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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY·NCES 120009000052
PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
640 S HIGHWAY 22 A, PANAMA CITY, FL 32404 · (850) 767-4570 · Bay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
360 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 39.2% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 510 | 70.6% | 43.6% |
| PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BAY | 583 | 71.9% | 44.6% |
| JOHN F. TURNER SENIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BAY | 600 | 72.2% | 39.1% |
| CEDAR GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 495 | 74.7% | 26.7% |
| SATURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COCOA | 619 | 73.5% | 39.0% |
| SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE CITY | 492 | 72.0% | 44.6% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,657 of 2,136 | #20 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,836 of 2,149 ▲ 11 | #19 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,733 of 2,149 ▼ 120 | #20 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #1,382 of 2,267 | #16 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,249 of 2,077 | #13 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #90 of 2,108 | #3 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #434 of 2,188 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #1,255 of 1,374 | #8 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
510
-94 (-16%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 510 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 71% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 28.8 | 17.5:1 | 74% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 29.7 | 16.7:1 | 74% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 75% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 74% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 84% (502) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 79% (528) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | 42 | 18.7:1 | 61% (482) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 40 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in PANAMA CITY, Florida. The latest federal count shows 510 students in pre-K through 5.
BAY is made up of 47 schools with 27,494 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Black (34%). Other groups include 32% White, 22% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. The county population is about 10% Black. PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 31 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.4:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 71% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Bay County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.6% and a predicted 45.8%.
In Bay County (population about 186,393), median household income is about $73,533, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 50 public schools in Bay County, which together enroll about 27,672 students.
Nearby, MARGARET K. LEWIS IN MILLVILLE is about 1.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 510, 16% below the 604 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
186,393
Census ACS
Median income
$73,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAY
- A. CRAWFORD MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,864 students
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,629 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMYElementary · 1,089 students
Other schools in PANAMA CITY
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 865 students
- BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMYElementary · 766 students
- DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 735 students
Other Parker Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Parker Elementary. PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Parker Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 924 students
- PARKER ELEMENTARYELK RIVER, MN · 513 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 468 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolGALVESTON, TX · 436 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolNew Castle, IN · 278 students
Nearby schools
- MARGARET K. LEWIS IN MILLVILLE1.8 mi · 170
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,394
- CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 622
- MERRIAM CHERRY STREET ELEMENTARY2.8 mi · 343
- CEDAR GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 495
- OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY3.1 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 32% White, 22% Hispanic, 34% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.