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Murphy Junior High School

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Murphy Junior High School ranks 276 th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 75% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Murphy Junior High School in Plainfield, Illinois, serves 700 students in grades 6–8 and is part of CUSD 308. Its results stand out most in eighth-grade science: in 2025–26, 74% of students were proficient, compared with 57% in the district and 52% statewide. The school was also above district and state proficiency rates in all-grade ELA and math, making its strong performance across subjects the key takeaway.

Compared with nearby schools, the school is solidly above average, though not the local leader. Its ELA proficiency was 72%, versus a nearby-school average of 71%, and ranked fifth among 11 schools; math was 50%, versus 48% nearby, tied for fifth. Eighth-grade science was its strongest local result: 74% was about 9 points above the nearby average and ranked third, behind Clifford Crone Middle School and Scullen Middle School. Eighth grade is a strength within the school, too: ELA proficiency was 82%, while sixth-grade math, at 43%, was the clearest relative weakness. Even so, sixth-grade math remained above district and state rates by 5 and 7 points.

ELA and math proficiency both rose by 13 points from 2023–24 to 2025–26. Over that span, the state gap narrowed by 3 points in ELA but widened by 2 points in math. SchoolDigger gave the school a 75th-percentile ranking and four stars in 2025–26, down from the 80th and 81st percentiles in the prior two years; its current ranking is tied with Bednarcik and below several nearby schools. Context measures include a 14.8 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25 and a 20% free/reduced lunch eligible share that year, below the nearby-school average of 27%. SchoolDigger’s group rankings also show different relative standings: African American students ranked at the 92nd percentile, above the school’s overall 75th percentile, while Asian students ranked at the 31st percentile; the special education ranking fell from the 83rd percentile in 2024–25 to the 48th in 2025–26.

700

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,509

Per pupil spending ?

19.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.1%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

26923 W Grande Park Blvd
Plainfield, IL 60585-2995

(630) 608-5100

District: Cusd 308

Students who attend Murphy Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Oswego East High School

Feeder schools for Murphy Junior High School:

Elementary:	Grande Park Elementary School
	Homestead Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

Asian:

17.9%

Hispanic:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (66% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Illinois middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cusd 308

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg55%

Illinois avg49%

276^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Cusd 308

314^th of 738Cusd 308 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	276 of 1126	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	261 of 1368	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	269 of 1363	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	275 of 1367	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	334 of 1369	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	255 of 1241	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	235 of 1356	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	153 of 1293	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	84.7	167 of 1293	87.1%	★★★★☆
2016	90.4	91 of 1294	93.0%	★★★★★
2015	90.7	104 of 1302	92.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	19 of 224	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	37 of 574	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	27 of 548	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	48 of 569	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	63.3	127 of 573	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	30 of 385	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	75.4	74 of 565	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	27 of 511	94.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	106 of 154	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	93 of 186	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	91 of 184	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	72 of 192	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	137 of 198	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	67 of 112	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	129 of 201	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	77 of 209	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	110 of 694	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.9	237 of 639	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	301 of 674	55.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	121 of 483	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	27 of 486	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	65.2	72 of 480	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	86 of 454	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	47.9	96 of 277	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	278 of 867	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.4	238 of 1248	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	247 of 1251	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	246 of 1275	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	321 of 1286	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	229 of 1017	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	250 of 1276	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	160 of 1226	86.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	117 of 483	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	123 of 669	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	108 of 643	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	212 of 661	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	299 of 662	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	266 of 517	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	274 of 639	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	212 of 590	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	288 of 788	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	311 of 1229	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	374 of 1219	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	400 of 1234	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	648 of 1221	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	419 of 1019	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	429 of 1217	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	424 of 1161	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	253 of 829	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.8	259 of 1271	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	264 of 1264	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	280 of 1292	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	311 of 1286	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	262 of 1048	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	220 of 1296	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	140 of 1223	88.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	107 of 204	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.4	61 of 184	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	61 of 194	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	82 of 195	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	24 of 97	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	52 of 179	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	51 of 164	68.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	128 of 244	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	75.7	141 of 812	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	281 of 802	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	279 of 805	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	402 of 781	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	326 of 548	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	219 of 792	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	146 of 602	75.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	334 of 754	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.8	316 of 884	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	381 of 875	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	314 of 895	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	316 of 898	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	267 of 813	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	265 of 905	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	128 of 889	85.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)92nd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2025)84th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2026)31st percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science74%+22 vs state

