📍 298 Lafayette Ave, Palmerton, Carbon County, 18071
S S Palmer El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmerton, Carbon County. The school has 403 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palmerton Area SD school district. It serves grades 2–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
S S Palmer El Sch enrolls 403 students across grades 2–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 355 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
220 of the school's 403 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 206 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
S S Palmer El Sch is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 PA-70, state senate district 14, state house district 122.
S S Palmer El Sch is one of 5 schools in Palmerton Area SD, based in Palmerton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,637 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 403 students, S S Palmer El Sch is larger than the district average of about 327 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe