Palmer Elementary School
3050 Green Pond Rd
Easton PA, 18045, Northampton County
Phone: 610-250-2521
Ranking: 
(927 out of 2,311, top 40%)*
(927 out of 2,311, top 40%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Easton Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 30 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 54 | 52 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 562 | 564 | 593 | 558 | 563 | 719 | 725 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 101 | 18.0% | 104 | 18.4% | 105 | 17.7% | 109 | 19.5% | 108 | 19.2% | 143 | 19.9% | 144 | 19.9% |
| Grade 1: | 110 | 19.6% | 121 | 21.5% | 123 | 20.7% | 115 | 20.6% | 111 | 19.7% | 153 | 21.3% | 126 | 17.4% |
| Grade 2: | 121 | 21.5% | 114 | 20.2% | 109 | 18.4% | 116 | 20.8% | 118 | 21.0% | 123 | 17.1% | 141 | 19.4% |
| Grade 3: | 119 | 21.2% | 109 | 19.3% | 128 | 21.6% | 124 | 22.2% | 96 | 17.1% | 149 | 20.7% | 158 | 21.8% |
| Grade 4: | 111 | 19.8% | 116 | 20.6% | 124 | 20.9% | 94 | 16.8% | 122 | 21.7% | 151 | 21.0% | 155 | 21.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 295 | 52.5% | 298 | 52.8% | 318 | 53.6% | 299 | 53.6% | 266 | 47.2% | 368 | 51.2% | 387 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 267 | 47.5% | 266 | 47.2% | 275 | 46.4% | 259 | 46.4% | 257 | 45.6% | 320 | 44.5% | 334 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 45 | 8.0% | 53 | 9.4% | 47 | 7.9% | 41 | 7.3% | 39 | 6.9% | 43 | 6.0% | 41 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic: | 55 | 9.8% | 48 | 8.5% | 55 | 9.3% | 51 | 9.1% | 38 | 6.7% | 91 | 12.7% | 111 | 15.3% |
| Black: | 41 | 7.3% | 30 | 5.3% | 28 | 4.7% | 18 | 3.2% | 32 | 5.7% | 64 | 8.9% | 75 | 10.3% |
| White: | 397 | 70.6% | 415 | 73.6% | 447 | 75.4% | 435 | 78.0% | 422 | 75.0% | 498 | 69.3% | 498 | 68.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 4.3% | 18 | 3.2% | 16 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 124 | 22.1% | 122 | 21.6% | 113 | 19.1% | 98 | 17.6% | 74 | 13.1% | 155 | 21.6% | 180 | 24.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 5.0% | 26 | 4.6% | 19 | 3.2% | 37 | 6.6% | 41 | 7.3% | 39 | 5.4% | 29 | 4.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.99 | 18.68 | 16.70 | 16.74 | 15.86 | 13.40 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 80.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.4% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 87.2% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 93.1% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 91.4% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 91.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 65% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 65.4% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 74.4% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.2% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 80.4% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 78.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 76% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 82.1% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 87.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 88.4% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 93.8% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99.2% | 93.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 65.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 67.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 71.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 76.6% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 76.6% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 78.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 77.2% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 87.1% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 86.8% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 85.8% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 89.2% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 87.2% | 82.3% |
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* Palmer Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.