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Palmer Middle School

Regular School · Palmer, AK

Palmer Middle School is a regular school school in Palmer, Alaska, serving grades 06–08 with 563 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.9:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
563
Teachers (FTE)
29.9
Student–Teacher Ratio
18.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 376 67%
Two or more races 89 16%
Hispanic/Latino 41 7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 37 7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 11 2%
Asian 6 1%
Black or African American 3 1%
Total enrollment 563 279M / 284F

English Language Learners: 9 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 25.0% -11.5pp 36.5% 386
Reading Proficiency 42.0% -4.1pp 46.1% 386

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.10 grade levels
Math
+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
15 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
30
5.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
190
33.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 563 100%

Contact & Location

1159 S Chugach

Palmer, AK 99645

Phone: (907)761-4300

http://www.matsuk12.us/pjm

District

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,507

District enrollment: 19,705

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

020051000544

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD