📍 235 Wachusett Street, Franklin, Norfolk County, 02038
Parmenter is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Franklin, Norfolk County. The school has 289 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parmenter enrolls 289 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 211 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 10% |
| Asian | 21 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Parmenter is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-40, state senate district 17, state house district 166.
Parmenter is one of 10 schools in Franklin, based in Franklin, Massachusetts. The district serves 4,611 students district-wide and employs 390 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 289 students, Parmenter is smaller than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large