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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROUND LAKE CUSD 116·NCES 173499003670
W J Murphy Elementary School
220 Greenwood Dr, Round Lake Park, IL 60073 · (847) 270-9950 · Lake County
GRADES KG–02ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Illinois public elementary schools
- DTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
346 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 135 | 33% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 33% |
| Grade 2 | 144 | 35% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 2023-24 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
10.3%
IL avg 38.5%
Math
6.9%
IL avg 27.3%
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 38 and 27.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like W J Murphy Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W J Murphy Elementary School this school | 414 | 83.6% | N/A |
| Village Elementary School Round Lake | 433 | 83.4% | 23.7% |
| Walt Whitman Elementary School Wheeling | 378 | 80.2% | 20.1% |
| Julia Lathrop Elementary School Rockford | 357 | 84.3% | 11.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Blue Island | 342 | 83.0% | 42.4% |
| Lincoln-Irving Elementary School Moline | 382 | 87.7% | 11.3% |
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 W J Murphy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #1,992 of 2,077 | #99 of 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #2,063 of 2,077 | #100 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #937 of 2,419 | #65 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #525 of 2,035 | #41 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #1,166 of 2,042 | #79 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.6% | #432 of 2,132 | #12 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #336 of 1,461 | #15 of 71 |
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
414
-39 (-9%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 692
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 | 414 | 34.8 | 11.9:1 | 84% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 33.4 | 12.8:1 | 86% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 32.6 | 13.9:1 | 83% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 37.3 | 14.5:1 | 76% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 60% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 31 | 21.1:1 | 81% (531) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 28 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 32 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W J Murphy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (541 to 414); teachers down 7% (37.3 to 34.8).
About W J Murphy Elementary School
W J Murphy Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Round Lake Park, Illinois. It has an enrollment of 414 students in kindergarten through 2.
Round Lake CUSD 116 is the local district for W J Murphy Elementary School. It runs 9 schools with 6,473 students.
More than half of enrollment at W J Murphy Elementary School is Hispanic: 77%. Other groups make up 10% White, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. Lake County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
There are 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.9:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 2.0 students per teacher. On the income side, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lake County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, W J Murphy Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 5% of Illinois public elementary schools.
For the population of Lake County, median household income comes to about $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Lake County's 214 public schools enroll about 118,032 students and include W J Murphy Elementary School.
Magee Middle School is the nearest public school to W J Murphy Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Federal data place W J Murphy Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decrease, from 453 to 414.
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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 Round Lake CUSD 116
- Round Lake Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,194 students
- Round Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 783 students
- Magee Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Raymond Ellis Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Indian Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Round Lake Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Magee Middle School0.7 mi · 642
- Round Lake Senior High School0.9 mi · 2,194
- Village Elementary School1.0 mi · 433
- Grayslake Early Childhood1.2 mi · 147
- Prairieview School1.2 mi · 400
- Raymond Ellis Elementary School1.5 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About W J Murphy Elementary SchoolHow many students attend W J Murphy Elementary School?
W J Murphy Elementary School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades KG-02.
What grades does W J Murphy Elementary School serve?
W J Murphy Elementary School serves grades KG-02.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W J Murphy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W J Murphy Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at W J Murphy Elementary School?
At W J Murphy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 77% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees W J Murphy Elementary School?
W J Murphy Elementary School is overseen by Round Lake CUSD 116 in Lake County.
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