School district · Texas

Palmer ISD

Palmer ISD in Texas: 4 public schools with 1,352 students and 16.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,665 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,352
Students per teacher
16.0
TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,665
TX $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
84.7
Counselors (FTE)
3.8
Students per counselor
356
TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.9

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

64%proficient

−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 82% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

598 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

49%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 76% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

587 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.6K15
$9.0K16
$9.1K17
$9.5K18
$9.8K19
$10.7K20
$11.1K21
$11.6K22
$12.0K23
$12.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.6% · $1.2M
State
64% · $13.3M
Local
31% · $6.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,023
Support services
$5,182
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$893K
Long-term debt
$15.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–452518.062%57%
Ellis Co JJAEPAlternative
61———
5–842315.165%45%
9–1240314.7——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
303 Bulldog Way, Palmer, TX 75152
Phone
(972)449-3389
Website