Summary:
John F Parker Middle is a public middle school in Taunton, Massachusetts, serving grades 5-7 with a student population of 494. The school is part of the Taunton school district, which is ranked 299 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
John F Parker Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools, with a ranking between 344-410 out of 493-501 schools over the past 7 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates of 20.58% in ELA, 22.82% in Math, and 22.45% in Science, compared to the state averages of 39.17%, 40.91%, and 41.95%, respectively. The school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 13.5 to 14.5 over the past 3 years, and its spending per student has increased from $14,419 in 2018-2019 to $15,577 in 2020-2021, which is higher than the state average.
Interestingly, the nearby Benjamin Friedman Middle and Joseph H Martin schools, which are also part of the Taunton school district, perform significantly better than John F Parker Middle on MCAS assessments, with proficiency rates that are often 10-20 percentage points higher. Additionally, Dighton Middle School, located about 5 miles from John F Parker Middle, has a similar student racial makeup but outperforms John F Parker Middle on MCAS assessments by a wide margin, while Berkley Middle School, located about 4 miles away, has a much higher percentage of White students and significantly outperforms John F Parker Middle on MCAS assessments.
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Detail:
Public 5-7
District:
Taunton
SchoolDigger Rank:
344th of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,577
Students who attend John F Parker Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for John F Parker Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.5
Number of students: 494
Racial breakdown:
White:
46.4%
African American:
29.1%
Hispanic:
16.2%
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Two or more races:
7.5%
Asian:
0.4%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.8%
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