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Schools in Palmersville

Palmersville’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above Tennessee’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 3% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
1,947 students on the public path
In brief

Palmersville’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Palmersville’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Dresden Elementary places highest (better than 83%); Gleason School lowest (74%). 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 Palmersville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–125 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 36.8% · 2389 students tested
Math35%
State average 31.1% · 2580 students tested

Palmersville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Palmersville—Weakley County

Every school in Palmersville

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).

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Questions about Palmersville’s schools

Are Palmersville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Palmersville. Weakley County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palmersville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Palmersville in?

Weakley County School District.

Where do Palmersville kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Martin Primary, Greenfield School, Dresden Elementary, Gleason School and Sharon School.

Parents talk

What Palmersville 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.