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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTON AREA SD·NCES 420885003473
Palmer Elementary School
3050 Green Pond Rd, Easton, PA 18045 · (610) 250-2521 · Northampton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
553 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 59% · 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
Based on grade levels within Easton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
56.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.1% | 56.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 54.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Palmer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #638 of 1,396 | #18 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #648 of 1,511 ▼ 9 | #18 of 34 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #614 of 1,511 ▲ 168 | #14 of 34 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #442 of 1,638 | #11 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #935 of 1,528 | #27 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #259 of 1,531 | #10 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #140 of 1,600 | #1 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #598 of 1,045 | #16 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
531
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 799
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 531 | 39.2 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 39.8 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 38.2 | 13.5:1 | 100% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 36% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 37% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 27 | 18.7:1 | 29% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 24% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 16% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 799 | 42 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palmer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (598 to 531); teachers up 12% (35 to 39.2).
About Palmer Elementary School
Palmer Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Easton, Pennsylvania. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 531 students.
Palmer Elementary School reports to Easton Area SD, which has 9 schools and 7,928 students.
Federal enrollment data show Palmer Elementary School is 54% White. Next come 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 74% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Palmer Elementary School has 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.6:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure.
Palmer Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Palmer Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Pennsylvania. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.4%, against a prediction of 33.0%.
Looking at the county, Northampton County, median household income comes to about $89,184, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 60, with about 38,316 students.
The closest school to Palmer Elementary School is Easton Area High School, located about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Palmer Elementary School. On proficiency, Palmer Elementary School is ahead of the 50.9% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose by 3% across 4 years, from 518 in 2020-21 to 531 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Palmer Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Northampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,580
Census ACS
Median income
$89,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
38,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Easton Area SD
- Easton Area High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Easton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,879 students
- Paxinosa Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Cheston Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Tracy Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Other schools in Easton
- Easton Area High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Easton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,879 students
- Wilson Area High SchoolHigh · 709 students
- Wilson Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Paxinosa Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other Palmer Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Palmer Elementary. Palmer Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Palmer Elementary SchoolMISSOURI CITY, TX · 802 students
- Palmer Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 746 students
- Palmer Elementary SchoolPALMER, TX · 525 students
- Palmer Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 197 students
- PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALMER, NE · 184 students
Nearby schools
- Easton Area High School0.9 mi · 2,778
- Wilson Area High School1.3 mi · 709
- Wilson Borough Elementary School1.3 mi · 285
- Wilson Area Intermediate School1.7 mi · 643
- Avona Elementary School1.7 mi · 205
- Farmersville Elementary School2.1 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Palmer Elementary SchoolHow large is Palmer Elementary School?
Palmer Elementary School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Palmer Elementary School serve?
Palmer Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Palmer Elementary School have?
Palmer Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Palmer Elementary School?
At Palmer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Palmer Elementary School?
Palmer Elementary School is overseen by Easton Area SD in Northampton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.