Is William F Murphy Elementary School a good school?

William F Murphy Elementary School ranks 353 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend William F Murphy Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 379 students attended William F Murphy Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of William F Murphy Elementary School?

Students at William F Murphy Elementary School are 49% White, 32% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of William F Murphy Elementary School attend?

Students who attend William F Murphy Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Thomas Jefferson Junior High School High : Community H S District 99 - South High School

William F Murphy Elementary School

Summary:

William F Murphy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Woodridge, Illinois, serving 379 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Woodridge School District 68, which is ranked 171 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William F Murphy Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with a current ranking of 353 out of 2,067 schools. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is impressive, with 60.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 45.3% proficient or better in Mathematics, both significantly higher than the state averages. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is also strong, with 68% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.2%. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students (ranked 214 out of 959 Illinois elementary schools) and English Language Learner students (ranked 15 out of 768 Illinois elementary schools).

However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.5% in 2019-2020 to 22.8% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school's spending per student has increased from $13,645 in 2019-2020 to $17,837 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average, and the student-teacher ratio has increased from 11.7 in 2021-2022 to 13.6 in 2022-2023, which is also higher than the district average. Compared to nearby schools, such as those in the Downers Grove School District 58 and Center Cass School District 66, William F Murphy Elementary School generally outperforms these districts on academic measures, particularly in English Language Arts and Science, but the school's rising chronic absenteeism rate is an area that warrants further investigation and intervention.

Detail:

Public K-6

7700 Larchwood Ln
Woodridge, IL 60517-2834

(630) 795-6500

District: Woodridge School District 68

SchoolDigger Rank:
353^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,404

Students who attend William F Murphy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Junior High School
High:	Community H S District 99 - South High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.6

Number of students: 379

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.1%

Hispanic:

32.2%

African American:

11.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details William F Murphy Elementary School ranks better than 82.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Woodridge School District 68. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.37. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at William F Murphy Elementary School is $18,404, which is the 3^rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Woodridge School District 68.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

William F Murphy Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks William F Murphy Elementary School 353^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See William F Murphy Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Woodridge School District 68:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodridge School District 68 171^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for William F Murphy Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at William F Murphy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	62.49	919^th	2020	54.5%
2004	62.02	927^th	2030	54.3%
2005	60.82	963^rd	2022	52.4%
2006	76.54	444^th	2086	78.7%
2007	73.57	569^th	2095	72.8%
2008	68.25	793^rd	2092	62.1%
2009	69.00	762^nd	2120	64.1%
2010	73.09	633^rd	2139	70.4%
2011	82.65	244^th	2147	88.6%
2012	78.20	423^rd	2166	80.5%
2013	71.97	610^th	2167	71.9%
2014	59.05	895^th	2093	57.2%
2015	54.15	813^th	2052	60.4%
2016	70.54	546^th	2046	73.3%
2017	80.61	359^th	2044	82.4%
2018	74.05	470^th	2037	76.9%
2019	76.90	418^th	2086	80.0%
2021	73.14	457^th	1948	76.5%
2022	79.85	379^th	2082	81.8%
2023	80.03	370^th	2077	82.2%
2024	80.37	353^rd	2067	82.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at William F Murphy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.93	154^th	718	78.6%
2019	61.46	153^rd	743	79.4%
2022	94.17	15^th	768	98.0%
2023	72.08	112^th	788	85.8%
2024	55.67	246^th	826	70.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at William F Murphy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	63.12	297^th	1194	75.1%
2021	62.29	164^th	640	74.4%
2022	93.07	36^th	1113	96.8%
2023	81.81	137^th	1156	88.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at William F Murphy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.41	213^th	1765	87.9%
2019	80.74	163^rd	1816	91.0%
2021	78.30	147^th	1514	90.3%
2022	77.01	202^nd	1763	88.5%
2023	75.03	264^th	1808	85.4%
2024	80.33	182^nd	1793	89.8%

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Rank History for Female students at William F Murphy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.94	476^th	1964	75.8%
2019	75.47	426^th	2019	78.9%
2021	75.72	336^th	1680	80.0%
2022	79.32	353^rd	1970	82.1%
2023	82.22	288^th	1957	85.3%
2024	76.66	370^th	1942	80.9%

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Rank History for Male students at William F Murphy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.39	486^th	1972	75.4%
2019	71.00	512^th	2019	74.6%
2021	65.44	485^th	1707	71.6%
2022	76.88	393^rd	1977	80.1%
2023	73.48	448^th	1984	77.4%
2024	81.51	312^th	1959	84.1%

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Rank History for African American students at William F Murphy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	84.78	44^th	711	93.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at William F Murphy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.59	136^th	938	85.5%
2019	79.66	93^rd	955	90.3%
2021	75.11	89^th	742	88.0%
2022	87.06	64^th	954	93.3%
2023	77.72	112^th	970	88.5%
2024	66.65	214^th	959	77.7%

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Rank History for White students at William F Murphy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.81	300^th	1463	79.5%
2019	73.59	310^th	1462	78.8%
2021	62.70	439^th	1308	66.4%
2022	72.52	310^th	1425	78.2%
2023	71.45	325^th	1419	77.1%
2024	81.20	198^th	1392	85.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Sunday, July 24, 2011

