PALMER H S

As an intimate four-year high school in PALMER, Texas, PALMER H S instructs 403 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by PALMER ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so PALMER H S sits 49% leaner than that benchmark.

PALMER ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,352 students. PALMER H S is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, PALMER H S logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 47% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, PALMER H S is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 53.5%; this one delivers 67.9%, a residual of +14.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for Ellis County shows median household earnings sit near $99,595, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PALMER H S is one of 83 public schools in Ellis County (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students).

PALMER MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PALMER H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PALMER H S has expanded 28%, going from 314 students in 2018 to 403 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 56% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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