Parker Road Preschool

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Parker Road Preschool in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts enrolled 193 students in 2024-25 with 11.0 full-time teachers, 17.5 students per teacher against the Massachusetts median of 12.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

203 students in 2022-23, 199 students in 2023-24, 193 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.0 to 11.0.

Students enrolled at Parker Road Preschool by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 199, 2024-25: 19301002003002022-232032023-241992024-25193
Students enrolled at Parker Road Preschool by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 199, 2024-25: 19301002003002022-232032023-241992024-25193
Students enrolled at Parker Road Preschool by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 199, 2024-25: 19301002003002022-232032023-241992024-25193
Students enrolled at Parker Road Preschool by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 199, 2024-25: 19301002003002022-232032023-241992024-25193
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320312.016.9
2023-2419912.016.6
2024-2519311.017.5

17.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 of every 100 Massachusetts schools of this kind

Among the 100 Massachusetts schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; Parker Road Preschool 17.5; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherParker Road Preschool 17.5state median 12.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; Parker Road Preschool 17.5; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherParker Road Preschool 17.5state median 12.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; Parker Road Preschool 17.5; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherParker Road Preschool 17.5state median 12.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; Parker Road Preschool 17.5; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherParker Road Preschool 17.5state median 12.6U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Parker Road Preschool reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

36.3% of students were Asian, 35.2% White, 15.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Asian36.3%
  2. White35.2%
  3. Hispanic15.5%
  4. Black7.3%
  5. Two or more races5.2%
  6. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

What to look at next about Parker Road Preschool

  1. Leicester Integrated PreschoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 8.1 miles away: 45 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
  2. Early Childhood CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 9.0 miles away: 127 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).9.0 mi
  3. Compare Parker Road Preschool with Leicester Integrated PreschoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Shrewsbury spends per student$18,706 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,706
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsParker Road Preschool is the number 33 by size of 101 Massachusetts schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#33 of 101
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher17.5 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.6 for schools of this kind.17.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Parker Road Preschool

  1. How many students attend Parker Road Preschool?
    193 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 203 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Shrewsbury, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Parker Road Preschool?
    17.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for schools of this kind is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Parker Road Preschool a Title I school?
    Parker Road Preschool was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Parker Road Preschool in?
    Shrewsbury, NCES district ID 2510770. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251077001559 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22