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J W Parker Middle

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Public Grades 6-8

Summary

J W Parker Middle is a public middle school located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 255 and is part of the Nash County Public Schools district.

J W Parker Middle faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 90.98% African American and over 90% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of North Carolina middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science that are significantly lower than the state and district averages. Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has shown no improvement in its academic performance over the past decade, suggesting that factors beyond just staffing resources may be contributing to the persistent low performance.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Nash Central Middle, Red Oak Middle, and G.R. Edwards Middle have more diverse student populations and generally higher academic performance, highlighting the unique challenges faced by J W Parker Middle and the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the persistent educational inequities within the school.

244

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 East Virginia Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27801-3564

(252) 937-9060

District: Nash County Public Schools

Students who attend J W Parker Middle usually attend:

High:

Rocky Mount High

Feeder schools for J W Parker Middle:

Elementary:

Baskerville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.6%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (32% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school32%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg53%

Not ranked this year

J W Parker Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

147^th of 242Nash County Public Schools among North Carolina districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	17.8	680 of 793	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	703 of 784	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	762 of 786	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	732 of 741	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	707 of 737	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	656 of 691	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	667 of 694	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.1	655 of 692	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	636 of 705	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.1	622 of 627	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.4	567 of 673	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.2	501 of 662	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	495 of 648	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.1	518 of 640	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	501 of 630	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.3	446 of 620	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.6	431 of 606	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.7	443 of 598	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	35.8	361 of 560	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	437 of 559	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	526 of 550	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	518 of 533	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	474 of 519	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	439 of 494	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	11.3	494 of 504	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	22.5	600 of 738	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	636 of 731	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	716 of 733	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	695 of 706	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	666 of 684	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	629 of 656	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	629 of 743	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	639 of 735	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	670 of 689	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	629 of 633	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	608 of 639	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	558 of 604	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	13.2	685 of 751	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	697 of 747	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	739 of 748	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	709 of 711	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	667 of 697	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	645 of 665	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)36th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2024)19th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)15th percentile~ school

Male (2024)9th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2023-2024) ?

Science60%-11 vs state

Reading34%-16 vs state

Mathematics22%-28 vs state

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Schools Near J W Parker Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
J W Parker Middle	Public	6-8	1500 E Virginia Street	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 937-9060	336	18	19.2	99.1%	3 (0.9%)	300 (89.3%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Rocky Mount Middle	Public	6-8	841 Nash Street	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2010	692	35	20.0	99.3%	59 (8.5%)	501 (72.4%)	82 (11.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	12.1	706^th of 773 public middle schools	8.7%		7.8	750^th of 793 public middle schools	5.4%	44	29.7	27.3	30.9	28.9	32.4	31.6	35.0	$10,165	$1,474	$8,691
West Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	6301 Nobles Mill Pond Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 446-2030	249	16	15.4	96.8%	61 (24.5%)	153 (61.4%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	14.8	689^th of 773 public middle schools	10.9%		22.1	638^th of 793 public middle schools	19.5%	51	34.7	44.3	19.2	23.5	34.3	26.9	44.9	$10,069	$1,755	$8,314
Phillips Middle	Public	6-8	4371 Battleboro-Leggett Road	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 446-2031	118	10	12.4	97.5%	6 (5.1%)	87 (73.7%)	20 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	17.1	672^nd of 773 public middle schools	13.1%		20	655^th of 793 public middle schools	17.4%	17	34.2	30.6	23.3	31.6	36.1	41.9	44.2	$13,631	$2,688	$10,943
Red Oak Middle	Public	6-8	3170 Red Oak-Battleboro Road	Battleboro	27809	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 462-2000	840	41	20.4	99.6%	244 (29.0%)	445 (53.0%)	87 (10.4%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.7%)	25.9	583^rd of 773 public middle schools	24.6%		39.1	492^nd of 793 public middle schools	38.0%	91	33.3	32.8	34.3	37.0	38.8	43.3	61.0	$8,118	$762	$7,357
Nash Central Middle	Public	6-8	1638 South First Street	Nashville	27856	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9065	531	29	18.1	99.2%	167 (31.5%)	278 (52.4%)	56 (10.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	46.7	420^th of 773 public middle schools	45.7%		47.6	418^th of 793 public middle schools	47.3%	2	52.3	46.3	46.6	48.0	45.5	56.2	65.8	$8,981	$1,407	$7,574
Elm City Middle	Public	6-8	215 E Church St	Elm City	27822	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 236-4148	399	26	15.5	99.2%	197 (49.4%)	115 (28.8%)	56 (14.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.0%)	77.1	157^th of 773 public middle schools	79.7%		74.2	178^th of 793 public middle schools	77.6%	21	68.9	65.9	66.9	65.2	52.2	76.9	76.0	$7,994	$522	$7,472
South Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	230 Pinetops-Crisp Road	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 827-5083	271	19	14.0	98.9%	111 (41.0%)	93 (34.3%)	50 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	38.5	478^th of 773 public middle schools	38.2%		30.5	561^st of 793 public middle schools	29.3%	83	55.4	46.4	42.4	43.5	45.2	47.1	50.6	$9,619	$1,193	$8,426
W A Pattillo Middle	Public	6-8	501 East Ave	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-3812	289	20	14.3	99.0%	28 (9.7%)	218 (75.4%)	32 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	16.5	675^th of 773 public middle schools	12.7%		7.2	755^th of 793 public middle schools	4.8%	80	48.1	15.7	26.5	40.7	13.5	40.8	36.7	$11,830	$1,874	$9,956
Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	6-8	13723 Hwy 481	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-5502	177	19	9.3	98.3%	6 (3.4%)	150 (84.7%)	15 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	11.3	712^th of 773 public middle schools	7.9%		14.4	711^th of 793 public middle schools	10.3%	1	20.0	31.6	34.8	20.0	34.5	27.3	27.3	$14,324	$2,746	$11,578

Frequently Asked Questions about J W Parker Middle

What district is J W Parker Middle in?

Nash County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of J W Parker Middle?

Students at J W Parker Middle are 91% African American, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of J W Parker Middle attend?

Students who attend J W Parker Middle usually go on to attend Rocky Mount High

How many students attend J W Parker Middle?

In the 2023-24 school year, 244 students attended J W Parker Middle.

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