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What's something Palmer High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
416
High
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALMER·NCES 250930001485
Palmer High
4105 Main Street, Palmer, MA 01069 · (413) 283-6511 · Hampden County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
5
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 109 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 78 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Palmer. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.3%
MA avg 43.8% . +10.3pp since 2016
Math
35.7%
MA avg 42.2% . +6.7pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.3% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 27.5% |
| 2022-23 | 37.3% | 31.9% |
| 2021-22 | 28.6% | 28.3% |
| 2020-21 | 38.5% | 24.9% |
| 2018-19 | 43.3% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2016-17 | 25.0% | 29.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Palmer High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #184 of 327 ▲ 67 | #9 of 28 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #240 of 326 ▲ 39 | #16 of 27 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #19 of 315 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #272 of 379 | #22 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #19 of 325 | #4 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #155 of 325 | #14 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.7% | #4 of 188 | #1 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
416
-184 (-31%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 416 | 47 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 53.6 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 60.2 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 60 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 62 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 44 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 47 | 11.9:1 | 35% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | N/A | N/A | 12% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 402 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palmer High.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (713 to 416); teachers down 24% (62 to 47).
About Palmer High
Palmer High runs as a low-enrollment high school in Palmer, Massachusetts. It is open to students in grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 416 students. High schools in Massachusetts have about 777 students on average; enrollment here is 46% lower.
Across its 2 schools, Palmer enrolls 1,093 students. Palmer High is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Palmer High are White (70%). The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. The diversity index for Palmer High is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 47 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 8.9:1. Compared with the 23.4:1 average for high schools in Massachusetts, this school's ratio is lower.
Hampden County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $71,306 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Hampden County number 168, with about 68,540 students.
Old Mill Pond is the nearest public school to Palmer High, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
Palmer High falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 31% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 8.9 students per teacher, compared with 10.0 in 2020-21.
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Hampden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,815
Census ACS
Median income
$71,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
68,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Palmer
- Old Mill PondElementary · 677 students
- Pathfinder Vocational TechnicalHigh · 660 students
Other Palmer High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Palmer High. Palmer High is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Palmer High SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 1,265 students
- Palmer High SchoolPalmer, AK · 616 students
- Palmer High SchoolPALMER, TX · 403 students
Nearby schools
- Old Mill Pond0.1 mi · 677
- Pathfinder Vocational Technical0.6 mi · 660
- Monson High School4.9 mi · 280
- Quarry Hill Community School5.1 mi · 120
- Granite Valley School5.2 mi · 400
- Ware Junior/Senior High School5.9 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Palmer HighHow many students attend Palmer High?
Palmer High enrolls approximately 416 students in grades 07-12.
Is Palmer High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Palmer High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Palmer High?
Approximately 8.9:1 students per teacher at Palmer High.
How diverse is Palmer High?
Palmer High reports a student body of 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Palmer High?
Palmer High is overseen by Palmer in Hampden County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.