S S Palmer El Sch

S S Palmer El Sch is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, part of Palmerton Area SD, serveing 399 students in grades 2 through 6.

Within Palmerton Area SD, which oversees 5 schools and 1,616 students, S S Palmer El Sch is one campus in the system.

Demographically, S S Palmer El Sch logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Carbon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, S S Palmer El Sch has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting S S Palmer El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, S S Palmer El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.5%, the actual is 46.7%, a residual of -5.8 points.

In the surrounding community, Carbon County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,554 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Carbon County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,111 students), S S Palmer El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Parkside Education Center, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around S S Palmer El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts S S Palmer El Sch at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at S S Palmer El Sch has shrank 11%, going from 449 students in 2018 to 399 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.