PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

As a tight-knit primary school in MACEDON, New York, PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL caters to 339 students from grades 3 through 5, one of the schools within PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL sits 23% smaller than that benchmark.

PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,637 students; PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 43% of students at PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 59.0%; PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL posts 39.2%, -19.8 points below that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Wayne County shows median household income runs about $74,506, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,068 students), of which PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: PALMYRA-MACEDON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 3.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 63.4%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has edged down 19%, going from 420 students in 2018 to 339 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.