St. John Paul II Academy, Neponset
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 292 students
Murphy K-8 School
1 Worrell Street, Dorchester, MA 02122
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
855
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Boston
Suffolk County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Murphy K-8 School
Murphy K-8 School is a public elementary school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Boston. The school is located in a large city in Suffolk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 855 students were enrolled, with about 12.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 855 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Boston
- County
- Suffolk County
- NCES school ID
- 250279000315
Schools near Murphy K-8 School
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Epiphany School
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Mather Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 473 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.