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John F Parker Middle

Public Grades 5-7

378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

John F Parker Middle is a public middle school in Taunton, Massachusetts, serving grades 5 through 7 with 517 students. It is currently ranked 378th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools for 2025–2026 — the 21st percentile, with 1 star — a decline from 332nd of 484 (2 stars) the year before. Its district ranks 291st of 351 statewide, about the 17th percentile.

In 2025–2026, proficiency was 25.32% in ELA, 20.61% in math, and 30.94% in science — below the state in all three subjects and below the district in ELA and math. Science is the relative bright spot: it beats the district by about 9.9 points and has climbed from 12.93% in 2022–2023, though it remains about 10 points below the state. Grade 7 is the sharpest problem: grade 7 math sits at 12.99% proficient, roughly 8 points below the district and about 24.5 points below the state, while grade 7 ELA at 21.94% is nearly 10 points below the district. Grades 5 and 6 run much closer to district averages, and grade 5 math is slightly above it. Among nearby schools, John F Parker has the lowest percentile of those ranked, trailing same-district Benjamin Friedman Middle (43rd percentile) and Joseph H Martin (39th). It sits well behind higher-ranked neighbors such as Berkley Middle School (73rd percentile), and closer to John T. Nichols Middle and Raynham Middle School.

Subgroup results were weak and broadly declined in 2025–2026: special education students fell to the 7th percentile with 0 stars, English learners sat at the 15th percentile, and low-income students dropped to the 28th. Spending was $15,577 per student in 2020–2021, higher than several nearby schools that outperform it, and the student–teacher ratio was 14.9 in 2024–2025. Free/reduced-lunch data were not available. Overall, science progress is a genuine strength, but math, ELA, grade 7, and services for special education and English learner students are the areas to watch.

517

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,220

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Williams Street
Taunton, MA 02780

(508) 821-1112

District: Taunton

Students who attend John F Parker Middle usually attend:

High:

Taunton High

Feeder schools for John F Parker Middle:

Elementary:	Elizabeth Pole
	H H Galligan

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.7%

African American:

34.4%

Hispanic:

