Murphy K-8 School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 855 students
St. John Paul II Academy, Neponset
239 Neponset Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
292
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Catholic School
Suffolk County
About St. John Paul II Academy, Neponset
St. John Paul II Academy, Neponset is an elementary school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, serving grades Pre-K–8. The school is located in a large city in Suffolk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 292 students were enrolled, with about 12.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic tradition.
Grades
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Highlighted: grades offeredGrades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Catholic School · What this means
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 292 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.7 to 1
- Locale
- City — Large
- County
- Suffolk County
- NCES private school ID
- A2301374
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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.