Palmyra-Eagle Middle

Located at 123 Burr Oak St, in Palmyra, Wisconsin, Palmyra-Eagle Middle is a micro-enrollment middle school that works with 96 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Palmyra-Eagle Area School District. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 75% below typical.

Within Palmyra-Eagle Area School District, which oversees 4 schools and 521 students, Palmyra-Eagle Middle is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Palmyra-Eagle Middle lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). The remainder reads as 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Palmyra-Eagle Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.2%; this one delivers 60.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $83,750, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Jefferson County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,194 students), of which Palmyra-Eagle Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Palmyra-Eagle High, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Palmyra-Eagle Middle at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 52.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Palmyra-Eagle Middle has edged down 22%, going from 123 students in 2018 to 96 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 83% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 today.

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