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Col Moses Parker School
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 382 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 396 | 51% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 17 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
| 2018-19 | 70.0% | 68.0% |
| 2017-18 | 70.0% | 65.0% |
| 2016-17 | 72.0% | 70.0% |
Where Col Moses Parker School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #85 of 304 ▼ 20 | #34 of 70 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #71 of 304 ▲ 2 | #34 of 70 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #90 of 299 | #29 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #52 of 310 | #19 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #206 of 296 | #57 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #111 of 296 | #39 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.8% | #32 of 82 | #12 of 27 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 778 | 62 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 797 | 62.4 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 723 | 64.1 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 728 | 59 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 62.3 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 59 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 54 | 14.2:1 | 10% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 850 | N/A | N/A | 3% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 430 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (715 to 778); teachers unchanged (62.3 to 62).
About Col Moses Parker School
Col Moses Parker School is a mid-sized middle school with its address in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. It has an enrollment of 778 students in grades 5 through 6. That compares with an average of about 547 students for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Enrollment across the 8 schools in Chelmsford totals 5,068 students.
Federal enrollment data show Col Moses Parker School is 65% White. Other groups make up 19% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Middlesex County overall, the White share is about 67%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Col Moses Parker School lists 62 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.6 students per teacher. The school's 12.6:1 compares with an average of 11.5:1 for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Col Moses Parker School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
The county, Middlesex County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $130,847 a year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Middlesex County has 386 public schools with about 215,896 students, including Col Moses Parker School.
Of the public schools around it, Col Moses Parker School is closest to Charles D Harrington, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns Col Moses Parker School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 728 to 778, a 7% rise.
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