Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Taunton

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C−

John F Parker Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 5–7

60 Williams Street, Taunton, MA 02780 · (508) 821-1112 · Part of Taunton School District

Taunton’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
517
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–7
The gist

What stands out about John F Parker Middle

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Taunton kids: Taunton High

On the path

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

PK–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–7John F Parker MiddleYou are here
8–12Taunton High2,877 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts26%
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).

60 Williams Street, Taunton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5172
Grade 6180
Grade 7165
Enrollment over time
478’20
459’21
494’22
510’23
517’24

Up 8.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 39%Black 34%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 8%Asian <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 John F Parker Middle from Taunton families.

Other schools in Taunton 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; Taunton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.