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Schools in Palermo

Palermo’s public schools

Upper Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palermo. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Spent per student
$23.0K
▼ 19% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
NJ 11.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,356 students on the public path
In brief

Palermo’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Palermo’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Upper Township Elementary School places highest (better than 80%); Upper Township Middle School lowest (67%). See the path ↓

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

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Upper Township Primary Schoolin MarmoraNo scores
3–5Upper Township Elementary Schoolin MarmoraA−
6–8Upper Township Middle Schoolin PetersburgB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Upper Township School District.

The district

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

Upper Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,356 students · 12.7 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$22,952NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 48.6% · 893 students tested
Math50%
State average 35.5% · 890 students tested

Palermo vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Palermo’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Palermo—Upper Township

Every school in Palermo

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

Also serving Palermoin other towns
Upper Township Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Marmora
460 students13:1Rate it →
Upper Township Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Marmora
A−
477 students12:1Rate it →
Upper Township Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Petersburg
B+
419 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Palermo’s schools

Are Palermo’s schools good?

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

What school district is Palermo in?

Upper Township School District.

Where do Palermo kids go to high school?

Upper Township Middle School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.