John F Parker Middle

John F Parker Middle is a 6-8 campus of moderately sized scale in Taunton, Massachusetts, operated by Taunton, serveing 517 students in grades 5 through 7.

Within Taunton, which oversees 13 schools and 8,311 students, John F Parker Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, John F Parker Middle lists that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 34% Black, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bristol County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $85,625 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. John F Parker Middle is one of 142 public schools in Bristol County (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students).

Taunton High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John F Parker Middle.

John F Parker Middle operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 497 students in 2018 compared to 517 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 52% to 39% over that span.

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