📍 118 F M 813, Palmer, Ellis County, 75152
Palmer Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palmer, Ellis County. The school has 433 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Fortenberry. It is part of the Palmer Isd school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palmer Middle enrolls 433 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 233 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 178 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
225 of the school's 433 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 194 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Palmer Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 TX-60, state senate district 22, state house district 10.
Palmer Middle is one of 3 schools in PALMER ISD, based in PALMER, Texas. The district serves 1,352 students district-wide and employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 433 students, Palmer Middle is close to the district average of about 451 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant