J W Parker Middle

J W Parker Middle is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. There are 336 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 605.

J W Parker Middle is one school in a 19-school district, Edgecombe County Public Schools, which enrolls 6,310 students.

A large majority of enrollment at J W Parker Middle is Black, at 89%. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 56%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, J W Parker Middle scores 20%.

J W Parker Middle has 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.2:1. Middle schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 15.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. Public schools in Edgecombe County average a similar 99%.

The school's county is Edgecombe County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $51,265, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Edgecombe County's 27 public schools enroll about 8,573 students and include J W Parker Middle.

Measured in a straight line, J W Parker Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from J W Parker Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.

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