John Avery Parker

Regular School · New Bedford, MA

John Avery Parker is a regular school school in New Bedford, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–05 with 289 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

289

Teachers (FTE)

24.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	147	51%
White	72	25%
Black or African American	46	16%
Two or more races	20	7%
Asian	4	1%
Total enrollment	289	155M / 134F

English Language Learners: 66 (23% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15-19%	36.7%	87
Reading Proficiency	25-29%	49.2%	87
Science Proficiency	21-39%	—	29

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.16 grade levels

Math

+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

6.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	289	100%

Contact & Location

705 County Street

New Bedford, MA 02740

Phone: (508)997-4511

http://parker.newbedfordschools.org/

District

New Bedford

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,088

District enrollment: 12,522

Other Schools in District

Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Alfred J Gomes Elementary
Betsey B Winslow Elementary
Carlos Pacheco Elementary
Casimir Pulaski Elementary
Charles S Ashley Elementary
Elizabeth Carter Brooks Elementary
Ellen R Hathaway Elementary

View all 23 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02740) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250843001331

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD