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John Avery Parker

Public Grades PK, KG-5

885^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

John Avery Parker is an elementary school in New Bedford, MA that serves 264 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New Bedford school district, which is ranked 319 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Avery Parker consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments compared to the state and district. For example, in 2024-2025, only 8.82% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 7.92% in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74% respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for historically underserved student populations, such as Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio and increased per-student spending in recent years, John Avery Parker's academic outcomes have not improved. The school's struggles are evident when compared to nearby James B Congdon and Elizabeth Carter Brooks, which had 32.39% and 47.18% of students proficient or better in ELA in 2024-2025, respectively. This suggests the need for targeted interventions and a comprehensive, equity-focused approach to address the unique needs of all students at John Avery Parker.

289

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,677

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

705 County Street
New Bedford, MA 02740-5042

(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

Students who attend John Avery Parker usually attend:

Middle:	Keith Middle School
High:	New Bedford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

White:

24.9%

African American:

15.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 33 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

885^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 18Elementary Schools in the New Bedford

319^th of 348New Bedford 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	6.0	885 of 906	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	874 of 916	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	725 of 928	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	764 of 932	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	747 of 936	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	687 of 942	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	903 of 934	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	915 of 938	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.6	860 of 932	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	856 of 914	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.0	781 of 926	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	795 of 928	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.1	810 of 930	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	848 of 924	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.7	842 of 920	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.2	864 of 909	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	880 of 908	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.5	881 of 911	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.5	893 of 911	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.5	807 of 887	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	27.6	661 of 882	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	38.8	597 of 884	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	279 of 281	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	261 of 282	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	179 of 244	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	825 of 869	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	816 of 886	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	703 of 887	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	732 of 901	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	710 of 898	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	680 of 902	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	880 of 893	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	395 of 458	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	398 of 446	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	186 of 420	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	178 of 401	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	216 of 398	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	299 of 379	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	716 of 736	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	707 of 760	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	468 of 757	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	550 of 772	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.2	421 of 705	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	199 of 700	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	16.2	640 of 685	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	859 of 884	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	851 of 891	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	729 of 896	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	740 of 908	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	724 of 904	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	653 of 907	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	811 of 898	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	31.5	660 of 905	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	646 of 894	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	335 of 896	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	15.2	836 of 886	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.5	743 of 925	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	12.2	704 of 753	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	685 of 764	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	745 of 765	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	545 of 780	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	7.0	751 of 772	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)27th percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+11 vs school

White (2024)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science15%-26 vs state

English Language Arts9%-33 vs state

Mathematics8%-33 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th 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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
John Avery Parker	Public	PK, KG-5	705 County Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	289	24	12.0		72 (24.9%)	46 (15.9%)	147 (50.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.9%)	6	885^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.3%		8.3	874^th of 916 public elementary schools	4.6%	11	2.4	17.1	7.7				8.8	4.9	8.8	11.5				7.9	15.4		15.4		$22,677
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	247 Elm Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	618	50	12.3		175 (28.3%)	125 (20.2%)	255 (41.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)	11.4	834^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.9%		8.6	873^rd of 916 public elementary schools	4.7%	39	22.8	27.0	8.1				20.3	17.7	17.6	4.8				14.3	9.7		9.7		$23,258
Hayden/McFadden	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Cedar Grove	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	748	59	12.6		110 (14.7%)	106 (14.2%)	491 (65.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	7.1	874^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.6	866^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.5%	8	20.2	14.4	6.0				14.1	12.4	14.4	2.4				10.3	6.1		6.1		$23,254
Ellen R Hathaway	Public	K-5	256 Court Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	201	21	9.5		63 (31.3%)	39 (19.4%)	89 (44.3%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	15.7	782^nd of 906 public elementary schools	13.7%		21.8	720^th of 916 public elementary schools	21.4%	62	34.2	13.8	22.2				24.5	15.8	13.8	7.4				12.8	29.6		29.6		$23,836
Carlos Pacheco	Public	K-5	261 Mt Pleasant Stre	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	242	26	9.4		53 (21.9%)	48 (19.8%)	121 (50.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	22	705^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.2%		14.4	812^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.4%	107	11.9	27.0	39.4				25.0	11.9	21.6	33.3				21.4	30.3		30.3		$25,832
Thomas R Rodman	Public	K-5	497 Mill Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	200	18	11.0		82 (41.0%)	25 (12.5%)	82 (41.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	12	827^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.7%		21.5	721^st of 916 public elementary schools	21.3%	106	12.1	16.7	35.7				20.6	9.1	2.9	10.7				7.3	21.4		21.4		$23,040
Elizabeth Carter Brooks	Public	K-5	212 Nemasket Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	261	21	12.6		107 (41.0%)	44 (16.9%)	84 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.6%)	54.4	412^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.5%		51.9	448^th of 916 public elementary schools	51.1%	36	61.5	47.9	28.6				47.2	48.1	50.0	33.3				44.4	35.7		35.7		$23,636
Alfred J Gomes	Public	PK, KG-5	286 S Second Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	623	58	10.7		64 (10.3%)	94 (15.1%)	445 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	12.3	821^st of 906 public elementary schools	9.4%		10.3	857^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.4%	36	12.5	25.0	13.2				16.5	6.8	26.3	17.6				16.5	19.8		19.8		$23,370
Betsey B Winslow	Public	K-5	561 Allen Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	227	18	12.9		131 (57.7%)	25 (11.0%)	45 (19.8%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	21	724^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.1%		24.5	696^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.0%	28	26.2	20.5	36.7				27.0	23.8	7.7	23.3				18.0	36.7		36.7		$21,164
Alma del Mar Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	515 Belleville Ave	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Alma del Mar Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 206-6827	1,042	94	11.1		181 (17.4%)	166 (15.9%)	636 (61.0%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.6%)	30.6	630^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.5%		27.3	665^th of 916 public elementary schools	27.4%	35	28.0	30.3	31.3	28.6	26.5	30.8	29.1	48.0	36.4	28.3	21.6	24.5	23.9	29.1	30.6	9.2	18.0	21.3	$17,918

Frequently Asked Questions about John Avery Parker

What district is John Avery Parker in?

New Bedford

Is John Avery Parker a good school?

John Avery Parker ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of John Avery Parker?

Students at John Avery Parker are 51% Hispanic, 25% White, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend John Avery Parker?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended John Avery Parker.

What schools do graduates of John Avery Parker attend?

Students who attend John Avery Parker usually go on to attend:

Middle : Keith Middle School
High : New Bedford High

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