy School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Marie Murphy School.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 253, down from 287 in 2020-21.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilmette
- Wilmette Junior High SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Highcrest Middle SchoolMiddle · 748 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Romona Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- McKenzie Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Harper Elementary School0.6 mi · 366
- Romona Elementary School0.7 mi · 462
- Wilmette Junior High School0.7 mi · 766
- New Trier Township H S Northfield1.0 mi · 886
- Highcrest Middle School1.0 mi · 748
- Avoca West Elementary School1.0 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Marie Murphy SchoolHow many students attend Marie Murphy School?
Marie Murphy School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Marie Murphy School serve?
Marie Murphy School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Marie Murphy School have?
Marie Murphy School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Marie Murphy School?
Student demographics at Marie Murphy School are roughly 46% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 28% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Marie Murphy School in?
Marie Murphy School is part of Avoca SD 37.
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