📍 309 Palmer St Ne, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49505
Palmer School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 178 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palmer School enrolls 178 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 24% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 56 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 28% |
| White | 43 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 12% |
| Asian | 6 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
151 of the school's 178 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palmer School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-30, state senate district 29, state house district 76.
Palmer School is one of 51 schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 13,692 students district-wide and employs 795 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 178 students, Palmer School is smaller than the district average of about 268 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize