Frederick C Murphy

Frederick C Murphy is a low-enrollment elementary school in Weymouth, Massachusetts, run under Weymouth. The school serves 274 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Weymouth comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 5,630 students; Frederick C Murphy is among them.

Looking at the student body, Frederick C Murphy lists that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest reads as 19% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, Frederick C Murphy records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Frederick C Murphy higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Norfolk County) shows that median household income runs about $130,739, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Frederick C Murphy is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).

The closest other public school is Archie T Morrison, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 11%: 246 students in 2018 compared to 274 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 76% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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