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Palmetto High School

PublicHighGrades 8–12

1200 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221 · (941) 723-4848 · Part of Manatee County School District

Palmetto’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
2,185
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
8–12
The gist

What stands out about Palmetto High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher

On the path

Where Palmetto kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Lincoln Memorial Middle School448 students
8–12Palmetto High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1200 17th St W, Palmetto

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 84
Grade 9580
Grade 10566
Grade 11562
Grade 12473
Enrollment over time
2,065’20
1,984’21
2,100’22
2,194’23
2,185’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%White 36%Black 18%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Palmetto High School from Palmetto families.

Other schools in Manatee County School District

The district →
B.D. Gullett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
1,314 students17:1
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parrish
A
981 students18:1
Virgil Mills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
A−
863 students17:1
Imagine Charter School at North Manatee
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Palmetto
B
853 students18:1
Louise R Johnson K-8 School of International Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bradenton
A−
844 students15:1
Robert Willis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
785 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Palmetto’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.