Enrollment
385
High
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALMYRA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341239001188
Palmyra High School
311 W 5TH STREET, PALMYRA, NJ 08065 · (856) 786-9300 · Burlington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of New Jersey public high schools
- CTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
172 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
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 9 | 84 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 91 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 113 | 29% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · 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 Palmyra Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -18.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New Jersey average is about 53 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 19 points since 2023.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.9% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 22.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High School
Palmyra High School's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra High School this school | 385 | 44.7% | 24.4% |
| Florence Township Memorial High School BURLINGTON | 475 | 40.4% | 33.9% |
| Clayton High School CLAYTON | 431 | 56.1% | 26.6% |
| Glassboro High School Glassboro | 561 | 43.5% | 20.4% |
| Keyport High School KEYPORT | 372 | 43.8% | 22.4% |
| Middle Township High School CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE | 821 | 48.1% | 22.7% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #296 of 397 | #15 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #240 of 400 | #14 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #304 of 395 ▼ 46 | #15 of 20 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #350 of 442 | #20 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #240 of 388 | #11 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #73 of 389 | #8 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #169 of 405 | #7 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #84 of 200 | #2 of 10 |
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
385
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 385 | 29.8 | 12.9:1 | 45% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 33.8 | 12.0:1 | 33% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 34.3 | 11.3:1 | 18% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 31 | 12.2:1 | 29% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 41.3 | 10.4:1 | 41% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 41 | 10.3:1 | 45% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 42 | 10.1:1 | 28% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 42 | 13.7:1 | 15% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 30 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palmyra High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (429 to 385); teachers down 28% (41.3 to 29.8).
About Palmyra High School
Palmyra High School is a public small high school in PALMYRA, New Jersey. Enrolled students number 385 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students each.
In Palmyra Public School District, 4 schools enroll a combined 1,035 students.
White students are the largest group at Palmyra High School, with 48% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 25% Black, 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Burlington County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Palmyra High School comes in at 67%.
The teaching staff at Palmyra High School is 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.9:1. High schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 12.7:1. About 45% of students, or 172, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points above the 32% average for public schools in Burlington County.
Palmyra High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Palmyra High School is 17.3 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Burlington County census figures show that median household income is about $108,111, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Palmyra High School is among the 139 public schools in Burlington County.
The closest other public school is Palmyra Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Palmyra High School is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Palmyra High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Palmyra High School enrolled 378; in 2024-25, 385.
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Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Palmyra Public School District
- Charles Street SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Palmyra Middle SchoolMiddle · 134 students
- Delaware Avenue SchoolElementary · 99 students
Other schools in PALMYRA
- Charles Street SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Palmyra Middle SchoolMiddle · 134 students
- Delaware Avenue SchoolElementary · 99 students
Other Palmyra High schools
One other US public school is named Palmyra High. Palmyra High School is the largest of the 2.
- PALMYRA HIGHPALMYRA, MO · 331 students
Nearby schools
- Palmyra Middle School0.0 mi · 134
- Delaware Avenue School0.1 mi · 99
- Charles Street School0.5 mi · 417
- Riverton School District1.0 mi · 252
- Pennsauken High School1.1 mi · 1,588
- Cinnaminson High School1.7 mi · 929
Frequently asked questions
About Palmyra High SchoolHow many students attend Palmyra High School?
Palmyra High School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Palmyra High School serve?
Palmyra High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Palmyra High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Palmyra High School is approximately 12.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Palmyra High School?
Palmyra High School reports a student body of 48% White, 17% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Palmyra High School?
Palmyra High School is overseen by Palmyra Public School District in Burlington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.