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Murphy K-8 School

Regular School · Dorchester, MA

Murphy K-8 School is a regular school school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–08 with 855 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
855
Teachers (FTE)
70.9
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Asian 423 49%
Black or African American 162 19%
Hispanic/Latino 137 16%
White 99 12%
Two or more races 30 4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 855 434M / 421F

English Language Learners: 275 (32% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 36.0% -0.7pp 36.7% 590
Reading Proficiency 47.0% -2.2pp 49.2% 587
Science Proficiency 35-39% 153

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.37 grade levels
Math
+0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
91 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
10
1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
117
13.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 855 100%

Contact & Location

1 Worrell Street

Dorchester, MA 02122

Phone: (617)635-8781

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/murphy

District

Boston

Per-pupil expenditure: $45,516

District enrollment: 46,001

NCES ID

250279000315

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD