📍 326 Winthrop Street, Rehoboth, Bristol County, 02769
Palmer River is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rehoboth, Bristol County. The school has 547 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dighton-Rehoboth school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palmer River enrolls 547 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 491 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palmer River is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-40, state senate district 31, state house district 72.
Palmer River is one of 5 schools in Dighton-Rehoboth, based in North Dighton, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,541 students district-wide and employs 218 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 547 students, Palmer River is close to the district average of about 508 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe