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Parmenter

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

235 Wachusett Street, Franklin, MA 02038 · (508) 541-5281 · Part of Franklin School District

Franklin Town’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
309
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Parmenter

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Franklin Town kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Franklin Town kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5ParmenterYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

235 Wachusett Street, Franklin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten54
Grade 155
Grade 249
Grade 348
Grade 446
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
310’20
301’21
289’22
291’23
309’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Hispanic 14%Asian 8%Black 6%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Parmenter from Franklin Town families.

Other schools in Franklin School District

The district →
Franklin Early Childhood Development Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Franklin
142 students13:1
Helen Keller Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Franklin
A−
560 students13:1
Oak Street Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Franklin
A−
398 students13:1
J F Kennedy Memorial
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Franklin
A
341 students14:1
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Franklin
A−
321 students12:1
Horace Mann
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Franklin
B
407 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Franklin Town’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.