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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALMER ISD·NCES 483411003793
Palmer Elementary School
303 DICK ST, PALMER, TX 75152 · (972) 449-3132 · Ellis County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
283 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (93).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63% · 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 PALMER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 28.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Palmer Elementary School
Palmer Elementary School's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Elementary School this school | 525 | 53.9% | 59.2% |
| Pleasant View Elementary School JOSHUA | 536 | 53.2% | 43.6% |
| Goliad Elementary School GOLIAD | 550 | 50.7% | 45.5% |
| A P Beutel Elementary School LAKE JACKSON | 572 | 54.0% | 55.3% |
| Chamberlin Elementary School STEPHENVILLE | 503 | 56.3% | N/A |
| Woodland Hills Elementary School KINGWOOD | 550 | 51.8% | 50.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Palmer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #813 of 4,401 | #4 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,088 of 4,466 ▼ 1,070 | #19 of 36 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,657 of 4,466 ▼ 368 | #14 of 36 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #2,717 of 3,998 | #20 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #2,293 of 4,938 | #16 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #4,200 of 4,622 | #39 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #1,957 of 4,628 | #31 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #3,412 of 4,789 | #28 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #1,125 of 1,307 | #18 of 20 |
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
525
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 525 | 29.2 | 18.0:1 | 54% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 60% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 33.1 | 15.1:1 | 60% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 60% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 30.6 | 16.7:1 | 51% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 55% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 63% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 31% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 18 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palmer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (510 to 525); teachers down 4% (30.6 to 29.2).
About Palmer Elementary School
Palmer Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in PALMER, Texas. Its grade span covers pre-K through 4, with 525 students on the rolls.
The district for Palmer Elementary School is PALMER ISD, with 4 schools and 1,352 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Palmer Elementary School is Hispanic, with 48% of students. Next come 47% White and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 28% Hispanic. The diversity index for Palmer Elementary School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.0 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Palmer Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 54%.
The model predicts 50.7% for a school in Texas with Palmer Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Palmer Elementary School posts 59.2%.
The school is in Ellis County, where the median household earns about $99,595 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Palmer Elementary School shares Ellis County with 82 other public schools.
Palmer Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Palmer Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Palmer Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Palmer Elementary School's average proficiency of 59.2% compares with 45.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Palmer Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 6%, from 497 to 525. Students per teacher increased from 16.6 in 2020-21 to 18.0 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Palmer Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PALMER ISD
- Palmer Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 403 students
- Ellis Co JJAEPMiddle · 1 students
Other schools in PALMER
- Palmer Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 403 students
Other Palmer Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Palmer Elementary. Palmer Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Palmer Elementary SchoolMISSOURI CITY, TX · 802 students
- Palmer Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 746 students
- Palmer Elementary SchoolEaston, PA · 531 students
- Palmer Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 197 students
- PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALMER, NE · 184 students
Nearby schools
- Palmer Middle School0.1 mi · 423
- Palmer High School0.3 mi · 403
- Trinity Charter Schools - Waxahachie Campus5.8 mi · 3
- Austin Elementary School6.7 mi · 394
- Hazel Ingram Elementary School6.9 mi · 335
- Lucy Mae McDonald Elementary School7.0 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Palmer Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Palmer Elementary School?
Palmer Elementary School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Palmer Elementary School serve?
Palmer Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Palmer Elementary School have?
Palmer Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Palmer Elementary School?
At Palmer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 48% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Palmer Elementary School in?
Palmer Elementary School is part of PALMER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.