Parkwood Middle

Summary:

Parkwood Middle is a public middle school located in Monroe, North Carolina, serving 828 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 53 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Parkwood Middle has a predominantly white student population, with 68% of students identifying as white, which is significantly higher than nearby schools like East Union Middle (24.07% white) and Monroe Middle (5.97% white). Academically, the school's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, with some variations across different student subgroups. While the school's gifted and talented students consistently rank among the top 13% of middle schools in the state, its African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students tend to perform below the state average.

Parkwood Middle's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from a high of 184 out of 705 middle schools in 2014-2015 to 354 out of 793 in 2023-2024. This suggests that the school's performance may be declining relative to other middle schools in the state. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 29.91% in 2020-2021 to 42.51% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. Compared to higher-performing nearby schools like Piedmont Middle, Weddington Middle, and Cuthbertson Middle, Parkwood Middle's performance is generally lower, suggesting that the school may benefit from learning from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing institutions.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3219 Parkwood School Rd
       Monroe, NC  28112-7540


(704) 296-0655

District: Union County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
354th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,571 Help


Students who attend Parkwood Middle usually attend:

High:    Parkwood High

Feeder schools for Parkwood Middle:

Elementary:    Prospect Elementary
    Waxhaw Elementary
    Western Union Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  19.7 Help
Number of students:  821

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.4%
Hispanic:
16.8%
African American:
9.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Parkwood Middle ranks better than 55.4% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 7th among 9 ranked middle schools in the Union County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.43. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66.4%), Hispanic (16.8%), African American (9.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 43.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Parkwood Middle is 19.7. 4 middle schools in the Union County Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Parkwood Middle is $8,571, which is the 3rd highest among 9 middle schools in the Union County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Parkwood Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Parkwood Middle 354th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Parkwood Middle in the ranking list.)

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Union County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Union County Public Schools 53rd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Parkwood Middle

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Rank History for all students at Parkwood Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 64.84 215th 598 64.0%
2007 69.14 180th 606 70.3%
2008 66.79 211th 620 66.0%
2009 66.90 217th 630 65.6%
2010 67.92 206th 640 67.8%
2011 70.14 199th 648 69.3%
2012 64.27 261st 662 60.6%
2013 63.31 209th 673 68.9%
2014 65.15 188th 627 70.0%
2015 70.64 184th 705 73.9%
2016 69.12 187th 692 73.0%
2017 69.67 194th 694 72.0%
2018 61.33 271st 691 60.8%
2019 62.29 270th 737 63.4%
2021 52.97 326th 741 56.0%
2022 55.56 334th 786 57.5%
2023 55.04 333rd 784 57.5%
2024 53.43 354th 793 55.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Parkwood Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 66.03 60th 237 74.7%
2022 22.54 237th 283 16.3%
2023 31.68 224th 302 25.8%
2024 32.38 224th 306 26.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Parkwood Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 73.12 18th 236 92.4%
2022 32.06 230th 312 26.3%
2023 40.33 177th 318 44.3%
2024 44.79 169th 356 52.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Parkwood Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 34.75 289th 473 38.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Parkwood Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.40 251st 604 58.4%
2019 59.36 218th 639 65.9%
2021 48.89 286th 633 54.8%
2022 47.98 324th 689 53.0%
2023 47.96 357th 735 51.4%
2024 47.19 373rd 743 49.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Parkwood Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.79 233rd 656 64.5%
2019 62.03 257th 684 62.4%
2021 50.74 329th 706 53.4%
2022 53.42 327th 733 55.4%
2023 54.67 323rd 731 55.8%
2024 48.15 384th 738 48.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Parkwood Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.27 150th 475 68.4%
2019 29.91 387th 504 23.2%
2021 56.00 131st 478 72.6%
2022 36.14 265th 449 41.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Parkwood Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 71.99 95th 448 78.8%
2022 77.71 13th 450 97.1%
2023 72.58 60th 452 86.7%
2024 57.88 231st 461 49.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Parkwood Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.99 300th 665 54.9%
2019 58.54 280th 697 59.8%
2021 53.78 302nd 711 57.5%
2022 55.06 318th 748 57.5%
2023 52.76 326th 747 56.4%
2024 55.67 307th 751 59.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Parkwood Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.92 297th 494 39.9%
2019 32.38 386th 519 25.6%
2021 41.04 288th 533 46.0%
2022 38.10 323rd 550 41.3%
2023 32.14 402nd 559 28.1%
2024 56.05 181st 560 67.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Parkwood Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.64 310th 472 34.3%
2019 48.09 252nd 493 48.9%
2021 48.02 256th 522 51.0%
2022 57.30 196th 541 63.8%
2023 54.21 219th 553 60.4%
2024 54.93 222nd 564 60.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Parkwood Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.51 306th 596 48.7%
2019 48.99 320th 624 48.7%
2021 38.93 385th 632 39.1%
2022 40.31 401st 658 39.1%
2023 40.33 403rd 656 38.6%
2024 35.22 440th 652 32.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Parkwood Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 562 118 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 685
1989 609 113 0 3 3 n/a n/a -4 724
1990 599 115 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 719
1991 582 108 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 693
1992 596 105 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 704
1993 640 99 1 1 3 n/a n/a 0 744
1994 651 100 1 6 2 n/a n/a 0 760
1995 687 97 2 6 1 n/a n/a 0 793
1996 687 97 2 6 1 n/a n/a 0 793
1997 714 89 2 11 1 n/a n/a 0 817
1998 764 90 4 7 2 n/a n/a 0 867
1999 767 96 5 10 2 n/a n/a 0 880
2000 796 117 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 923
2001 786 120 3 12 0 n/a n/a 0 921
2002 749 135 3 22 4 n/a n/a 0 913
2003 749 135 3 22 4 n/a n/a 0 913
2004 760 143 4 23 3 n/a n/a 0 933
2005 759 151 4 25 3 n/a n/a 0 942
2006 792 161 3 32 2 n/a n/a 0 990
2007 821 116 4 42 3 n/a n/a 23 1009
2008 839 109 5 45 1 n/a n/a 26 1025
2009 853 154 7 48 1 n/a n/a 0 1063
2010 636 112 7 39 0 n/a n/a 0 794
2011 597 94 5 56 2 0 11 0 765
2012 577 74 4 65 3 0 10 0 733
2013 566 68 5 71 1 0 15 0 726
2014 531 64 3 68 1 0 14 0 681
2015 753 84 5 94 1 0 28 0 965
2016 767 91 4 105 4 0 31 0 1002
2017 733 89 9 114 5 0 44 0 994
2018 702 93 7 114 4 0 36 0 956
2019 581 86 1 95 3 0 42 0 808
2020 563 88 2 101 2 0 34 0 790
2021 550 102 1 117 1 0 28 0 799
2022 564 87 3 126 2 0 35 0 817
2023 563 83 2 132 1 0 47 0 828
2024 545 81 4 138 2 0 51 0 821

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Parkwood Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 685 40.0 17.1 11.8
1989 724 40.0 18.1 13.4
1990 719 40.0 17.9 12.8
1991 693 40.0 17.3 13.3
1992 704 43.0 16.3 10.8
1993 744 45.0 16.5 16.3
1994 760 46.0 16.5 5.4
1995 793 49.0 16.2 15.4
1996 793 49.0 16.2 15.4
1997 817 51.0 16.0 15.3
1998 867 57.0 15.2 15.6
1999 880 58.0 15.2 22.3
2000 923 58.0 15.9 21.5
2001 921 58.0 15.9 20.7
2002 913 58.0 15.7 29.8
2003 913 58.0 15.7 29.8
2004 933 64.0 14.6 27.5
2005 942 64.0 14.7 35.6
2006 990 64.0 15.5 29
2007 1009 64.4 15.7 33.8
2008 1025 62.7 16.3 n/a
2009 1063 64.0 16.6 n/a
2010 794 50.9 15.5 40.1
2011 765 46.8 16.3 46.3
2012 733 43.9 16.6 45.7
2013 726 47.8 15.1 46.1
2014 681 42.5 15.9 47.9
2015 965 56.0 17.2 42.1
2016 1002 55.0 18.2 38.4
2017 994 53.5 18.5 37.3
2018 956 49.7 19.2 35.4
2019 808 47.7 16.9 38.5
2020 790 43.5 18.1 39.7
2021 799 39.1 20.4 29.9
2022 817 40.6 20.1 26.2
2023 828 40.5 20.4 42.5
2024 821 41.5 19.7 43.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Parkwood Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 685 40.0 17.1 11.8
1989 724 40.0 18.1 13.4
1990 719 40.0 17.9 12.8
1991 693 40.0 17.3 13.3
1992 704 43.0 16.3 10.8
1993 744 45.0 16.5 16.3
1994 760 46.0 16.5 5.4
1995 793 49.0 16.2 15.4
1996 793 49.0 16.2 15.4
1997 817 51.0 16.0 15.3
1998 867 57.0 15.2 15.6
1999 880 58.0 15.2 22.3
2000 923 58.0 15.9 21.5
2001 921 58.0 15.9 20.7
2002 913 58.0 15.7 29.8
2003 913 58.0 15.7 29.8
2004 933 64.0 14.6 27.5
2005 942 64.0 14.7 35.6
2006 990 64.0 15.5 29
2007 1009 64.4 15.7 33.8
2008 1025 62.7 16.3 n/a
2009 1063 64.0 16.6 n/a
2010 794 50.9 15.5 40.1
2011 765 46.8 16.3 46.3
2012 733 43.9 16.6 45.7
2013 726 47.8 15.1 46.1
2014 681 42.5 15.9 47.9
2015 965 56.0 17.2 42.1
2016 1002 55.0 18.2 38.4
2017 994 53.5 18.5 37.3
2018 956 49.7 19.2 35.4
2019 808 47.7 16.9 38.5
2020 790 43.5 18.1 39.7
2021 799 39.1 20.4 29.9
2022 817 40.6 20.1 26.2
2023 828 40.5 20.4 42.5
2024 821 41.5 19.7 43.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Parkwood Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $578 (6.7%) $7,993 (93.3%) $8,571

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Parkwood Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 270th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 333rd of 784 Middle schools
 5.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Parkwood Middle)6144.8
 16.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools)76.972.6
 4.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Parkwood Middle)64.347.9
 16.4%
   6th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools)73.464.3
 9.1%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Parkwood Middle)66.750.7
 16%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools)78.570.1
 8.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Parkwood Middle)6258.1
 3.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools)7265.2
 6.8%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Parkwood Middle)61.243.2
 18%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools)71.760.8
 10.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Parkwood Middle)58.457.6
 0.8%
   8th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools)6964.3
 4.7%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Parkwood Middle)75.969.2
 6.7%
   8th Grade Science (Union County Public Schools)83.979.9
 4%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students808828
 2.5%
African American8683
 3.5%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic95132
 38.9%
Pacific Islander00
White581563
 3.1%
Two or More Races4247
 11.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.5%42.5%
 4%


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Students who attend Parkwood Middle usually go on to attend Parkwood High

In the 2023-24 school year, 821 students attended Parkwood Middle.

Parkwood Middle ranks 354th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Parkwood Middle are 66% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races.


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