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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000984
Murray Elementary Language Academy
5335 S Kenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60615 · (773) 535-0585 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
289 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
52.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
15.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 13.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Murray Elementary Language Academy
Murray Elementary Language Academy's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Elementary Language Academy this school | 477 | 60.6% | 32.1% |
| Flossmoor Hills Elementary School Flossmoor | 357 | 60.8% | 51.5% |
| Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Spec Schl Chicago | 356 | 66.6% | 12.5% |
| Robertson Charter School Decatur | 327 | 63.9% | 17.3% |
| Strassburg Elementary School Sauk Village | 406 | 55.9% | 14.5% |
| Heather Hill Elementary School Flossmoor | 319 | 58.0% | 43.5% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Murray Elementary Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #1,192 of 1,925 | #364 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #1,725 of 2,077 ▼ 244 | #605 of 829 ▼ 123 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #918 of 2,077 ▼ 136 | #293 of 829 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #636 of 2,419 | #302 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,563 of 2,035 | #670 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #1,594 of 2,042 | #597 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #994 of 2,132 | #535 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #1,077 of 1,461 | #524 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
477
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 326
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 | 477 | 31.5 | 15.1:1 | 61% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 28.3 | 16.2:1 | 64% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 60% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 28.9 | 17.7:1 | 62% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 52% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 27 | 19.2:1 | 46% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 20 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 18 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murray Elementary Language Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (513 to 477); teachers up 9% (28.9 to 31.5).
About Murray Elementary Language Academy
Murray Elementary Language Academy is an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, reachable at (773) 535-0585. Students in kindergarten through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 477 students. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Federal data list 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 324,396 students enrolled.
Roughly 89% of students at Murray Elementary Language Academy are Black. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. County-wide, 22% of Cook County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
Its ratio of 15.1:1 is based on 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 1.2 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 61%.
Murray Elementary Language Academy posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.1%, compared with a predicted 36.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Cook County, home to about 5,182,090 people, median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Murray Elementary Language Academy.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Kenwood Academy High School, is the closest to Murray Elementary Language Academy. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Murray Elementary Language Academy. On proficiency, Murray Elementary Language Academy is ahead of the 30.1% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
Murray Elementary Language Academy is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Federal data show 484 students in 2020-21 and 477 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Murray Elementary Language Academy. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Kenwood Academy High School0.4 mi · 2,268
- Ray Elementary School0.4 mi · 613
- Bret Harte Elementary School0.4 mi · 339
- Shoesmith Elementary School0.5 mi · 294
- Kozminski Elementary Community Academy0.5 mi · 275
- Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Spec Schl0.8 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Murray Elementary Language AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Murray Elementary Language Academy?
Murray Elementary Language Academy enrolls approximately 477 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Murray Elementary Language Academy serve?
Murray Elementary Language Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Murray Elementary Language Academy?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Murray Elementary Language Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Murray Elementary Language Academy?
At Murray Elementary Language Academy, the student body is approximately 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 89% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Murray Elementary Language Academy?
Murray Elementary Language Academy is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.