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Palmer Public Schools

At a glance

This district is not ranked due to insufficient test score data.

Elementary 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

202 Commercial St
Palmer, NE 68864-0248·(308) 894-3065·All Nebraska district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2024

2024: better than 41.2% of districts

Schools

313

Students

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Summary:

The Palmer Public Schools district in Nebraska consists of two schools: Palmer Elementary School and Palmer Junior-Senior High. While the elementary school has seen some fluctuations in its state rankings, the junior-senior high school stands out as a strong performer, ranking 59th out of 215 Nebraska high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The junior-senior high school boasts a 4-year graduation rate of 88.1%, which is higher than the state average, and its test scores in English Language Arts, Math, and Science for 11th graders are significantly above the state averages. Additionally, the high school has a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.9 compared to 15.1 at the elementary school, and it spends more per student ($21,566) than the elementary school ($14,580).

In contrast, the elementary school has seen more inconsistent results, with its state rankings fluctuating from 212th in 2023-2024 to 331st in 2022-2023 before improving to 233rd in 2021-2022. Its test scores are more mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below. Both schools, however, share a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%, which is an area that the district may need to address to improve student learning and achievement.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Commercial St	Palmer	68864	Merrick County	Palmer Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 894-3065	184	14	13.4	25.0%	165 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)	59.4	60.0			61.7		$19,388	$1,012	$15,227
Palmer Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	202 Commercial St	Palmer	68864	Merrick County	Palmer Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 894-3065	129	12	11.2	36.4%	118 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)			68.8	71.4	68.5	70.4	$21,732	$367	$18,715

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northwest Public Schools	10.18 mi	5
St Paul Public Schools	10.43 mi	2	48^th
Central City Public Schools	15.85 mi	3	34^th
Elba Public Schools	16.18 mi	2
Fullerton Public Schools	18.09 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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