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Murphy Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

26923 W Grande Park Blvd, Plainfield, IL 60585 · (630) 608-5100 · Part of Oswego Community Unit School District 308

Oswego Township’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
700
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Murphy Junior High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 12.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Oswego Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Oswego Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Murphy Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

26923 W Grande Park Blvd, Plainfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6241
Grade 7229
Grade 8230
Enrollment over time
800’20
770’21
713’22
688’23
700’24

Down 12.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Asian 18%Hispanic 15%Black 12%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Murphy Junior High School from Oswego Township families.

Other schools in Oswego Community Unit School District 308

The district →
Lakewood Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
C+
767 students18:1
Long Beach Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
C
632 students18:1
Homestead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
A
511 students14:1
Brokaw Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Oswego
345 students14:1
Grande Park Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
A−
687 students18:1
Southbury Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oswego
A−
676 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Oswego Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.