Murphy Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
1,038th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 51%▲ Improving
3539 W Grace St, Chicago, IL 60618
(773)534-5223NCES ID 170993000983Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Murphy Elem School 1,038th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 51% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 39th in 2019 to 51th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2019), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) 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.
Asian (last reported 2019), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) 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.
Asian (last reported 2019) stops 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.
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 496 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 79.8% | 60.1% | ▼ 19.7 pts | |
| White | 13.4% | 30.4% | ▲ 17.0 pts | |
| Black | 1.4% | 3.4% | ▲ 2.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.0% | 3.2% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| Asian | 1.7% | 2.2% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.2% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.4 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. 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 $577K in zip 60618 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Murphy Elem School
- #1094CICS - Irving Park CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away · charter1,094th of 2,105
ELA 51% = · Math 33% ▼3Compare - #1748Reilly Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,748th of 2,105
ELA 32% ▼19 · Math 14% ▼22Compare - #1366Cleveland Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,366th of 2,105
ELA 47% ▼4 · Math 22% ▼14Compare - #1581Henry Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,581st of 2,105
ELA 36% ▼15 · Math 21% ▼15Compare - #448Disney II Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away448th of 2,105
ELA 70% ▲19 · Math 54% ▲18Compare - #1376Garcia Lorca Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,376th of 2,105
ELA 41% ▼10 · Math 27% ▼9Compare - #1273Bateman Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away1,273rd of 2,105
ELA 48% ▼3 · Math 27% ▼9Compare - #1922North River Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away1,922nd of 2,105
ELA 23% ▼28 · Math 12% ▼24Compare
What school district is Murphy Elem School in?
Murphy Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Murphy Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Murphy Elem School 1,038th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 51% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Murphy Elem School?
Hispanic 60%, White 30%, Black 3%, Two or more races 3% (496 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Murphy Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60618 is $577K 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.