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Converse Middle School
24 Converse Street, Palmer, MA, 01069-1797 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Converse Middle School
School Level Middle school
Grades Offered Grades 5 - 7
County Hampden County, MA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 526 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 43 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 5 - 170 students
Grade 6 - 197 students
Grade 7 - 159 students
This School
(MA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:12 1:13
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 3%
% Hispanic 2% 11%
% Black 1% 7%
% White 94% 75%
% Unknown 2 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 30% 21%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Palmer School District
This School's Agency
(MA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 3 5
Number of Students Managed 1,958 students 2,818 students
District Total Revenue $24,266,000 $38,289,000
District Expenditure $22,881,000 $35,733,000
District Revenue / Student $12,393 $13,587
District Expenditure / Student $11,686 $12,680
In the News:
  • Students find ePals abroad (The Republican)
    posted on November 11, 2009 at 08:46:26 am
    PALMER - A postcard from a sixth-grader in Germany named Omid reveals that he is a good swimmer, likes to play chess and guitar, and that he's looking for ePals.
  • Amvets rescue parades (The Republican)
    posted on October 27, 2009 at 07:57:46 am
    PALMER - Thanks to the Sons of Amvets Squadron No. 74, the Halloween parades will go on this year in Palmer, Three Rivers and Bondsville.
  • An 'egg-citing day' for pupils (The Republican)
    posted on October 21, 2009 at 07:42:18 am
    PALMER - The "egg saver" Austin McCollum created to protect his raw egg from five 30-foot plunges to the ground did just that.
  • New concession stand in works (The Republican)
    posted on August 7, 2009 at 07:42:02 am
    PALMER - Raymond J. Remillard wants to build a new concession stand at Legion Field at Converse Middle School and dedicate it to the memory of his friend killed in a car accident last year who was involved in the project.
  • Lack of funds silences music (The Republican)
    posted on August 2, 2009 at 07:29:22 am
    A once thriving violin program in Holyoke is nearly silent and an arts program which once created award-winning parade floats died long ago. As school committees across Western Massachusetts face severe budget cuts, fine arts programs are being cut one-by-one.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (01069)
School Zip (01069)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 9,884 people 6,259,314 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 23% 40%
Population Average Age 39 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $42,154 $49,959
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.4 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 49 years old 55 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (01069)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 66% / 34% 58% / 42%
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View all schools in: Palmer, Hampden County, Zip 01069 
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Note: Data has been gathered from several government and commercial data sources. School data reflects 2006 statistics (most recent year available).

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