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North Parkway Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

552^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

North Parkway Middle School is a public middle school in Jackson, Tennessee, serving 333 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Madison County School District, which is ranked 126 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Parkway Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee middle schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.8% of students at North Parkway were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 26.8% in the Madison County district and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with low rankings for specific student groups like African American and Hispanic students.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Madison County district, such as West-Bemis Middle School, Northeast Middle School, and Jackson Central Merry Middle School, also struggle academically, with similar rankings and performance to North Parkway. However, schools outside the district, like Chester County Junior High School and South Gibson County Middle School, significantly outperform North Parkway and the other schools in the Madison County district.

360

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,959

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1341 North PKWY
Jackson, TN 38305

(731) 427-3384

District: Madison County

Students who attend North Parkway Middle School usually attend:

High:	Madison Academic Magnet High School
	North Side High School

Feeder schools for North Parkway Middle School:

Elementary:	Alexander Elementary School
	Andrew Jackson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.7%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg27%

Tennessee avg43%

552^nd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle Schools in the Madison County

126^th of 139Madison County among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	552 of 583	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	535 of 587	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	568 of 594	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	550 of 569	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	554 of 576	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	561 of 574	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	539 of 563	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	478 of 492	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.7	444 of 485	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	274 of 312	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	260 of 318	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	299 of 316	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	286 of 299	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	270 of 277	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	279 of 293	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	265 of 284	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	514 of 546	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	510 of 554	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	541 of 560	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	531 of 552	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	503 of 538	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	511 of 529	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	25.5	202 of 261	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	194 of 228	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	177 of 219	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	444 of 490	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	448 of 510	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	494 of 514	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	482 of 495	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	475 of 483	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	475 of 490	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	452 of 481	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	524 of 550	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	517 of 560	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	533 of 557	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	520 of 540	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	512 of 529	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	511 of 523	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	15.6	294 of 299	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	61.0	39 of 279	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	11.8	476 of 496	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	459 of 484	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	441 of 481	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)23rd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2021)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies17%-32 vs state

Science15%-31 vs state

English Language Arts13%-26 vs state

Mathematics11%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)					TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)					TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Parkway Middle School	Public	6-8	1341 North PKWY	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 427-3384	333	21	16.2		17 (5.1%)	265 (79.6%)	30 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	8.6	552^nd of 583 public middle schools	5.3%		10.9	535^th of 587 public middle schools	8.9%	17		9.3	12.6	10.5	10.8		14.8	11.7	11.4	12.6				14.7	12.6	18.4	15.3	12.8	24.3	13.2	16.8	$14,959	$1,830	$12,238
Jackson Central Merry Middle School	Public	6-8	332 Lane AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 664-2588	391	25	15.7		19 (4.9%)	290 (74.2%)	59 (15.1%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	5.3	574^th of 583 public middle schools	1.5%		8.2	564^th of 587 public middle schools	3.9%	10		9.6	7.6	6.9	8.1		6.1	9.9	8.3	8.1					9.2	6.4	6.5	6.3	11.5	14.9	10.8	$11,055	$1,440	$9,454
Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	4-8	668 Lexington AVE	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 427-4581	411	30	13.7		20 (4.9%)	350 (85.2%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	10	534^th of 583 public middle schools	8.4%		12.9	514^th of 587 public middle schools	12.4%	20	7.6	13.3		7.8	8.5	7.7	15.7	10.3	7.8	10.6			6.3	14.6	16.2	20.3	14.0	10.8	18.8	34.4	20.4	$13,968	$2,054	$11,754
Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	2665 Christmasville RD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 422-6687	794	51	15.5		172 (21.7%)	432 (54.4%)	124 (15.6%)	17 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	38.9	361^st of 583 public middle schools	38.1%		37.7	360^th of 587 public middle schools	38.7%	1		42.9	31.4	28.7	34.1		34.8	32.7	19.8	29.3	87.5	87.5		43.0	40.9	18.6	35.7	31.3	35.5	33.6	33.7	$12,454	$1,178	$10,478
West-Bemis Middle School	Public	5-8	230 D St	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 988-9810	384	26	15.0		209 (54.4%)	111 (28.9%)	38 (9.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	38.7	363^rd of 583 public middle schools	37.7%		35.7	377^th of 587 public middle schools	35.8%	14		33.0	41.7	13.8	29.1		33.0	42.6	20.3	31.7				25.7	38.3	37.4	34.0	26.6	47.0	34.1	36.0	$13,912	$1,527	$11,454
South Gibson County Middle School	Public	5-8	1300 Middle School ST	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-1962	772	40	19.4		662 (85.8%)	54 (7.0%)	24 (3.1%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	93.4	29^th of 583 public middle schools	95.0%		90.5	38^th of 587 public middle schools	93.5%	9	59.8	59.8	64.6	67.0	62.9	56.5	59.1	45.7	50.8	52.8			68.3	77.4	77.7	67.5	72.6	79.3	78.7	75.4	77.7	$9,834	$370	$8,828
Chester County Junior High School	Public	6-8	930 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8135	604	33	18.5		471 (78.0%)	77 (12.7%)	28 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	52.8	249^th of 583 public middle schools	57.3%		54.8	236^th of 587 public middle schools	59.8%	13		29.0	20.3	42.6	30.8		45.8	29.7	29.2	35.2				50.2	35.4	43.6	43.4	49.3	52.3	50.2	50.6	$8,997	$463	$8,003

Frequently Asked Questions about North Parkway Middle School

What high school do graduates of North Parkway Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Parkway Middle School usually go on to attend Madison Academic Magnet High School

What district is North Parkway Middle School in?

Madison County

What is the racial makeup of North Parkway Middle School?

Students at North Parkway Middle School are 80% African American, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% White.

Is North Parkway Middle School a good school?

North Parkway Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Tennessee middle schools.

How many students attend North Parkway Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended North Parkway Middle School.

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