📍 705 County Street, New Bedford, Bristol County, 02740
John Avery Parker is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Bedford, Bristol County. The school has 257 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Bedford school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Avery Parker enrolls 257 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 46% |
| White | 63 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
John Avery Parker is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 78.
John Avery Parker is one of 25 schools in New Bedford, based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The district serves 12,505 students district-wide and employs 1,099 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 257 students, John Avery Parker is smaller than the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize