Summary:
Palmer High School is a public high school located in Palmer, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 370 students. The school is part of the Palmer Independent School District, which is ranked 130 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Palmer High School consistently performs well academically, often outperforming the state and district averages on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 71.84% proficiency in Biology, 81.37% in English II Reading, and 77.42% in U.S. History, all of which are significantly higher than the state averages. The school also maintains an impressive four-year graduation rate, ranging from 94.7% to 98.6% over the past five years, and has consistently low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.6%. Additionally, Palmer High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.7 to 12.8 over the past three years, which is lower than the nearby schools like Red Oak High School and Ennis High School.
While Palmer High School has a relatively balanced racial makeup, with White and Hispanic students each making up around 47% of the student population, the school has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (44.59%) compared to nearby schools like Ferris High School (76.25%) and Red Oak High School (54.54%), indicating a relatively higher socioeconomic status of the student population. However, the school's performance in the Gifted and Talented program has been mixed, with the school ranking in the top 18% of Texas high schools in 2020-2021, but dropping to the bottom 40% in 2021-2022, suggesting a potential area for improvement. Overall, Palmer High School is a strong-performing school, but it could potentially focus on enhancing its Gifted and Talented program to further improve its academic offerings.
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Detail:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.8
Number of students: 370
Racial breakdown:
White:
47.8%
Hispanic:
47.3%
African American:
2.2%
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Two or more races:
2.2%
Asian:
0.3%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.6%
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