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Schools in Palmer

Palmer’s public schools

Grundy County School District 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?3/5schools above Tennessee’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Tennessee’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
28%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 5% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
1,711 students on the public path
In brief

Palmer’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Palmer’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Pelham Elementary places highest (better than 59%); Grundy County High School lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Palmer, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Grundy County High School. 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–84 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–12Grundy County High Schoolin CoalmontC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Grundy County 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.

Grundy County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,711 students, up 11% since 2020–21
$12,368TN $13,059 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 36.8% · 1053 students tested
Math22%
State average 31.1% · 1149 students tested

Palmer vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Palmer—Grundy County
Gruetli-LaagerC−Grundy County

Every school in Palmer

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

Also serving Palmerin other towns
North Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Altamont
B−
385 studentsRate it →
Tracy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tracy City
C+
358 studentsRate it →
Swiss Memorial Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Gruetli- Laager
B
317 studentsRate it →
Pelham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pelham
B
165 studentsRate it →
Grundy County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Coalmont
C−
486 studentsRate it →

Questions about Palmer’s schools

Are Palmer’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Palmer. Grundy County School District 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, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Palmer in?

Grundy County School District.

Where do Palmer kids go to high school?

Grundy County High School.

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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.