John Avery Parker

As a low-enrollment elementary school, John Avery Parker serves students in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 289 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, enrollment here is 24% lower.

The district, New Bedford, operates 24 schools serving 12,505 students.

Hispanic students make up a majority at John Avery Parker, at 51%. Other students are 25% White, 16% Black, and 7% multiracial. That is higher than the 10% Hispanic share among all Bristol County residents. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The teaching staff at John Avery Parker is 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.0:1. That is close to the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Federal survey data for Bristol County show that the median household income is $85,625, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 142 public schools in Bristol County, enrolling about 80,897 students in all.

The closest public school to John Avery Parker is Trinity Day Academy, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The federal government classifies John Avery Parker's location as Suburb: Mid-size.

Enrollment is up 36% from 2020-21, when John Avery Parker had 212 students, to 2024-25, when it had 289. The ratio was 9.2:1 in 2020-21 and 12.0:1 in 2024-25.

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