Enrollment
343
Middle
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALMYRA R-I·NCES 292349001361
PALMYRA MIDDLE
600 W LINE ST, PALMYRA, MO 63461 · (573) 769-2174 · Marion County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Missouri public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
98 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 27% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 52% · 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
Students here typically continue to
PALMYRA MIDDLE→PALMYRA HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PALMYRA R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +8.2pp since 2021
Math
44.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +11.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.5% | 28.3% | 44.8% | 11.2% |
| Math | 17.2% | 27.3% | 37.4% | 17.9% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 44.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.3% | 39.2% |
| 2021-22 | 35.6% | 33.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PALMYRA MIDDLE
PALMYRA MIDDLE's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALMYRA MIDDLE this school | 343 | 28.6% | 41.4% |
| CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE CENTRALIA | 302 | 27.5% | 42.5% |
| LAWSON MIDDLE LAWSON | 342 | 24.0% | 44.8% |
| FAIR GROVE MIDDLE FAIR GROVE | 373 | 33.2% | 55.5% |
| DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE FESTUS | 246 | 27.6% | 48.1% |
| HILLSBORO JR. HIGH HILLSBORO | 492 | 30.1% | 46.6% |
Matched among Missouri middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PALMYRA MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #186 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #188 of 380 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #148 of 380 ▲ 48 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.8pp | #40 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #247 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #97 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #271 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #310 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #128 of 224 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
343
+22 (+7%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 343 | 27.7 | 12.4:1 | 29% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 26.3 | 13.1:1 | 34% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 26.9 | 12.6:1 | 37% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 28 | 11.5:1 | 36% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 26 | 14.6:1 | 34% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 33% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 24 | 15.4:1 | 35% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 21% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 20 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALMYRA MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (379 to 343); teachers up 6% (26 to 27.7).
About PALMYRA MIDDLE
In PALMYRA, Missouri, part of Marion County, PALMYRA MIDDLE is a middle-grades school. The school had 343 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Missouri is about 461, so this school runs 26% smaller than that.
PALMYRA R-I enrolls 1,126 students in 3 schools, including PALMYRA MIDDLE.
The large majority of students at PALMYRA MIDDLE, 92%, are White. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial. That is close to the 89% White share among all Marion County residents. PALMYRA MIDDLE has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 27.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.4:1. Middle schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at PALMYRA MIDDLE is 29%. It compares with 52% for public schools in Marion County.
PALMYRA MIDDLE is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 45% of Missouri public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
PALMYRA MIDDLE scores 41.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Marion County, median household income is about $62,903, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. PALMYRA MIDDLE is one of 15 public schools in Marion County, which together enroll about 4,724 students.
Nearest public school: PALMYRA ELEM., about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around PALMYRA MIDDLE holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 57.3% on proficiency, and PALMYRA MIDDLE is below that at 41.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 7%, from 321 to 343.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,457
Census ACS
Median income
$62,903
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PALMYRA R-I
- PALMYRA ELEM.Elementary · 452 students
- PALMYRA HIGHHigh · 331 students
Other schools in PALMYRA
- PALMYRA ELEM.Elementary · 452 students
- PALMYRA HIGHHigh · 331 students
Other Palmyra Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Palmyra Middle. PALMYRA MIDDLE is the largest of the 3.
- PALMYRA MIDDLE SCHOOLPALMYRA, NE · 158 students
- Palmyra Middle SchoolPalmyra, NJ · 134 students
Nearby schools
- PALMYRA ELEM.0.2 mi · 452
- PALMYRA HIGH0.8 mi · 331
- VETERANS ELEM.7.5 mi · 403
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER7.7 mi · 182
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SCHOOL8.7 mi · 25
- HANNIBAL MIDDLE8.8 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About PALMYRA MIDDLEHow large is PALMYRA MIDDLE?
PALMYRA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 343 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does PALMYRA MIDDLE serve?
PALMYRA MIDDLE serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does PALMYRA MIDDLE have?
PALMYRA MIDDLE employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PALMYRA MIDDLE?
At PALMYRA MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees PALMYRA MIDDLE?
PALMYRA MIDDLE is overseen by PALMYRA R-I in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.