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What's one thing Parker Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,011
Elementary
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261872005549
Parker Middle School
400 WRIGHT RD, HOWELL, MI 48843 · (517) 552-4600 · Livingston County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,011 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Michigan 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.
- FBeats 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
216 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 3% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 3% |
| Grade 6 | 274 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 261 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 261 | 26% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 81% smaller than its 8th grade class (261).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
32.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Middle School
Parker Middle School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Middle School this school | 1,011 | 21.4% | 41.5% |
| Mattawan Later Elem School MATTAWAN | 808 | 25.2% | 62.6% |
| Freeland Elementary School FREELAND | 755 | 21.1% | 62.5% |
| Orville C Krause Elementary School ARMADA | 778 | 21.5% | 48.9% |
| Beacon Tree Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 787 | 16.8% | 48.4% |
| Mattawan Early Elem School MATTAWAN | 703 | 27.6% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan 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 Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #673 of 1,085 | #17 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #868 of 1,072 | #19 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #814 of 1,139 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,011 | #1 of 1,630 | #1 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #1,402 of 1,424 | #22 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #1,163 of 1,424 | #8 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #1,364 of 1,563 | #11 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.7% | #85 of 440 | #2 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
1,011
+288 (+40%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 1,011 | 46 | 22.0:1 | 21% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 44.8 | 16.8:1 | 30% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 42.4 | 17.5:1 | 34% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 42 | 17.2:1 | 26% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 824 | 46.9 | 17.6:1 | 30% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 878 | 47 | 18.7:1 | 32% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 868 | 45 | 19.3:1 | 22% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 896 | 43 | 20.8:1 | 10% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 787 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parker Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (824 to 1,011); teachers down 2% (46.9 to 46).
About Parker Middle School
Parker Middle School is a large elementary school based in HOWELL, Michigan. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 1,011 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 369.
Howell Public Schools is the district for Parker Middle School. It has 10 schools and 7,045 students.
Parker Middle School is 91% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Livingston County, where about 94% of residents are White. The diversity index for Parker Middle School is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 21% of the student body. The figure for public schools in Livingston County is close, at 20%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Parker Middle School outscored 19%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Parker Middle School scores 15.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 41.5% actual versus 56.8% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Livingston County, median household income comes to about $103,039, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The county has 48 public schools and about 24,695 students.
About 2.5 miles separate Parker Middle School from the closest public school, Innovation Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Parker Middle School ranks 3rd of 5 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Parker Middle School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 723 (2020-21) to 1,011 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 17.2:1 to 22.0:1.
The discussion board for Parker Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Livingston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,833
Census ACS
Median income
$103,039
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
24,695 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howell Public Schools
- Howell High SchoolHigh · 1,964 students
- Highlander Way Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Three Fires ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Voyager Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Challenger Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
Other schools in HOWELL
- Howell High SchoolHigh · 1,964 students
- Highlander Way Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Three Fires ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- Charyl Stockwell AcademyElementary · 696 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Voyager Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
Nearby schools
- Innovation Academy2.5 mi · 186
- Three Fires Elementary2.9 mi · 753
- Southwest Elementary School3.0 mi · 526
- Challenger Elementary School3.4 mi · 465
- Pathway School3.4 mi · 55
- Adult Transition Services3.5 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About Parker Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Parker Middle School?
Parker Middle School enrolls approximately 1,011 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Parker Middle School serve?
Parker Middle School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parker Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parker Middle School is approximately 22.0:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parker Middle School?
At Parker Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Parker Middle School?
Parker Middle School is overseen by Howell Public Schools in Livingston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.