📍 1 Worrell Street, Dorchester, Suffolk County, 02122
Murphy K-8 School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dorchester, Suffolk County. The school has 836 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Boston school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 70.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Murphy K-8 School enrolls 836 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 70.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Asian, 17% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 427 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 145 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 17% |
| White | 80 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Murphy K-8 School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-80, state senate district 1, state house district 196.
Murphy K-8 School is one of 109 schools in Boston, based in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The district serves 46,094 students district-wide and employs 4,311 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 836 students, Murphy K-8 School is larger than the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large