English Language Arts72%+16 vs state

Mathematics50%+11 vs state

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Murphy Junior High School	Public	6-8	26923 W Grande Park Blvd	Plainfield	60585	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 608-5100	700	47	14.8	19.9%	343 (49.0%)	82 (11.7%)	106 (15.1%)	125 (17.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.4%)	72.4	276^th of 1126 public middle schools	75.5%		78.5	261^st of 1368 public middle schools	80.9%	15	73.7	68.5	66.9	82.4	72.4	43.0	53.1	55.4	50.4	98.1%		$13,509	$188	$13,321
Heritage Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	12425 S Van Dyke Rd	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 439-4810	841	57	14.8	23.3%	462 (54.9%)	56 (6.7%)	113 (13.4%)	172 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.4%)	81.3	164^th of 1126 public middle schools	85.4%		89.8	122^nd of 1368 public middle schools	91.1%	42	72.1	82.7	83.7	83.8	83.4	51.5	60.9	48.9	53.8	98.9%		$16,277	$343	$15,934
Clifford Crone Middle School	Public	6-8	4020 111th St	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-5600	891	59	15.1	10.4%	259 (29.1%)	40 (4.5%)	60 (6.7%)	485 (54.4%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.4%)	92.9	49^th of 1126 public middle schools	95.6%		93.9	72^nd of 1368 public middle schools	94.7%	23	84.3	85.4	86.4	85.0	85.6	77.1	73.1	69.6	73.0	99.2%		$16,384	$666	$15,718
Traughber Junior High School	Public	6-8	570 Colchester Dr	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 636-2700	1,070	59	18.0	24.7%	600 (56.1%)	108 (10.1%)	252 (23.6%)	50 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (5.3%)	50.5	517^th of 1126 public middle schools	54.1%		64.7	428^th of 1368 public middle schools	68.7%	89	54.2	63.5	62.3	62.2	62.7	37.5	44.0	37.9	39.8	100%		$13,876	$185	$13,692
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	15320 W Wallin Dr	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 267-3600	851	55	15.4	22.4%	467 (54.9%)	97 (11.4%)	142 (16.7%)	106 (12.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	76	226^th of 1126 public middle schools	79.9%		82	225^th of 1368 public middle schools	83.6%	1	66.7	80.3	76.9	81.5	79.6	51.7	50.5	49.2	50.4	96.8%		$14,965	$266	$14,699
Bednarcik Junior High School	Public	6-8	3025 Heggs Rd	Aurora	60503	Will County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 636-2500	535	37	14.3	25.4%	231 (43.2%)	58 (10.8%)	93 (17.4%)	126 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	72.4	277^th of 1126 public middle schools	75.4%		83.8	195^th of 1368 public middle schools	85.7%	82	70.4	69.9	68.0	74.3	70.9	49.7	56.8	50.8	52.4	96.9%		$17,251	$185	$17,066
Plank Junior High	Public	6-8	510 Secretariat Ln	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 551-9400	595	54	11.1	36.8%	258 (43.4%)	60 (10.1%)	211 (35.5%)	39 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	34.3	732^nd of 1126 public middle schools	35.0%		51.9	593^rd of 1368 public middle schools	56.7%	139	51.5	52.8	58.9	57.4	56.6	32.1	30.9	17.3	26.3	99.7%		$16,490	$317	$16,173
Indian Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	14723 S Eastern Ave	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 436-6128	520	39	13.3	39.2%	211 (40.6%)	93 (17.9%)	172 (33.1%)	16 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	51.9	502^nd of 1126 public middle schools	55.4%		61.7	474^th of 1368 public middle schools	65.4%	28	59.0	57.8	63.5	70.1	63.6	36.4	35.3	43.3	38.2	99.4%		$18,347	$527	$17,820
Scullen Middle School	Public	6-8	2815 Mistflower Ln	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7000	948	65	14.5	10.3%	247 (26.1%)	62 (6.5%)	48 (5.1%)	540 (57.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.7%)	90.8	67^th of 1126 public middle schools	94.0%		95.3	48^th of 1368 public middle schools	96.5%	19	83.1	77.1	86.5	88.7	84.3	63.7	71.0	73.2	69.5	99%		$15,818	$525	$15,293
Thompson Junior High School	Public	6-8	440 Boulder Hill Pass	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 636-2600	832	50	16.8	42.1%	312 (37.5%)	105 (12.6%)	359 (43.1%)	14 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.3%)	30.4	782^nd of 1126 public middle schools	30.6%		46.1	676^th of 1368 public middle schools	50.6%	106	43.2	50.9	54.3	55.6	53.6	32.0	32.5	21.4	28.6	98%		$15,775	$395	$15,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Murphy Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Murphy Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Murphy Junior High School usually go on to attend Oswego East High School

How many students attend Murphy Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 700 students attended Murphy Junior High School.

Is Murphy Junior High School a good school?

Murphy Junior High School ranks 276^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Murphy Junior High School?

Students at Murphy Junior High School are 49% White, 18% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Murphy Junior High School in?

Cusd 308

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