Palmer Elementary

Summary:

Palmer Elementary is a public elementary school located in Missouri City, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 744. The school is part of the Fort Bend Independent School District, which is ranked 356 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Palmer Elementary stands out for its diverse student population, with a higher percentage of African American (48.92%) and Asian (19.22%) students compared to the district and state averages. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in reading. Additionally, Palmer Elementary has a strong Gifted and Talented program, ranking 381 out of 2,980 Texas elementary schools in this category for the 2022-2023 school year, earning a 4-star rating. The school's special education and English Language Learner (ELL) students also perform relatively well compared to their peers in the district and state.

While Palmer Elementary's overall performance is strong, the school's growing population of students from lower-income families, as indicated by the increasing percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggests that the school may face some challenges in maintaining its academic excellence in the future. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Palmer Elementary generally outperforms schools with higher percentages of Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, such as Dr. Lynn Armstrong Elementary and Edgar Glover Junior Elementary, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Lexington Creek Elementary and Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary, which have larger Asian and White student populations.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4208 Crow Valley Dr
       Missouri City, TX  77459-4272


(281) 634-4760

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1919th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,671 Help


Students who attend Palmer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Lake Olympia Middle
High:    Hightower High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  819

Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.5%
Asian:
17.8%
Hispanic:
17.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Palmer Elementary ranks better than 59% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 28th among 47 ranked elementary schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.9. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Palmer Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (50.5%), Asian (17.8%), Hispanic (17.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Palmer Elementary is 16.3. 37 elementary schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Palmer Elementary is $10,671. 25 elementary schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Palmer Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Palmer Elementary 1919th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Palmer Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd) 356th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Palmer Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Palmer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 81.11 368th 3465 89.4%
2005 82.08 339th 3475 90.2%
2006 72.62 867th 3476 75.1%
2007 56.96 1864th 3724 49.9%
2008 69.09 1105th 3768 70.7%
2009 64.48 1454th 3884 62.6%
2010 52.89 2179th 3937 44.7%
2011 58.62 1900th 4095 53.6%
2012 63.11 1528th 4206 63.7%
2013 56.68 1916th 4221 54.6%
2014 60.74 1719th 4260 59.6%
2015 51.97 2224th 4320 48.5%
2016 46.80 2456th 4286 42.7%
2017 61.15 1432nd 4329 66.9%
2018 61.54 1416th 4359 67.5%
2019 61.09 1468th 4479 67.2%
2021 69.42 1139th 4578 75.1%
2022 55.87 1816th 4581 60.4%
2023 55.76 1838th 4647 60.4%
2024 53.90 1919th 4675 59.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Palmer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.07 503rd 1046 51.9%
2019 40.19 718th 1112 35.4%
2021 68.13 253rd 961 73.7%
2022 54.00 467th 1004 53.5%
2023 39.99 719th 1099 34.6%
2024 43.03 691st 1114 38.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Palmer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.28 968th 3226 70.0%
