North Parkway Middle School

North Parkway Middle School, a compact middle-grades school in Jackson, Tennessee, part of Madison County, serves 360 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 554 students.

Across the 25 schools in Madison County (13,017 students total), North Parkway Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, North Parkway Middle School shows that 80% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Madison County) shows that median household earnings sit near $60,042, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Madison County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,050 students), North Parkway Middle School is one campus in the mix.

West Tennessee School for the Deaf is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around North Parkway Middle School.

North Parkway Middle School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Parkway Middle School has shrank 52%, going from 748 students in 2018 to 360 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.