Overview of Richard J Murphy:Richard J Murphy is a public school situated in Dorchester, MA, which is in a huge city environment. The learner population of Richard J Murphy is 910, and the school serves PK-8. At Richard J Murphy, 48% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 49% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 88%. The learner-teacher ratio is 14:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 45% female learners and 55% male learners. There are 65 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Richard J Murphy: At Richard J Murphy, 48% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 49% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Boston Public Schools, 35% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 31% tested above or at that level for math.

Richard J Murphy performed better in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Massachusetts, 52% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 48% tested above or at that level for math.