2019 38.03 2216th 3333 33.5%
2021 56.21 1167th 3446 66.1%
2022 51.40 1564th 3487 55.1%
2023 66.17 865th 3556 75.7%
2024 72.22 695th 3638 80.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Palmer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.35 3467th 3684 5.9%
2021 36.24 2322nd 3799 38.9%
2022 55.71 1260th 3952 68.1%
2023 58.26 1174th 4086 71.3%
2024 43.10 2345th 4261 45.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Palmer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.97 1205th 4264 71.7%
2019 53.97 1776th 4309 58.8%
2021 56.66 1591st 4451 64.3%
2022 48.60 2250th 4477 49.7%
2023 50.18 2173rd 4521 51.9%
2024 53.63 1940th 4560 57.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Palmer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.11 1238th 4306 71.2%
2019 68.19 1101st 4348 74.7%
2021 61.12 1452nd 4499 67.7%
2022 53.98 1906th 4561 58.2%
2023 57.88 1700th 4588 62.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Palmer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 76.44 575th 3006 80.9%
2022 58.69 1475th 2958 50.1%
2023 75.10 381st 2980 87.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Palmer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.46 2846th 4240 32.9%
2019 39.40 2717th 4295 36.7%
2021 49.38 1878th 4331 56.6%
2022 30.66 3468th 4461 22.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Palmer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.27 1725th 4319 60.1%
2019 51.48 1924th 4357 55.8%
2021 71.11 1044th 4498 76.8%
2022 55.76 1834th 4563 59.8%
2023 53.10 1955th 4585 57.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Palmer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.79 610th 1005 39.3%
2019 46.30 629th 1009 37.7%
2021 46.47 548th 967 43.3%
2022 41.24 669th 957 30.1%
2023 37.90 756th 1015 25.5%
2024 28.46 863rd 1035 16.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Palmer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.51 761st 2483 69.4%
2019 64.02 648th 2515 74.2%
2021 71.37 394th 2444 83.9%
2022 60.89 742nd 2421 69.4%
2023 57.96 815th 2443 66.6%
2024 54.57 954th 2421 60.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Palmer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.73 1551st 4168 62.8%
2019 47.28 2173rd 4188 48.1%
2021 67.23 991st 4329 77.1%
2022 49.51 2125th 4376 51.4%
2023 72.66 810th 4401 81.6%
2024 72.92 812th 4431 81.7%
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Rank History for White students at Palmer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.24 672nd 3127 78.5%
2019 71.55 720th 3142 77.1%
2021 66.35 868th 3082 71.8%
2022 53.86 1424th 3082 53.8%
2023 64.01 1038th 3106 66.6%
2024 51.90 1516th 3078 50.7%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Palmer Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 363 132 21 123 2 n/a n/a 0 641
1989 357 132 22 121 2 n/a n/a 0 634
1990 363 125 33 111 1 n/a n/a 0 633
1991 477 142 40 108 1 n/a n/a 0 768
1992 536 139 37 126 1 n/a n/a 0 839
1993 580 173 41 116 1 n/a n/a 0 911
1994 650 181 39 124 0 n/a n/a 0 994
1995 652 209 54 141 0 n/a n/a 0 1056
1996 652 209 54 141 0 n/a n/a 0 1056
1997 555 112 53 61 1 n/a n/a 0 782
1998 584 148 59 60 1 n/a n/a 0 852
1999 557 120 69 45 0 n/a n/a 0 791
2000 527 133 83 42 1 n/a n/a 0 786
2001 522 145 76 53 0 n/a n/a 0 796
2002 444 201 112 62 3 n/a n/a 0 822
2003 444 201 112 62 3 n/a n/a 0 822
2004 419 202 130 71 6 n/a n/a 0 828
2005 371 247 138 68 9 n/a n/a 0 833
2006 338 310 160 62 10 n/a n/a 0 880
2007 281 354 164 82 5 n/a n/a 0 886
2008 241 366 170 100 2 n/a n/a 0 879
2009 178 353 192 88 0 n/a n/a 0 811
2010 155 333 180 85 1 n/a n/a 0 754
2011 121 258 179 103 3 0 28 0 692
2012 107 290 152 102 1 1 26 0 679
2013 103 288 136 103 1 0 31 0 662
2014 85 286 124 98 1 0 29 0 623
2015 75 269 113 103 2 0 28 0 590
2016 64 264 109 104 1 0 32 0 574
2017 69 270 115 110 1 0 29 0 594
2018 49 261 133 107 2 3 27 0 582
2019 52 271 136 90 2 2 39 0 592
2020 60 278 125 94 1 2 37 0 597
2021 57 305 114 91 1 0 37 0 605
2022 59 331 129 119 4 1 38 0 681
2023 59 364 143 137 4 1 36 0 744
2024 60 414 146 145 5 1 48 0 819

