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C−

John Avery Parker

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

705 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 · (508) 997-4511 · Part of New Bedford School District

New Bedford’s School Grade D better than 10% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
289
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about John Avery Parker

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 36.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for New Bedford kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where New Bedford kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5John Avery ParkerYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 49.3%

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

705 County Street, New Bedford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K65
Kindergarten29
Grade 139
Grade 242
Grade 344
Grade 442
Grade 528
Enrollment over time
212’20
226’21
257’22
264’23
289’24

Up 36.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%White 25%Black 16%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John Avery Parker from New Bedford families.

Other schools in New Bedford School District

The district →

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; New Bedford’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.