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Middle School at Parkside is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jackson, Jackson County. The school has 766 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Middle School at Parkside enrolls 766 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 34% Black or African American and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 326 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 261 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 115 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
639 of the school's 766 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 606 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Middle School at Parkside is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-50, state senate district 16, state house district 64.
Middle School at Parkside is one of 13 schools in Jackson Public Schools, based in JACKSON, Michigan. The district serves 4,310 students district-wide and employs 249 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 766 students, Middle School at Parkside is larger than the district average of about 332 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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