I'm not sure how this website comes to the numbers of how schools are ranked, but I was very disappointed by the ranking of Murphy School. As a teacher myself in a school district that I feel is pushing test scores and moving so far beyond what is developmentally appropriate, Murphy School is all about the students. My son attends Murphy School and my husband and I, both college educated with an MA and an MBA, choose this school district based on the teachers, administration, and caliber of families/children that work at and attend the school. School are not all about test scores. The push to score better, rank higher, one up the next school is out of hand and when a district turns to borderline cheating methods to achieve this, it's wrong. Murphy school is full of caring, knowledgable educators, accessible administration and families who have their child's/children's education and best interests at heart. Close Quote

Enrollment information for William F Murphy Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	491	38	38	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	578
1989	482	58	39	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	590
1990	491	60	43	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	604
1991	476	73	38	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	599
1992	493	77	32	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	623
1993	457	100	34	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1994	445	91	24	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
1995	392	83	33	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
1996	392	83	33	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
1997	368	62	27	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
1998	339	88	21	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
1999	319	88	22	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	484
2000	305	93	23	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	477
2001	271	126	29	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	499
2002	257	139	24	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
2003	257	139	24	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
2004	233	123	21	117	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
2005	194	52	21	96	1	n/a	n/a	19	383
2006	173	43	18	82	0	n/a	n/a	18	334
2007	163	39	24	95	0	n/a	n/a	13	334
2008	151	34	21	103	0	n/a	n/a	14	323
2009	158	33	20	133	0	n/a	n/a	19	363
2010	170	37	20	136	0	n/a	n/a	22	385
2011	153	15	13	143	0	2	30	0	356
2012	150	22	14	183	0	0	16	0	385
2013	150	20	18	232	0	1	17	0	438
2014	150	37	14	231	0	1	17	0	450
2015	181	47	18	234	1	2	16	0	499
2016	171	39	17	162	0	1	17	0	407
2017	164	39	19	156	0	1	21	0	400
2018	155	56	18	150	0	1	23	0	403
2019	152	45	21	146	0	1	19	0	384
2020	158	52	22	171	0	0	16	0	419
2021	181	43	20	122	0	0	18	0	384
2022	179	35	13	131	0	0	24	0	382
2023	186	43	16	122	0	0	12	0	379

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at William F Murphy Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	578	22.2	26.0	n/a
1989	590	27.6	21.3	n/a
1990	604	26.9	22.4	n/a
1991	599	28.1	21.3	n/a
1992	623	29.4	21.1	n/a
1993	609	27.2	22.4	n/a
1994	581	27.2	21.4	n/a
1995	534	26.7	20.0	n/a
1996	534	26.7	20.0	n/a
1997	497	26.4	18.8	n/a
1998	494	26.1	18.9	n/a
1999	484	25.5	19.0	n/a
2000	477	24.2	19.7	n/a
2001	499	25.7	19.4	n/a
2002	516	27.2	19.0	35.1
2003	516	27.2	19.0	35.1
2004	494	29.5	16.7	43.1
2005	383	25.5	15.0	39
2006	334	21.5	15.5	33.2
2007	334	21.0	15.9	30.5
2008	323	19.0	17.0	29.8
2009	363	24.7	14.7	29.4
2010	385	24.7	15.5	34.7
2011	356	22.0	16.1	34.3
2012	385	23.5	16.3	49.9
2013	438	24.3	17.9	68.5
2014	450	n/a	n/a	66.9
2015	499	27.0	18.4	63.1
2016	407	26.0	15.6	44.2
2017	400	23.0	17.3	48.8
2018	403	26.0	15.5	46.4
2019	384	25.2	15.2	44.8
2020	419	28.2	14.8	46.8
2021	384	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	382	32.4	11.7	48.4
2023	379	27.6	13.6	46.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio William F Murphy Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	578	22.2	26.0	n/a
1989	590	27.6	21.3	n/a
1990	604	26.9	22.4	n/a
1991	599	28.1	21.3	n/a
1992	623	29.4	21.1	n/a
1993	609	27.2	22.4	n/a
1994	581	27.2	21.4	n/a
1995	534	26.7	20.0	n/a
1996	534	26.7	20.0	n/a
1997	497	26.4	18.8	n/a
1998	494	26.1	18.9	n/a
1999	484	25.5	19.0	n/a
2000	477	24.2	19.7	n/a
2001	499	25.7	19.4	n/a
2002	516	27.2	19.0	35.1
2003	516	27.2	19.0	35.1
2004	494	29.5	16.7	43.1
2005	383	25.5	15.0	39
2006	334	21.5	15.5	33.2
2007	334	21.0	15.9	30.5
2008	323	19.0	17.0	29.8
2009	363	24.7	14.7	29.4
2010	385	24.7	15.5	34.7
2011	356	22.0	16.1	34.3
2012	385	23.5	16.3	49.9
2013	438	24.3	17.9	68.5
2014	450	n/a	n/a	66.9
2015	499	27.0	18.4	63.1
2016	407	26.0	15.6	44.2
2017	400	23.0	17.3	48.8
2018	403	26.0	15.5	46.4
2019	384	25.2	15.2	44.8
2020	419	28.2	14.8	46.8
2021	384	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	382	32.4	11.7	48.4
2023	379	27.6	13.6	46.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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