📍 45 Temple Street, Reading, Middlesex County, 01867
Walter S Parker Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Reading, Middlesex County. The school has 464 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Reading school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walter S Parker Middle enrolls 464 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 5% Black or African American and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 380 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 17 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <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.
Walter S Parker Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-60, state senate district 23, state house district 147.
Walter S Parker Middle is one of 9 schools in Reading, based in Reading, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,836 students district-wide and employs 319 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 464 students, Walter S Parker Middle is close to the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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