menu

Palmer H S School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more

School Overview

Address
422 W Jefferson
Palmer, TX 75152
Phone
(972) 449-3487
District
PALMER ISD
County
ELLIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
370
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.8% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Palmer H S School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
67%
46%
77%
54%
57%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 109 29.5%
Grade 10 106 28.6%
Grade 11 80 21.6%
Grade 12 75 20.3%
Total 370 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 48.9% 50.4% 26.7%
Black 2.2% 1.9% 13.3%
Hispanic 48.3% 47.1% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.5% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.6% 53.0% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 37.6% 44.9% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.0% 8.1% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 5,088 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 93.0 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.0% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.1% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.5% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.6% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,736 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 4.2% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.8% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.6% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.8% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.9% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 21.1% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.6% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.1% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.5% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 3.1% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,092 $7,944,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $567 $740,000 4.9%
Staff $314 $410,000 2.7%
General Administration $317 $413,000 2.7%
School Administration $580 $756,000 5.0%
Operation $1,028 $1,341,000 8.8%
Transportation $143 $187,000 1.2%
Other $1,127 $1,469,000 9.7%
Total Support $4,077 $5,316,000 34.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,498 $1,953,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $11,666 $15,213,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

Popular neighborhoods near Palmer H S School