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Schools in Palmer

Palmer’s public schools

Palmer Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palmer. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▲ 14% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
313 students on the public path
In brief

Palmer’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Palmer’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Palmer Elementary School places highest (better than 57%); Palmer Junior-Senior High lowest (49%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Palmer, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Palmer Elementary SchoolPalmer Public SchoolsB
7–12Palmer Junior-Senior HighPalmer Public SchoolsB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Palmer Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Palmer Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 313 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,717NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 47.1% · 148 students tested
Math52%
State average 46% · 148 students tested

Palmer vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Palmer’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Palmer—Palmer

Every school in Palmer

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Palmerin other towns
Palmer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
184 students13:1Rate it →
Palmer Junior-Senior High
High · Grades 7–12
B−
129 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Palmer’s schools

Are Palmer’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Palmer. Palmer Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palmer. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Palmer in?

Palmer Public Schools.

Where do Palmer kids go to high school?

Palmer Junior-Senior High.

Parents talk

What Palmer families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.