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Old Mill Pond

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

4107 Main Street, Palmer, MA 01069 · (413) 283-4300 · Part of Palmer School District

Palmer Town’s School Grade C− better than 17% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
677
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Old Mill Pond

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 15.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Palmer Town kids: Palmer High

On the path

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

PK–6Old Mill PondYou are here
7–12Palmer Highin Palmer

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4107 Main Street, Palmer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K67
Kindergarten83
Grade 188
Grade 291
Grade 388
Grade 4104
Grade 566
Grade 690
Enrollment over time
588’20
621’21
599’22
576’23
677’24

Up 15.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Old Mill Pond from Palmer Town families.

Other schools in Palmer School District

The district →
Palmer High
High · Grades 7–12 · Palmer
C
416 students9:1

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 Massachusetts’s other public schools; Palmer Town’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.