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W J Murphy Elementary School

Public Grades K-2

Summary

W J Murphy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Round Lake Park, Illinois, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 454 students. The school is part of the Round Lake CUSD 116 district, which is ranked 796 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

W J Murphy Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with only 10.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 6.9% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 14% and 5.9% for the district, and 41.2% and 28.4% for the state, respectively. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 15.8%, compared to the state average of 3.2%. Additionally, the school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When comparing W J Murphy Elementary School to other nearby schools within the same district, such as Round Lake Beach Elementary School and Indian Hill Elementary School, it becomes evident that W J Murphy is performing significantly worse academically. The chronic absenteeism rate at W J Murphy has also been steadily increasing over the past few years, from 2.8% in the 2019-2020 school year to 15.8% in the 2023-2024 school year. These issues suggest potential equity concerns, as the nearby schools in the Grayslake CCSD 46 district, which serve a more affluent and less diverse population, consistently outperform W J Murphy Elementary School.

414

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,064

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Greenwood Dr
Round Lake Park, IL 60073-3444

(847) 270-9950

District: Round Lake CUSD 116

Students who attend W J Murphy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Magee Middle School
High:	Round Lake Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.6%

White:

9.9%

African American:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 30th percentile in 2021 → 11th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 30th-percentile peak (2021) to 11th (2024)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school15%

District avg19%

Illinois avg41%

Not ranked this year

W J Murphy Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

787^th of 811Round Lake CUSD 116 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
2024	15.1	1842 of 2067	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1668 of 2077	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1848 of 2082	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1366 of 1948	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1665 of 2086	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1577 of 2037	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	1615 of 2044	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	1772 of 2046	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	1763 of 2052	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	1973 of 2093	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.2	1909 of 2167	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	1759 of 2166	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.3	1830 of 2147	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	1874 of 2139	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.1	1663 of 2120	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.1	1591 of 2092	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.4	1646 of 2095	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.9	1467 of 2086	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	52.0	1184 of 2022	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.6	1183 of 2030	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	49.3	1227 of 2020	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	502 of 692	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	23.6	763 of 886	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	755 of 907	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	640 of 826	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	572 of 788	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	661 of 768	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	439 of 537	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	698 of 743	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	618 of 718	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	15.0	1754 of 1942	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1739 of 1957	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1860 of 1970	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	1215 of 1680	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1558 of 2019	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1465 of 1964	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	20.7	850 of 959	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	723 of 970	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	897 of 954	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	538 of 742	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	662 of 955	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	655 of 938	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	19.5	1608 of 1793	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1334 of 1808	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1615 of 1763	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	968 of 1514	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1370 of 1816	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1238 of 1765	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	16.5	1703 of 1959	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1443 of 1984	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1644 of 1977	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1215 of 1707	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1664 of 2019	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1568 of 1972	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	1120 of 1195	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1074 of 1156	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	975 of 1113	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1168 of 1194	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	625 of 763	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	30.1	1048 of 1419	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1445 of 1462	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1322 of 1463	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)27th percentile+8 vs school

White (2023)26th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2024)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)10th percentile~ school

Female (2024)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)6th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2023-2024) ?

