📍 1500 East Virginia Street, Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, 27801
J W Parker Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County. The school has 255 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nash County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J W Parker Middle enrolls 255 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 232 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.4% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
235 of the school's 255 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 235 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is 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 NC-1, state senate district 4, state house district 23.
J W Parker Middle is one of 30 schools in Nash County Public Schools, based in Nashville, North Carolina. The district serves 13,178 students district-wide and employs 852 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 255 students, J W Parker Middle is smaller than the district average of about 439 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small