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Palmyra Area Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Palmyra Area Middle School is a public middle school serving 817 students in grades 6-8 in the Palmyra Area School District located in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. The school consistently outperforms the state average in academic assessments and is ranked in the top 10% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

Palmyra Area Middle School's strong academic performance is evident in its PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores, which exceed the state averages in both Math and English Language Arts. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 53.9% in Math and 70.4% in ELA, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 10% and 20% of Pennsylvania middle schools for these subgroups in both subjects. Additionally, the school maintains very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past few years, significantly lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Central Dauphin East Middle School and Lebanon Middle School, Palmyra Area Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution. In the 2024-2025 school year, Palmyra Area Middle School's Math and ELA proficiency rates were significantly higher than those of the nearby schools. The school's commitment to investing in educational resources, with spending per student increasing from $11,536 in 2019-2020 to $13,699 in 2022-2023, further contributes to its success in providing a well-resourced and personalized learning environment for its students.

820

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,126

Per pupil spending ?

30.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 W Cherry St
Palmyra, PA 17078-2301

(717) 838-1331

District: Palmyra Area School District

Students who attend Palmyra Area Middle School usually attend:

High:

Palmyra Area Senior High School

Feeder schools for Palmyra Area Middle School:

Elementary:	Forge Road Elementary School
	Lingle Avenue Elementary School
	Northside Elementary School
	Pine Street Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Asian:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (62% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg66%

Pennsylvania avg45%

85^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^th of 606Palmyra Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	85 of 873	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	69 of 891	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	54 of 893	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	72 of 883	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	88 of 797	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	88 of 891	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.8	152 of 861	82.3%	★★★★☆
2017	80.6	138 of 877	84.3%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	107 of 870	87.7%	★★★★☆
2015	82.6	106 of 835	87.3%	★★★★☆
2014	73.8	180 of 728	75.3%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	216 of 758	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	102 of 834	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	175 of 825	78.8%	★★★★☆
2010	70.8	234 of 805	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	72.4	206 of 770	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	70.8	218 of 753	71.0%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	214 of 749	71.4%	★★★★☆
2006	79.7	106 of 736	85.6%	★★★★☆
2005	79.8	137 of 687	80.1%	★★★★☆
2004	74.4	180 of 663	72.9%	★★★★☆
2003	85.7	71 of 643	89.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	74 of 138	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	99 of 145	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	111 of 144	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	106 of 643	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	121 of 672	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	90 of 660	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	85 of 835	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	71 of 860	91.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	31 of 348	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	26 of 362	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	37 of 362	89.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	81 of 843	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	83 of 877	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	60 of 874	93.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	79 of 839	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	68 of 870	92.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	47 of 174	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	36 of 199	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	91 of 649	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	72 of 673	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	54 of 681	92.1%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+22 vs state

Math54%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palmyra Area Middle School	Public	6-8	50 W Cherry St	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 838-1331	820	60	13.5	30.2%	620 (75.6%)	14 (1.7%)	72 (8.8%)	69 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.4%)	88.8	85^th of 873 public middle schools	90.3%		89.4	69^th of 891 public middle schools	92.3%	16	55.0	48.4	58.3	53.9	69.6	66.4	75.2	70.4	$14,126	$93	$14,032
Hershey Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Homestead Rd	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Derry Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 531-2222	742	65	11.5	30.2%	458 (61.7%)	47 (6.3%)	79 (10.6%)	126 (17.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	94.7	41^st of 873 public middle schools	95.3%		91.6	52^nd of 891 public middle schools	94.2%	11	61.7	53.6	64.4	59.8	81.3	78.5	83.0	80.9	$20,645	$734	$19,911
Annville-Cleona Middle School	Public	7-8	500 S White Oak St	Annville	17003	Lebanon County	Annville-Cleona School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 867-7700	235	15	15.8	43.0%	186 (79.1%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (11.1%)	11 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	75.5	171^st of 873 public middle schools	80.4%		67.7	273^rd of 891 public middle schools	69.4%	102		38.2	42.1	39.9		60.9	55.8	58.7	$21,943	$833	$21,110
Lower Dauphin Middle School	Public	6-8	251 Quarry Rd	Hummelstown	17036	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 566-5310	781	68	11.5	32.9%	622 (79.6%)	18 (2.3%)	72 (9.2%)	26 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	58.5	353^rd of 873 public middle schools	59.6%		72.9	220^th of 891 public middle schools	75.3%	133	33.7	33.9	32.3	33.2	52.2	55.0	42.6	49.5	$18,182	$309	$17,873
Lebanon Intermediate School	Public	6	350 N 8th St	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	380	32	11.7	280.0%	66 (17.4%)	14 (3.7%)	282 (74.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)								(n/a)	10.6			10.5	24.4			24.3	$13,353	$1,033	$12,320
Lebanon Junior High School	Public	7-8	1100 South 8th Street	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 273-9391	693	47	14.7		126 (18.2%)	24 (3.5%)	512 (73.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Middletown Area Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Oberlin Rd	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 930-0739	534	46	11.5	60.7%	270 (50.6%)	54 (10.1%)	116 (21.7%)	19 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	71 (13.3%)	49.4	440^th of 873 public middle schools	49.6%		46.6	501^st of 891 public middle schools	43.8%	61	28.2	36.5	30.5	31.8	39.2	44.7	42.7	42.1	$20,090	$1,177	$18,913
Cedar Crest Middle School	Public	6-8	101 E Evergreen Rd	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 272-2032	1,224	71	17.3	48.7%	790 (64.5%)	49 (4.0%)	275 (22.5%)	40 (3.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.3%)	69.6	230^th of 873 public middle schools	73.7%		67.9	267^th of 891 public middle schools	70.0%	37	36.7	29.7	45.0	37.4	57.6	53.2	63.0	58.1	$13,720	$221	$13,499
Elizabethtown Area Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E High St	Elizabethtown	17022	Lancaster County	Elizabethtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 361-7525	827	61	13.5	41.1%	674 (81.5%)	26 (3.1%)	58 (7.0%)	29 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.7%)	78.2	150^th of 873 public middle schools	82.8%		79.7	140^th of 891 public middle schools	84.3%	10	46.7	56.0	48.8	50.3	59.0	58.1	53.3	56.8	$12,624	$211	$12,413
Central Dauphin East Middle School	Public	6-8	628 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 545-4709	702	56	12.4	94.4%	132 (18.8%)	209 (29.8%)	142 (20.2%)	154 (21.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.7%)	26.6	625^th of 873 public middle schools	28.4%		30.5	616^th of 891 public middle schools	30.9%	9	21.1	8.4	15.9	15.4	38.8	23.8	38.8	33.9	$18,082	$1,043	$17,039

Frequently Asked Questions about Palmyra Area Middle School

Is Palmyra Area Middle School a good school?

Yes. Palmyra Area Middle School ranks in the top 9.7% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Palmyra Area Middle School attend?

Students who attend Palmyra Area Middle School usually go on to attend Palmyra Area Senior High School

How many students attend Palmyra Area Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 820 students attended Palmyra Area Middle School.

What district is Palmyra Area Middle School in?

Palmyra Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Palmyra Area Middle School?

Students at Palmyra Area Middle School are 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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