Science29%-24 vs state

English Language Arts10%-31 vs state

Mathematics7%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
W J Murphy Elementary School	Public	K-2	220 Greenwood Dr	Round Lake Park	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 270-9950	414	35	11.9	83.6%	41 (9.9%)	37 (8.9%)	317 (76.6%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)								(n/a)										96.4	96.6	96.6	96.6	79.7	96.6	96.4	$21,064	$1,765	$19,299
Village Elementary School	Public	3-5	880 W Nippersink Rd	Round Lake	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 270-9470	433	31	14.0	83.4%	52 (12.0%)	34 (7.9%)	325 (75.1%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	21.5	1630^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.7%		14.7	1862^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	9.9%	232	25.6	37.4	25.7	30.3	30.6	25.9	18.0	12.8	18.5	97.5	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.5	97.5	97.5	$19,608	$1,338	$18,270
Prairieview School	Public	K-4	103 E Belvidere Rd	Hainesville	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 543-4230	400	33	12.1	41.5%	155 (38.8%)	32 (8.0%)	146 (36.5%)	42 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	73.2	525^th of 2056 public elementary schools	74.5%		83	305^th of 2067 public elementary schools	85.2%	220		64.8	64.8		64.8	60.6	46.5		53.5	97.5	97.8	97.8	97.8		96.8	97.5	$21,018	$431	$20,587
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Central Park Dr	Round Lake Beach	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 270-9900	617	51	12.0	90.1%	48 (7.8%)	19 (3.1%)	528 (85.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	14.1	1814^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.8%		13.6	1911^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.5%	97	19.1	21.4	26.7	27.0	25.2	15.5	15.8	8.1	12.9	95.7	97.0	97.0	97.0	96.5	96.2	96.5	$20,065	$1,696	$18,369
Woodview School	Public	K-4	340 N Alleghany Rd	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 223-3668	450	26	17.1	34.9%	275 (61.1%)	29 (6.4%)	101 (22.4%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.9%)	72.8	535^th of 2056 public elementary schools	74.0%		68.5	579^th of 2067 public elementary schools	72.0%	44		63.2	66.3		63.6	61.6	44.6		52.3	96.7	97.2	97.2	97.2	21.2	96.7	96.9	$16,298	$431	$15,867
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	Public	K-2	1421 Ardmore Dr	Round Lake Beach	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 270-9930	491	34	14.5	89.0%	45 (9.2%)	44 (9.0%)	386 (78.6%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)								(n/a)										99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$19,739	$1,589	$18,150
Park East School	Public	K-4	400 W Townline Rd	Round Lake	60073	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 210-7010	312	26	12.2	36.5%	124 (39.7%)	17 (5.4%)	106 (34.0%)	45 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	81.9	350^th of 2056 public elementary schools	83.0%		84.9	271^st of 2067 public elementary schools	86.9%	79		68.9	75.0		71.5	62.3	57.4		59.2	97.5	97.2	97.2	97.2		97.2	97.2	$14,350	$431	$13,920
Meadowview School	Public	K-4	291 Lexington Ln	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 223-3656	351	29	12.1	19.4%	197 (56.1%)	23 (6.6%)	84 (23.9%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	82.6	332^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	83.9%		84.8	274^th of 2067 public elementary schools	86.7%	58		65.8	71.0		68.3	59.7	72.1		65.7	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2		94.5	95.5	$18,847	$431	$18,417
Avon Center Elementary School	Public	K-4	1617 IL Route 83	Round Lake Beach	60073	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 223-3530	361	30	12.0	53.7%	123 (34.1%)	16 (4.4%)	202 (56.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	45.4	1100^th of 2056 public elementary schools	46.5%		42.2	1111^th of 2067 public elementary schools	46.3%	11		44.1	52.3		48.1	35.3	36.9		36.1	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2		98.2	98.2	$18,608	$431	$18,178
Indian Hill Elementary School	Public	3-5	1920 Lotus Dr	Round Lake Heights	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 270-9970	529	39	13.7	84.5%	63 (11.9%)	40 (7.6%)	404 (76.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	12.1	1871^st of 2056 public elementary schools	9.0%		15.3	1834^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.3%	37	18.6	22.8	20.3	25.3	22.8	18.4	9.6	3.3	10.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.4	98.0	$18,708	$1,563	$17,145

Frequently Asked Questions about W J Murphy Elementary School

How many students attend W J Murphy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended W J Murphy Elementary School.

What district is W J Murphy Elementary School in?

Round Lake CUSD 116

What is the racial makeup of W J Murphy Elementary School?

Students at W J Murphy Elementary School are 77% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of W J Murphy Elementary School attend?

Students who attend W J Murphy Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Magee Middle School
High : Round Lake Senior High School

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