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Palmer Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 641 31.0 20.6 n/a
1989 634 n/a n/a n/a
1990 633 34.0 18.6 n/a
1991 768 33.7 22.7 n/a
1992 839 42.9 19.5 14.2
1993 911 46.0 19.8 13.9
1994 994 50.0 19.9 11.7
1995 1056 50.0 21.1 0
1996 1056 50.0 21.1 0
1997 782 41.0 19.1 4
1998 852 43.9 19.4 4.5
1999 791 42.9 18.4 3.8
2000 786 43.3 18.2 4.1
2001 796 43.7 18.2 5.9
2002 822 48.2 17.1 5
2003 822 48.2 17.1 5
2004 828 52.7 15.7 6
2005 833 50.2 16.6 9.7
2006 880 50.1 17.6 15.9
2007 886 54.2 16.3 16.9
2008 879 56.4 15.6 16.6
2009 811 48.1 16.8 19
2010 754 47.7 15.8 20.6
2011 692 41.4 16.7 20.1
2012 679 39.3 17.2 23.6
2013 662 38.9 17.0 25.5
2014 623 42.4 14.6 26.3
2015 590 43.0 13.7 29.2
2016 574 40.0 14.3 27.5
2017 594 36.9 16.0 35.4
2018 582 38.0 15.2 36.1
2019 592 39.0 15.1 42.7
2020 597 42.1 14.1 41
2021 605 44.5 13.5 41
2022 681 42.9 15.8 45.8
2023 744 46.0 16.1 53.6
2024 819 50.2 16.3 57

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Palmer Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 641 31.0 20.6 n/a
1989 634 n/a n/a n/a
1990 633 34.0 18.6 n/a
1991 768 33.7 22.7 n/a
1992 839 42.9 19.5 14.2
1993 911 46.0 19.8 13.9
1994 994 50.0 19.9 11.7
1995 1056 50.0 21.1 0
1996 1056 50.0 21.1 0
1997 782 41.0 19.1 4
1998 852 43.9 19.4 4.5
1999 791 42.9 18.4 3.8
2000 786 43.3 18.2 4.1
2001 796 43.7 18.2 5.9
2002 822 48.2 17.1 5
2003 822 48.2 17.1 5
2004 828 52.7 15.7 6
2005 833 50.2 16.6 9.7
2006 880 50.1 17.6 15.9
2007 886 54.2 16.3 16.9
2008 879 56.4 15.6 16.6
2009 811 48.1 16.8 19
2010 754 47.7 15.8 20.6
2011 692 41.4 16.7 20.1
2012 679 39.3 17.2 23.6
2013 662 38.9 17.0 25.5
2014 623 42.4 14.6 26.3
2015 590 43.0 13.7 29.2
2016 574 40.0 14.3 27.5
2017 594 36.9 16.0 35.4
2018 582 38.0 15.2 36.1
2019 592 39.0 15.1 42.7
2020 597 42.1 14.1 41
2021 605 44.5 13.5 41
2022 681 42.9 15.8 45.8
2023 744 46.0 16.1 53.6
2024 819 50.2 16.3 57

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Palmer Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $582 (5.8%) $9,517 (94.2%) $10,099
2020 $611 (5.8%) $9,842 (94.2%) $10,453
2021 $681 (6.4%) $9,991 (93.6%) $10,671

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Palmer Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1468th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1838th of 4647 Elementary schools
 6.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Palmer Elementary)4966
 17%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5459
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Palmer Elementary)5640
 16%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5751
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Palmer Elementary)4850
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5254
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Palmer Elementary)4745
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5452
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Palmer Elementary)6665
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))6366
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Palmer Elementary)5144
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))6657
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Palmer Elementary)4622
 24%
   5th Grade Science (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5237
 15%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students592744
 25.7%
African American271364
 34.3%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian136143
 5.1%
Hispanic90137
 52.2%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White5259
 13.5%
Two or More Races3936
 7.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.7%53.6%
 10.9%


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Palmer Elementary ranks 1919th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 819 students attended Palmer Elementary.

Students who attend Palmer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake Olympia Middle
High : Hightower High School

Students at Palmer Elementary are 51% African American, 18% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Two or more races.


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