Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODRIDGE SD 68·NCES 171704002016
William F Murphy Elementary School
7700 Larchwood Ln, Woodridge, IL 60517 · (630) 795-6500 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
199 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Students here typically continue to
William F Murphy Elementary School→Thomas Jefferson Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Woodridge SD 68. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
74.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.8pp since 2023
Math
57.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.6% | 57.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 45.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 William F Murphy Elementary School
William F Murphy Elementary School's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William F Murphy Elementary School this school | 399 | 49.9% | 61.5% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Moline | 384 | 54.4% | 31.0% |
| Lee R Foster Elementary School Oak Forest | 397 | 48.6% | 55.3% |
| Eastview Elementary School Algonquin | 401 | 51.6% | 67.5% |
| Edgewood Elementary School Woodridge | 361 | 52.1% | 49.7% |
| Parkside Elementary School Normal | 322 | 53.1% | 32.2% |
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 William F Murphy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #283 of 1,925 | #48 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #480 of 2,077 ▼ 65 | #78 of 141 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #237 of 2,077 ▲ 6 | #48 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #1,003 of 2,419 | #72 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #835 of 2,035 | #66 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #433 of 2,042 | #45 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #1,304 of 2,132 | #35 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #1,418 of 1,461 | #91 of 92 |
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
399
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 599
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 | 399 | 31.1 | 12.8:1 | 50% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 28.2 | 14.3:1 | 53% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 27.7 | 13.7:1 | 46% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 46% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 44% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 34% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 25 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 28 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William F Murphy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (403 to 399); teachers up 20% (26 to 31.1).
About William F Murphy Elementary School
William F Murphy Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Woodridge, Illinois. It teaches 399 students in kindergarten through 6.
William F Murphy Elementary School is one school in a 7-school district, Woodridge SD 68, which enrolls 2,927 students.
More than half of enrollment at William F Murphy Elementary School is White: 54%. Next come 22% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 65% White. The diversity index for William F Murphy Elementary School is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at William F Murphy Elementary School is 12.8:1, based on 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Lunch program data show 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 34% for public schools in DuPage County.
William F Murphy Elementary School outperforms its prediction by 18.8 points. The model expects 42.7% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Illinois; the school's rate is 61.5%.
The county, DuPage County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 277 public schools and about 138,557 students.
William F Murphy Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Edgewood Elementary School, its nearest public school. William F Murphy Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. William F Murphy Elementary School's average proficiency of 61.5% compares with 53.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies William F Murphy Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
The school grew from 384 students in 2020-21 to 399 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at William F Murphy Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodridge SD 68
- Thomas Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- John L Sipley Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Meadowview Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Goodrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
Other schools in Woodridge
- Thomas Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- John L Sipley Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Meadowview Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Goodrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
Nearby schools
- Edgewood Elementary School0.4 mi · 361
- Thomas Jefferson Jr High School0.5 mi · 573
- John L Sipley Elementary School0.8 mi · 430
- Meadowview Elementary School1.3 mi · 416
- Goodrich Elementary School1.5 mi · 397
- Willow Creek Elementary School2.0 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About William F Murphy Elementary SchoolHow many students attend William F Murphy Elementary School?
William F Murphy Elementary School enrolls approximately 399 students in grades KG-06.
Is William F Murphy Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William F Murphy Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does William F Murphy Elementary School have?
William F Murphy Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is William F Murphy Elementary School?
William F Murphy Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 22% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees William F Murphy Elementary School?
William F Murphy Elementary School is overseen by Woodridge SD 68 in DuPage County.
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