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What advice would you give to incoming students at Murphy K-8 School?
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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
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
855
-86 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 15.4:1
% White
12%
was 14%
% Hispanic
16%
was 22%
% Black
19%
was 18%
% Asian
49%
was 42%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other schools in Dorchester
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- Neighborhood House Charter School0.2 mi · 786
- Kenny Elementary School0.6 mi · 329
- Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower0.7 mi · 196
- Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School0.7 mi · 95
- Community Academy of Science and Health0.8 mi · 398
- Mather Elementary School1.2 mi · 473
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.