Palmer Elementary School - Palmerton, Pennsylvania/PA

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Palmer Elementary School

298 Lafayette Ave, Palmerton, PA, 18071-1594 -

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Definition of Terms

Palmer Elementary School

School Level

Primary school

Grades Offered

Grades KG - 6

County

Carbon County, PA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

712 students

% Male / % Female

58% / 42%

Total Classroom Teachers

37 teachers

Students by Grade

Kind - 107 students

Grade 1 - 100 students

Grade 2 - 91 students

Grade 3 - 104 students

Grade 4 - 105 students

Grade 5 - 93 students

Grade 6 - 112 students

This School

(PA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(PA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	2%
% Hispanic	1%	6%
% Black	1%	17%
% White	97%	75%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(PA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

29%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(PA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Palmerton Area Sd School District

This School's Agency

(PA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	4	4
Number of Students Managed	1,997 students	2,102 students
District Total Revenue	$20,398,000	$23,341,000
District Expenditure	$19,903,000	$22,249,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,214	$11,104
District Expenditure / Student	$9,966	$10,585

S.S. Palmer students break jump rope record (Times News)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 10:16:30 pm
Money was raised and records were broken as part of this year's Jump Rope for Heart event in the Palmerton Area School District. Last week, students at the S.S. Palmer Elementary School gave it their all in an attempt to raise money for the annual event. From jumping rope, to pogo sticks, to the long jump and various other fun stations, the students exercised their hearts out, according to Ryan ...
Palmerton students get tips on improving reading skills (Times News)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:20:27 pm
Pupils in the Palmerton Area School District have gained tips to improve their reading skills. A recent Raising Readers Workshop at S.S. Palmer Elementary School helped promote literacy at home and in school. It was open to pupils who are a part of the district's Federal Title I Reading Program, as well as future kindergarten students in Headstart and preschool. As part of the workshop, parents ...
Raising Readers Workshop scheduled in Palmerton (Times News)
posted on November 9, 2009 at 10:08:52 pm
The ability to read and write effectively is a lifelong skill all children should strive to achieve. Pupils and their families in the Palmerton Area School District can gain greater insight into that general rule of thumb as part of a Raising Readers Workshop from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the S.S. Palmer Elementary School cafeteria. Holly Sell, a Title I reading specialist at the Parkside ...
David Becker returns to his comfort level ... in education (Times News)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 02:08:11 pm
Perhaps there's no greater gratification for educators than to see their careers come full circle. Nearly three decades after he began his foray into the field of education, David Becker has returned to the place where it all began. The scene is the Palmerton Area School District, and his current task is as interim principal at both the S.S. Palmer Elementary School and Parkside Education Center ...
Palmerton Area students attend first day of school (Times News)
posted on August 28, 2009 at 08:43:56 pm
Students attended classes on the first day of school Wednesday in the Palmerton Area School District.