Kenneth Murphy School
Beach Park, IL · Beach Park CCSD 3
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large
1,820th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 14%· Stable
11315 W Wadsworth Rd, Beach Park, IL 60099
(847)599-5060NCES ID 170001000022Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Kenneth Murphy School 1,820th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 14% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 17th in 2019 to 14th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2022) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2024: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 375 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1992, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 31.3% | 50.9% | ▲ 19.6 pts | |
| Black | 23.7% | 25.6% | ▲ 1.9 pts | |
| White | 32.7% | 15.7% | ▼ 17.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 6.6% | 4.3% | ▼ 2.3 pts | |
| Asian | 4.9% | 2.9% | ▼ 2.0 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.8% | 0.5% | ▼ 0.3 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1992. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $268K in zip 60099 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Kenneth Murphy School in?
Kenneth Murphy School is part of the Beach Park CCSD 3 district in Beach Park, Illinois.
Is Kenneth Murphy School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Kenneth Murphy School 1,820th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 14% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Kenneth Murphy School?
Hispanic 51%, Black 26%, White 16%, Two or more races 4% (375 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Kenneth Murphy School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60099 is $268K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.