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Parker

Q: Is Parker a good school?

Parker ranks 439 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Massachusetts elementary schools

446

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,400

Per pupil spending ?

24.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

52 River Street
Billerica, MA 01821

(978) 528-8610

District: Billerica

Students who attend Parker usually attend:

Middle:	Marshall Middle School
High:	Billerica Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Asian:

14.6%

African American:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Massachusetts median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Billerica's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg45%

Massachusetts avg41%

439^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Billerica

147^th of 348Billerica among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	439 of 906	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	356 of 916	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	465 of 928	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	360 of 932	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.2	195 of 936	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	48.8	505 of 942	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	624 of 934	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.5	616 of 938	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.1	568 of 932	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.6	431 of 914	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.5	606 of 926	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.1	559 of 928	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	603 of 930	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.3	607 of 924	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.5	429 of 920	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	34.5	643 of 909	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.6	514 of 908	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	553 of 911	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.1	602 of 911	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.2	405 of 887	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.8	341 of 882	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.1	325 of 884	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	55.9	240 of 672	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	107 of 632	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	198 of 665	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	246 of 656	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	281 of 869	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	319 of 886	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	458 of 887	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	417 of 901	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	215 of 898	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	517 of 902	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	484 of 893	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	227 of 736	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	161 of 760	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	41.4	449 of 757	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.0	260 of 772	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	87 of 705	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	40.2	434 of 700	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	355 of 685	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	587 of 884	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	415 of 891	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	444 of 896	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	288 of 908	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.5	166 of 904	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	492 of 907	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	662 of 898	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	305 of 717	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	245 of 731	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	404 of 703	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	466 of 905	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.4	262 of 894	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.0	629 of 896	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	598 of 886	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	80.5	168 of 925	81.8%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	82.7	68 of 399	83.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	422 of 737	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	395 of 753	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	579 of 762	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	435 of 764	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.6	186 of 765	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.4	559 of 780	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	649 of 772	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Tested Remotely (2021)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics52%+12 vs state

English Language Arts36%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Parker	Public	K-4	52 River Street	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 528-8610	446	33	13.6		253 (56.7%)	58 (13.0%)	54 (12.1%)	65 (14.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	51.4	439^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.5%		60.9	356^th of 916 public elementary schools	61.1%	83	26.2	45.1		35.5	40.5	64.6		52.4			$23,400
Frederick J Dutile	Public	K-4	10 Dutile School Road	North Billerica	01862	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	No	(978) 528-8530	310	22	14.2		206 (66.5%)	24 (7.7%)	26 (8.4%)	41 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	67	308^th of 906 public elementary schools	66.0%		72.2	267^th of 916 public elementary schools	70.9%	41	46.4	50.8		48.8	55.4	53.7		54.5			$20,347
Hajjar Elementary	Public	K-4	59 Rogers Street	Billerica	01862	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 528-8550	401	29	13.9		237 (59.1%)	24 (6.0%)	75 (18.7%)	45 (11.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	51.5	438^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.7%		58.4	387^th of 916 public elementary schools	57.8%	51	35.4	44.6		40.5	42.4	49.4		46.3			$19,515
John F Kennedy	Public	K-4	20 Kimbrough Road	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	No	(978) 528-8570	330	22	14.8		273 (82.7%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.5%)	12 (3.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	80	182^nd of 906 public elementary schools	79.9%		64	329^th of 916 public elementary schools	64.1%	147	59.7	54.8		57.2	76.4	53.4		64.8			$20,512
Thomas Ditson	Public	K-4	39 Cook Street	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 528-8510	542	32	16.9		352 (64.9%)	26 (4.8%)	60 (11.1%)	80 (14.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	51.9	435^th of 906 public elementary schools	52.0%		59.5	373^rd of 916 public elementary schools	59.3%	62	41.2	26.9		34.4	51.3	56.5		53.7			$19,365
Lt Job Lane School	Public	3-5	66 Sweetwater Avenue	Bedford	01730	Middlesex County	Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 275-7606	540	46	11.7		288 (53.3%)	34 (6.3%)	39 (7.2%)	137 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.6%)	90.2	65^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.8%		91.2	57^th of 916 public elementary schools	93.8%	8	64.7	63.9	70.3	66.4	69.6	71.7	66.1	69.1	75.1	75.1	$21,883
Heath-Brook	Public	PK, KG-1	165 Shawsheen Street	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 640-7865	300	24	12.5		224 (74.7%)	20 (6.7%)	24 (8.0%)	22 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)								(n/a)											$20,916
South Row	Public	K-4	250 Boston Rd	Chelmsford	01824	Middlesex County	Chelmsford	No	No	No	No	(978) 251-5177	464	35	13.3		304 (65.5%)	14 (3.0%)	39 (8.4%)	78 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	82.8	147^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.8%		78.4	204^th of 916 public elementary schools	77.7%	57	64.8	58.3		61.3	64.4	60.0		62.1			$16,944
Shawsheen Elementary	Public	1-3	298 Shawsheen Avenue	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 694-6030	304	30	10.0		239 (78.6%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.9%)	24 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)								(n/a)	45.4			45.4	44.3			44.3			$22,829
Center Elementary School	Public	2-4	139 Pleasant Street	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 640-7870	812	57	14.1		614 (75.6%)	41 (5.0%)	75 (9.2%)	49 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	54.5	411^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.6%					(n/a)	53.9	33.2		43.2	56.9	38.6		47.4			$19,775

Frequently Asked Questions about Parker

Is Parker a good school?

Parker ranks 439^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Parker?

Students at Parker are 57% White, 15% Asian, 13% African American, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Parker attend?

Students who attend Parker usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marshall Middle School
High : Billerica Memorial High School

How many students attend Parker?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Parker.

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