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705 COUNTY STREET
New Bedford, MA 2740


County name: BRISTOL
School type: Regular School
Grade span: Primary kindergarten - 6th grade
Status: Operational
Phone: (508) 997-4511 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 41.644
Longitude: -070.931300

2007 Student Enrollment: 477
Primary Kindergarten Enrollment : 31
Kindergarten Enrollment : 53
1st grade Enrollment : 63
2nd grade Enrollment : 66
3rd grade Enrollment : 63
4th grade Enrollment : 74
5th grade Enrollment : 70
6th grade Enrollment : 57


Male students (%): 49.7%
Here:  49.7%
State average from 3564 schools:  51.7%

Female students (%): 50.3%
Here:  50.3%
State average from 3564 schools:  48.3%


White students (%): 48.6%
John Avery Parker School:  48.6%
State average from 3564 schools:  71.0%

African American students (%): 13.6%
John Avery Parker School:  13.6%
State average from 3564 schools:  8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 28.5%
Here:  28.5%
State average from 3564 schools:  13.2%

Asian students (%): 0.8%
Here:  0.8%
State average from 3564 schools:  4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.80%
Here:  0.80%
State average from 3564 schools:  0.29%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.40%
Here:  0.40%
State average from 3564 schools:  0.19%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 7.1%
Here:  7.1%
State average from 3564 schools:  1.9%



First Language Not English # : 68
Limited English Proficient # : 5
Special Education # : 71
Low-Income # : 387
Free Lunch # : 319
Reduced Lunch # : 68


First Language Not English %: 14.3%
Here:  14.3%
State average from 1653 schools:  15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.0%
This school:  1.0%
State average from 1385 schools:  7.6%

Special Education %: 14.9%
Here:  14.9%
State average from 1778 schools:  16.4%

Low-Income %: 81.1%
Here:  81.1%
State average from 1776 schools:  31.2%

Free Lunch %: 66.9%
This school:  66.9%
State average from 1774 schools:  25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 14.3%
Here:  14.3%
State average from 1719 schools:  6.0%




2006 Student Enrollment: 477
Primary Kindergarten Enrollment : 26
Kindergarten Enrollment : 45
1st grade Enrollment : 72
2nd grade Enrollment : 65
3rd grade Enrollment : 73
4th grade Enrollment : 77
5th grade Enrollment : 56
6th grade Enrollment : 82


Male students (%): 52.8%
John Avery Parker School:  52.8%
State average from 1781 schools:  51.7%

Female students (%): 47.2%
John Avery Parker School:  47.2%
State average from 1781 schools:  48.3%


White students (%): 51.4%
John Avery Parker School:  51.4%
State average from 1781 schools:  71.8%

African American students (%): 11.3%
Here:  11.3%
State average from 1781 schools:  9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 28.6%
Here:  28.6%
State average from 1781 schools:  12.7%

Asian students (%): 0.6%
This school:  0.6%
State average from 1781 schools:  4.4%

Native American students (%): 1.00%
This school:  1.00%
State average from 1781 schools:  0.31%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.60%
Here:  0.60%
State average from 1781 schools:  0.15%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 6.5%
This school:  6.5%
State average from 1781 schools:  1.6%



First Language Not English # : 63
Special Education # : 77
Low-Income # : 382


First Language Not English %: 12.7%
Here:  12.7%
State average from 1633 schools:  14.8%

Special Education %: 15.5%
Here:  15.5%
State average from 1780 schools:  15.9%

Low-Income %: 77.0%
Here:  77.0%
State average from 1771 schools:  30.5%




2005 Student Enrollment: 477
Primary Kindergarten Enrollment : 24
Kindergarten Enrollment : 63
1st grade Enrollment : 79
2nd grade Enrollment : 79
3rd grade Enrollment : 77
4th grade Enrollment : 64
5th grade Enrollment : 74
6th grade Enrollment : 54


White students (%): 61.9%
John Avery Parker School:  61.9%
State average from 1746 schools:  74.4%

African American students (%): 14.2%
Here:  14.2%
State average from 1746 schools:  9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 22.6%
Here:  22.6%
State average from 1746 schools:  11.2%

Asian students (%): 1.2%
Here:  1.2%
State average from 1746 schools:  4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.20%
Here:  0.20%
State average from 1746 schools:  0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 52.3%
Here:  52.3%
State average from 1746 schools:  51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 47.7%
John Avery Parker School:  47.7%
State average from 1746 schools:  48.3%



First Language Not English # : 56
Limited English Proficient # : 7
Special Education # : 58
Low-Income # : 397


First Language Not English %: 10.9%
Here:  10.9%
State average from 1573 schools:  14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.4%
This school:  1.4%
State average from 1217 schools:  7.4%

Special Education %: 11.3%
Here:  11.3%
State average from 1745 schools:  15.4%

Low-Income %: 77.2%
Here:  77.2%
State average from 1735 schools:  29.2%




2004 Student Enrollment: 477
Primary Kindergarten Enrollment : 30
Kindergarten Enrollment : 76
1st grade Enrollment : 74
2nd grade Enrollment : 73
3rd grade Enrollment : 77
4th grade Enrollment : 92
5th grade Enrollment : 65
6th grade Enrollment : 64


White students (%): 61.5%
Here:  61.5%
State average from 1729 schools:  75.1%

African American students (%): 16.3%
Here:  16.3%
State average from 1729 schools:  9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 20.5%
Here:  20.5%
State average from 1729 schools:  10.7%

Asian students (%): 1.5%
Here:  1.5%
State average from 1729 schools:  4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.20%
Here:  0.20%
State average from 1729 schools:  0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 50.6%
Here:  50.6%
State average from 1729 schools:  51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 49.4%
This school:  49.4%
State average from 1729 schools:  48.1%