17.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

Massachusetts avg41%

378^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Taunton

291^st of 351Taunton 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
2026	21.4	378 of 478	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	332 of 484	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	344 of 493	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	379 of 501	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	378 of 497	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	399 of 501	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	410 of 498	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	367 of 484	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.6	343 of 487	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.5	382 of 482	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	363 of 441	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.7	258 of 455	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.3	296 of 455	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.8	345 of 449	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.4	334 of 434	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.4	338 of 409	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.4	332 of 407	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.0	322 of 399	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.5	293 of 399	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.1	287 of 356	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.8	276 of 344	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.4	304 of 339	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	157 of 215	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	126 of 206	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	129 of 202	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	157 of 209	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	161 of 212	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	149 of 193	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	160 of 195	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	112 of 172	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	294 of 445	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	296 of 431	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	380 of 424	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	317 of 417	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	164 of 193	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	181 of 181	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	94 of 180	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	400 of 468	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	301 of 473	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	343 of 481	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	377 of 489	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	399 of 494	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	392 of 483	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	387 of 478	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	355 of 463	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	266 of 383	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	252 of 376	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	217 of 378	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	231 of 364	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	134 of 368	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	196 of 335	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.9	299 of 322	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	267 of 309	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	333 of 461	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.3	264 of 464	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	298 of 469	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	315 of 481	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	275 of 489	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	362 of 462	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	389 of 452	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	350 of 438	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	333 of 470	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	352 of 473	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	328 of 483	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	369 of 489	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	332 of 497	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	380 of 485	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	420 of 478	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	379 of 466	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	98 of 116	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	54 of 84	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	405 of 436	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	344 of 435	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	353 of 441	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	363 of 444	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	300 of 503	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	393 of 489	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	425 of 484	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	362 of 467	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	21.8	382 of 491	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.1	274 of 339	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	326 of 393	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	263 of 386	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	283 of 392	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	327 of 403	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	334 of 404	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	355 of 401	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	344 of 396	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	322 of 395	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)27th percentile+6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)22nd percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science31%-10 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Mathematics21%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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 F Parker Middle	Public	5-7	60 Williams Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1112	517	35	14.9	68.8%	200 (38.7%)	178 (34.4%)	91 (17.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.3%)	21.4	378^th of 478 public middle schools	20.9%		28.4	332^nd of 484 public middle schools	31.4%	46		28.6	25.8	21.9		25.3		22.0	26.5	13.0		20.6	30.9		30.9		$18,220
Joseph H Martin	Public	5-7	131 Caswell Street	East Taunton	02718	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1250	647	46	14.1	52.3%	344 (53.2%)	168 (26.0%)	86 (13.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	34.7	293^rd of 478 public middle schools	38.7%		30.8	321^st of 484 public middle schools	33.7%	28		33.7	29.6	33.7		32.3		35.6	34.2	22.8		30.9	44.3		44.3		$18,692
Raynham Middle School	Public	5-8	420 Titicut Rd	Raynham	02767	Bristol County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	No	(508) 977-0504	710	45	15.8	23.8%	541 (76.2%)	87 (12.3%)	34 (4.8%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	40.5	255^th of 478 public middle schools	46.7%		48.1	221^st of 484 public middle schools	54.3%	34		23.1	22.0	30.8	37.8	28.5		27.1	22.9	42.7	38.9	32.9	31.1	31.2	31.2	37.8	$15,907
Benjamin Friedman Middle	Public	5-7	500 Norton Avenue	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1493	701	45	15.4	50.1%	414 (59.1%)	140 (20.0%)	105 (15.0%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	38	271^st of 478 public middle schools	43.3%		43.2	247^th of 484 public middle schools	49.0%	24		26.2	34.2	40.0		33.4		10.5	26.0	25.6		20.7	15.5		15.5		$18,979
Berkley Middle School	Public	5-8	21 North Main Street	Berkley	02779	Bristol County	Berkley	No	No	No	No	(508) 884-9434	374	27	13.8	19.0%	342 (91.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	69.2	128^th of 478 public middle schools	73.2%		67.5	138^th of 484 public middle schools	71.5%	10		36.1	46.2	44.0	59.0	46.3		31.3	61.3	22.0	45.8	41.1	39.8	65.1	52.4	56.6	$15,102
Dighton Middle School	Public	5-8	1250R Somerset Avenue	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-4200	355	25	14.4	20.2%	303 (85.4%)	9 (2.5%)	23 (6.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	56.8	179^th of 478 public middle schools	62.6%		64.6	157^th of 484 public middle schools	67.6%	22		29.4	36.8	44.2	37.8	36.7		23.5	49.3	46.5	37.4	38.1	52.0	44.0	48.2	39.1	$17,915
Edward J. O'Donoghue Middle School	Public	6-8	166 Mt. Prospect St.	Bridgewater	02324	Plymouth County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	No	(508) 279-2100	828	50	16.5	21.8%	614 (74.2%)	98 (11.8%)	64 (7.7%)	18 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.6%)	41.1	250^th of 478 public middle schools	47.7%		55.2	193^rd of 484 public middle schools	60.1%	57			34.1	32.3	29.2	31.9			47.2	28.9	33.5	36.4		29.6	29.6	33.3	$15,740
Norton Middle	Public	6-8	215 West Main Street	Norton	02766	Bristol County	Norton	No	No	No	No	(508) 285-0140	527	41	12.7	19.3%	441 (83.7%)	27 (5.1%)	31 (5.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	50.8	209^th of 478 public middle schools	56.3%		54	197^th of 484 public middle schools	59.3%	12			37.2	43.2	40.7	40.3			28.4	30.7	40.7	33.4		37.6	37.6	49.4	$18,963
Howard School	Public	4-6	70 Howard Street	West Bridgewater	02379	Plymouth County	West Bridgewater	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-1250	335	20	17.1	18.2%	250 (74.6%)	33 (9.9%)	31 (9.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)								(n/a)	28.3	27.1	23.8			26.4	37.0	38.2	36.6			37.4	36.9		36.9		$15,449
Freetown-Lakeville Middle School	Public	6-8	96 Howland Road	Lakeville	02347	Plymouth County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 923-3518	699	53	13.1	15.9%	620 (88.7%)	18 (2.6%)	35 (5.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	56.3	184^th of 478 public middle schools	61.5%		68.9	136^th of 484 public middle schools	71.9%	48			27.0	35.0	41.5	34.6			40.7	46.3	51.7	46.3		49.6	49.6	42.8	$15,642

Frequently Asked Questions about John F Parker Middle

What district is John F Parker Middle in?

Taunton

What high school do graduates of John F Parker Middle attend?

Students who attend John F Parker Middle usually go on to attend Taunton High

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John F Parker Middle ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of John F Parker Middle?

Students at John F Parker Middle are 39% White, 34% African American, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend John F Parker Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended John F Parker Middle.

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