📍 600 W Line St, Palmyra, Marion County, 63461
Palmyra Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palmyra, Marion County. The school has 340 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palmyra R-I school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palmyra Middle enrolls 340 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 308 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
125 of the school's 340 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 77 qualify for free lunch and 48 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 Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 18, state house district 5.
Palmyra Middle 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 340 students, Palmyra Middle is close to the district average of about 375 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant