J W Parker Middle School

1500 East Virginia St, Rocky Mount, NC 27801 | (252) 977-3486
  • Grades: 6-8
  • Student Enrollment: 472
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4 out of 5 | 11 Reviews
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School Description

School Summary and Highlights
  • Enrolls 472 middle school students from grades 6-8
  • 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No
Additional Contact Information
  • Mailing Address: 1500 E Virginia St, Rocky Mount, NC 27801
  • Principal or Admin: Mr Charles Davis
  • Fax: (252) 446-5756
  • Website: www.nrms.k12.nc.us
School Operational Details
  • Title I Eligible
    All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
Additional School Details
Date School Opened: 30-JUN-92
School Calendar Description: Traditional
School Schedule: Semester
Accreditation Status: Southern Association of Colleges
School District Details

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 472
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 31.9
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.8
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 254 (53.8%)
  • Females: 218 (46.2%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 53 (11.2%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 305 (64.6%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 358 (75.8%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
J W Parker Middle School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian30.6%
Black39383.3%
Asian153.2%
Hispanic91.9%
White5211.0%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For J W Parker Middle School
  Number Percent
6th Grade14931.6%
7th Grade15933.7%
8th Grade16434.7%
Source: NC Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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11 reviews for J W Parker Middle School

  • Reviewed by Student on May 21, 2011
  • Rating: 5 (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • Parker Middle School is a school of great requirement, students, and teachers. The first time I came to Parker I felt like a stranger but now I feel like I am a part of the parker Family
  • Reviewed by Former Student on May 13, 2010
  • Rating: 5 (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • Parker is a awesome school.. It is in front of the qhetto so theres alot of sterotypes about the school from the get go. i had my time as many student had when i think that the teachers were bias and the pricipal cater to there favorites. But Parker is a great school. Its small so all the principal know most of student. Me i was a very well known student and very popular so i knew all of them also. They had a program called Health which i was apart of since sixth grade to help kids and give them knowledge about there body. We had honor student and of course like at any school there were gangs and cliques. So for you to sit and type so much degrading things about Parker is ignorant. Maybe your life wasn't great at parker because of YOUR decicisions ! and as for the bathroom most of all public schools has some type of writinq. And i am a withness that when graffti went up the custodian - (spell check) paint'd the wall ! but after a while it get exspencive buying paint so they waited for them to build up. we had cameras and other saftey equpmen.t Parker is a Middle School ! Come on it going to be imature kids that don't know thhemselves and do wrong things ! Me i had a awesome time there i met my bestfriends there! Love You Neshiaa H
  • Reviewed by Student on April 02, 2010
  • Rating: 1 (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • Okay ,, Parker is an alrite school . thee teacherz can be unfair [Like Mrs. Pajor} she is a bad teacher she qivez yuee a pink slip o04 no reason ! But sume teaches are qud {like miss Keener] she is a qud teacher she has her studentz handz on every day ! But she is GAY {im not lieinq] !! Nd atd parker there are alot ofv unkindness T2 whitez . Nd there are alot ofv qanqz {Cripz , New Kiddz , S.O.N , S.O.Q, Hillzdall, Pinetop, Meadow Brok, Blood, Brike Squad, D.C Jerkerz, therez alot] but if yur child isnt witdd a qanq therez nuthin t2 worry bout !
  • Reviewed by Student on January 26, 2010
  • Rating: 5 (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • to all thee ppl dhats twkinq boud parker! Parker is a good school thee teachers are great just bekuss thee bathrooms aint lookinq so nice or whudeva dont mean nothing.so yall can shut up
  • Reviewed by Student on January 26, 2010
  • Rating: 5 (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • foee yall info . parker is a very qood school . maybee its just some of the peoplee enn itt. i'vee mett new friends . mr.davis iss a veryy qood principal
  • Reviewed by Student on July 19, 2009
  • Rating: 5 (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • this school sucks! i hate it here....the only reason im not transfering is cuz i dont wanna go to red oak w/ a bunch of stuck up people
    but the only good thing about parker is the very few nice teachers that work there
    mrs peck and mr davis are so bias it isnt funny
    im different from the other students and they dont like that(neither do the students) i get in trouble for everything i do...they suspended me cause i had to use the bathroom!
    not to mention the gangs and bullying

    DONT SEND YOUR KIDS TO PARKER!
    ITS A DEATH WISH
  • Reviewed by Student on July 08, 2009
  • Rating: 5 (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • i love this school it the best school you can go to I love the teacher Mrs. Oxendine AND Mrs. strickland thoes teacher and i am going to miss them i am oing to the 8th grader
  • Reviewed by Student on May 24, 2009
  • Rating: 4 (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • people are saying bad things about this school but there is much more to this. This school has respectful children not all are alike. The bathroom isn't all that but a school isn't about its appearance. Students learn in this school and most of us get along. People are stating bad things about the school but wheres the good in this school. The teachers must be doing something right because i am an A/B honor roll student, and i have learned alot while in this school. So before you want to state bad fact about this school know the fact.
  • Reviewed by Student on April 16, 2008
  • Rating: 1 (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • The school is honestly horrible. The teachers are an exception because most of them are nice. Most of the students act savage and have no respect for the teachers. The bathroom is like a black pot hole in the middle of the road, the cafeteria has cockroaches in there and the food sometimes is served over cooked, or nasty. The programs they have are limited, some don't even make any sense. The children use profanity as if it was appropriate to human language. The school should be shut down, the teachers given jobs at a school that would replace the current Parker, and the location moved.
  • Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on July 30, 2007
  • Rating: 5 (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • I believe that Parker Middle School is a good school. I love the teachers there. I will be going to the 8th grade this year. I really love my favorite Mrs. Oxendine she was the best. Mr. Davis is a very good principal.
  • Reviewed by Former Student on December 06, 2006
  • Rating: 2 (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • I believe the only good thing this school offers is the right of the spankings and the good disapline you recieve from the prinicpal! Charles Davis. The school it's self is just unprestable. The bathrooms are coverd with gang signs and mean stuff. The windows are completed with buletholes. and they cafetria... yeah don't even get me started

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