📍 50 W Cherry St, Palmyra, Lebanon County, 17078
Palmyra Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palmyra, Lebanon County. The school has 829 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palmyra Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palmyra Area MS enrolls 829 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 678 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 42 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
242 of the school's 829 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 227 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palmyra Area MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 101.
Palmyra Area MS is one of 6 schools in Palmyra Area SD, based in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,414 students district-wide and employs 235 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 829 students, Palmyra Area MS is larger than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large