First Language Not English # : 54
Special Education # : 68
Low-Income # : 453


First Language Not English %: 9.8%
This school:  9.8%
State average from 1530 schools:  13.9%

Special Education %: 12.3%
John Avery Parker School:  12.3%
State average from 1725 schools:  15.0%

Low-Income %: 82.2%
Here:  82.2%
State average from 1698 schools:  28.9%




2003 Student Enrollment: 477
Primary Kindergarten Enrollment : 30
Kindergarten Enrollment : 58
1st grade Enrollment : 68
2nd grade Enrollment : 65
3rd grade Enrollment : 89
4th grade Enrollment : 58
5th grade Enrollment : 64
6th grade Enrollment : 60


White students (%): 63.0%
Here:  63.0%
State average from 1634 schools:  75.8%

African American students (%): 17.1%
John Avery Parker School:  17.1%
State average from 1634 schools:  9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 18.1%
This school:  18.1%
State average from 1634 schools:  10.4%

Asian students (%): 1.0%
John Avery Parker School:  1.0%
State average from 1634 schools:  4.3%

Native American students (%): 0.80%
John Avery Parker School:  0.80%
State average from 1634 schools:  0.36%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 52.8%
Here:  52.8%
State average from 1634 schools:  51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 47.2%
This school:  47.2%
State average from 1634 schools:  48.2%



First Language Not English # : 43
Low-Income # : 385


First Language Not English %: 8.7%
Here:  8.7%
State average from 1462 schools:  14.6%

Low-Income %: 78.3%
John Avery Parker School:  78.3%
State average from 1608 schools:  27.9%




2002 Student Enrollment: 477
Kindergarten Enrollment : 12
1st grade Enrollment : 60
2nd grade Enrollment : 56
3rd grade Enrollment : 85
4th grade Enrollment : 59
5th grade Enrollment : 69
6th grade Enrollment : 66
7th grade Enrollment : 71


White students (%): 66.3%
This school:  66.3%
State average from 1682 schools:  76.8%

African American students (%): 17.2%
Here:  17.2%
State average from 1682 schools:  8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 15.3%
This school:  15.3%
State average from 1682 schools:  9.9%

Asian students (%): 0.6%
John Avery Parker School:  0.6%
State average from 1682 schools:  4.2%

Native American students (%): 0.60%
John Avery Parker School:  0.60%
State average from 1682 schools:  0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 49.6%
Here:  49.6%
State average from 1682 schools:  51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 50.4%
Here:  50.4%
State average from 1682 schools:  48.3%



First Language Not English # : 30
Low-Income # : 357


First Language Not English %: 6.3%
Here:  6.3%
State average from 1452 schools:  13.6%

Low-Income %: 74.7%
Here:  74.7%
State average from 1613 schools:  27.4%




2001 Student Enrollment: 477
Kindergarten Enrollment : 24
1st grade Enrollment : 37
2nd grade Enrollment : 78
3rd grade Enrollment : 65
4th grade Enrollment : 59
5th grade Enrollment : 69
6th grade Enrollment : 86
7th grade Enrollment : 75


White students (%): 64.3%
Here:  64.3%
State average from 1664 schools:  77.2%

African American students (%): 15.8%
Here:  15.8%
State average from 1664 schools:  8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 19.3%
John Avery Parker School:  19.3%
State average from 1664 schools:  9.6%

Asian students (%): 0.4%
Here:  0.4%
State average from 1664 schools:  4.1%

Native American students (%): 0.20%
Here:  0.20%
State average from 1664 schools:  0.32%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 48.3%
This school:  48.3%
State average from 1664 schools:  51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 51.7%
This school:  51.7%
State average from 1664 schools:  48.4%



First Language Not English # : 51
Limited English Proficient # : 19
Low-Income # : 374


First Language Not English %: 10.3%
Here:  10.3%
State average from 1347 schools:  14.1%

Limited English Proficient %: 3.9%
Here:  3.9%
State average from 834 schools:  7.7%

Low-Income %: 75.9%
This school:  75.9%
State average from 1635 schools:  26.3%




2007 Attendance statistics:

Out-of-School Suspensions count : 27

Average number of Absences: 8.4
John Avery Parker School:  8.4
State average from 1782 schools:  8.8

Attendance Rate: 95.1%
Here:  95.1%
State average from 1782 schools:  94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 5.7%
Here:  5.7%
State average from 1093 schools:  8.3%





2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8.2

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.2%
Here:  95.2%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.8%





2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7.6

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.6%
Here:  95.6%
State average from 1746 schools:  94.8%





2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 9.4

In-School Suspensions Rate: 94.4%
Here:  94.4%
State average from 1729 schools:  94.7%





2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 10.7

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.6%
This school:  93.6%
State average from 1635 schools:  94.4%







2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 28
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 27

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 96.5%
Here:  96.5%
State average from 1782 schools:  95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 96.3%
Here:  96.3%
State average from 1781 schools:  95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.9
Here:  16.9
State average from 1782 schools:  10.0



2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 30
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 27

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%
This school:  100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
This school:  100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.7
Here:  16.7
State average from 1781 schools:  13.4



2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 30
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 27

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 90.1%
Here:  90.1%
State average from 1745 schools:  94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 88.9%
John Avery Parker School:  88.9%
State average from 1733 schools:  93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.9
This school:  16.9
State average from 1746 schools:  13.6



2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 33
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 29

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 98.8%
Here:  98.8%
State average from 1728 schools:  94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1724 schools:  94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.7
Here:  16.7
State average from 1729 schools:  13.8






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