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What's something Murphy K-8 School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
855
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000315
Murphy K-8 School
1 Worrell Street, Dorchester, MA 02122 · (617) 635-8781 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL855 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (65).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -5.0pp since 2016
Math
39.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -10.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2018-19 | 55.0% | 49.0% |
| 2017-18 | 49.0% | 49.0% |
| 2016-17 | 44.0% | 49.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Murphy K-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #516 of 920 ▲ 31 | #20 of 84 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #511 of 920 ▼ 72 | #17 of 84 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #257 of 901 | #19 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 855 | #32 of 1,086 | #3 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #439 of 938 | #59 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #104 of 938 | #14 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #351 of 602 | #47 of 59 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
855
-52 (-6%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 814
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 855 | 70.9 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 839 | 69.2 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 836 | 70.2 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 907 | 70 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 941 | 60.9 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 917 | 59 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 903 | 63 | 14.3:1 | 62% (557) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | N/A | N/A | 83% (639) |
| 1990-91 | 814 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murphy K-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (941 to 855); teachers up 16% (60.9 to 70.9).
About Murphy K-8 School
Murphy K-8 School is a large elementary school in Massachusetts, with an address in Dorchester. The school's 855 students are in pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 381 students each.
Murphy K-8 School is among 109 schools run by Boston, which serves 46,437 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Murphy K-8 School. The largest is Asian students, at 49%. The remaining shares are 19% Black, 16% Hispanic, 12% White, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Asian share of Suffolk County's population at about 9%. Murphy K-8 School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 70.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Murphy K-8 School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.1:1. That matches the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts fairly closely.
allk12 grades Murphy K-8 School a C. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Suffolk County show that the median household income is $95,631, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Murphy K-8 School is one of 157 public schools in the county.
Neighborhood House Charter School is the public school closest to Murphy K-8 School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
In the federal locale system, Murphy K-8 School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Murphy K-8 School's enrollment dropped 6%, to 855.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
785,121
Census ACS
Median income
$95,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
157
75,679 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Murphy K-8 SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Murphy K-8 School?
Murphy K-8 School enrolls approximately 855 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Murphy K-8 School serve?
Murphy K-8 School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Murphy K-8 School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Murphy K-8 School.
How diverse is Murphy K-8 School?
Murphy K-8 School reports a student body of 12% White, 16% Hispanic, 19% Black, 49% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Murphy K-8 School?
Murphy K-8 School is overseen by Boston in Suffolk County.
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