Marie Murphy School

Marie Murphy School serves students in the Wilmette community.

Marie Murphy School hosts both state and national science olympiad competitions.

Marie Murphy School offers many extra curricular sports and clubs to its students.

Marie Murphy School

Public Pre-K, Elementary, Middle School | Grade Pre-K-8

2921 Illinois Rd, Wilmette, IL

Avoca School District No. 37

3.2

2.4

300 Students

Niche Grade

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School Details

Head of School
Mr. Matthew Palcer

Student Teacher Ratio
10:1

Math Proficiency
63%

Reading Proficiency
70%

Academics

A-

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

70%

Math Proficiency

63%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

10:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Student Diversity

Male

54.3%

Female

45.7%

White

51.4%

Asian or Pacific Islander

27.2%

Hispanic

13%

Two or more races

7.6%

Black

<1%

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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

1.0 Parent

5/19/2021

Teachers are below par. Surrounding school districts are better. We regret moving to this district.

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1.0 parent

3/29/2022

We regret sending our kids to Marie Murphy. Although our kids had a few outstanding teachers and classes, in most classes they were bored and learned very little. Marie Murphy does not differentiate teaching or curriculum for students who learn faster or slower. I've heard from a number of parents t...

1.0 parent

3/17/2022

Marie Murphy (part of School District 37) is poorly run. Our son was bullied by the school and then, when we complained, they tried to humiliate him. The school and district do not care about educating children. There are many negative reviews about Marie Murphy for a reason, as it is not a good pla...

1.0 parent

2/1/2022

Teachers seem unqualified. Definitely tell kids what to think rather than trying to get kids to think for themselves. Districts in the area are much better than Avoca.

1.0 parent

12/14/2021

We have had multiple poor experiences dealing with Marie Murphy and Avoca School District 37. In my opinion, the leadership is incompetent. The district's finances are poorly handled. The teachers, on average, give 3+ hours of homework each night, which is significant for a junior high student. Whil...

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List Price Range

$282K - $4.2M

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Average Home Value

$1,082,127

Median Lot Size

9,147 Sq Ft

% Renters

17%

Household Income

$183,875

% of College Grads

80%

Median Age

Average House Size

3,588 Sq Ft

% Commercial Property

15.7%

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Tennis
Pickleball

Roemer Park

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Picnic Area

Maple Park

Basketball
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Tennis

Forest Park

Playground

Vattmann Park

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Soccer
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