📍 600 S Ashland Ave, Palmyra, Marion County, 63461
Palmyra Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmyra, Marion County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palmyra R-I school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Palmyra Elem. enrolls 437 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.1% Two or more races and 1.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 402 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 437 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 89 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. 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.
Palmyra Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 18, state house district 5.
Palmyra Elem. is one of 3 schools in PALMYRA R-I, based in PALMYRA, Missouri. The district serves 1,126 students district-wide and employs 92 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 437 students, Palmyra Elem. is larger than the district average of about 375 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant