Kenneth Murphy School

11315 W Wadsworth Rd, Beach Park IL, 60099 | Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 | 847-599-5060
  • grades KG-5
  • students 401
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 15% 55% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 5 in Beach Park
  • Ranked #0 of 5537 in Illinois
Proficiency Averages
16%Beach Park
33%Illinois

Kenneth Murphy School is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3" in Beach Park, IL. There are a total of 401 students and 25 teachers at Kenneth Murphy School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Kenneth Murphy School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 15.0%, which is 55% lower than the Illinois average.

Kenneth Murphy School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students401
Teachers25
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Kenneth Murphy School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All10%
3<= 5%
411-19%
510-14%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All20%
310-14%
430-39%
520-24%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Kenneth Murphy School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 29.3% 28.5% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 27.9% 27.2% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 4.4% 3.0% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 33.5% 36.2% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.6% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.5% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.4% 4.3% 3.0% 3.1%

Beach Park demographics profile

StatisticBeach ParkIllinoisNational
Population13,43312,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,89822891
Median age35.437.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.1:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)69%55%55%
Speak English62%77%79%
Speak Spanish33%13%13%

Education level achieved in Beach Park

IndexBeach ParkIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade84.3%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school83.2%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college55.9%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree31.1%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors23.6%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters7.4%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.9%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Kenneth Murphy School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.