Murphy K-8 School (Boston SCH DIST.), Massachusetts - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Murphy K-8 School is a Elementary in Dorchester, MA. It currently serves 839 students (grades PK-08). The school is part of the Boston School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Boston School District and all schools in Massachusetts.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:839
Number of Teachers: 69
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.12

Location Info

Location: 1 Worrell Street, Dorchester, MA 02122
Mailing Address: 1 Worrell Street, Dorchester, MA 02122
Phone: (617)635-8781
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 64
Grade 2 86
Grade 3 90
Grade 4 114
Grade 5 120
Grade 6 116
Grade 7 61
Grade 8 71
Kindergarten 65
Pre-Kindergarten 52
Gender/Sex of Murphy K-8 School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 438 52.21
Female 400 47.68
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Murphy K-8 School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.36
Asian 420 50.06
Black or African American 143 17.04
Hispanic/Latino 147 17.52
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.24
Two or more races 29 3.46
White 94 11.20
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.23
Asian 201 45.89
Black or African American 76 17.35
Hispanic/Latino 92 21.01
Two or more races 13 2.97
White 55 12.56
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.50
Asian 219 54.75
Black or African American 67 16.75
Hispanic/Latino 55 13.75
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.50
Two or more races 16 4.00
White 39 9.75

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 38 59.38
Black or African American 7 10.94
Hispanic/Latino 12 18.75
Two or more races 2 3.13
White 5 7.81
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.16
Asian 43 50.00
Black or African American 11 12.79
Hispanic/Latino 11 12.79
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.16
Two or more races 5 5.81
White 14 16.28
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 44 48.89
Black or African American 13 14.44
Hispanic/Latino 22 24.44
Two or more races 4 4.44
White 7 7.78
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 61 53.51
Black or African American 18 15.79
Hispanic/Latino 15 13.16
Two or more races 5 4.39
White 14 12.28
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 70 58.33
Black or African American 16 13.33
Hispanic/Latino 22 18.33
Two or more races 2 1.67
White 10 8.33
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 64 55.17
Black or African American 25 21.55
Hispanic/Latino 14 12.07
Two or more races 3 2.59
White 10 8.62
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 3.28
Asian 25 40.98
Black or African American 15 24.59
Hispanic/Latino 13 21.31
Two or more races 3 4.92
White 3 4.92
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 23 32.39
Black or African American 19 26.76
Hispanic/Latino 21 29.58
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.41
Two or more races 1 1.41
White 6 8.45
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 31 47.69
Black or African American 6 9.23
Hispanic/Latino 8 12.31
Two or more races 3 4.62
White 17 26.15
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 21 40.39
Black or African American 13 25.00
Hispanic/Latino 9 17.31
Two or more races 1 1.92
White 8 15.39