Murphy K-8 School

Located at 1 Worrell Street, in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Murphy K-8 School is a sizable elementary campus that serves 855 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of Boston. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Murphy K-8 School sits 124% bigger than that benchmark.

Boston runs 109 schools in total, collectively educating 46,437 students. Murphy K-8 School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Murphy K-8 School shows that the most-represented group is Asian (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 19% Black, 16% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 9% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household income runs about $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Murphy K-8 School is one campus in the mix.

Neighborhood House Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 941 students in 2018 compared to 855 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment rose from 42% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.