📍 2900 Palmer St., National City, San Diego County, 91950
Palmer Way is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in National City, San Diego County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leticia Segura. It is part of the National Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
Palmer Way enrolls 409 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Asian and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 272 | 67% |
| Asian | 99 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.9% |
| White | 11 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
308 of the school's 409 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palmer Way is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Palmer Way is one of 11 schools in National Elementary, based in National City, California. The district serves 3,967 students district-wide and employs 190 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 409 students, Palmer Way is close to the district average of about 361 students per school.