Palmer Middle School
690 North Booth Rd Nw Kennesaw GA, 30144, Cobb County Phone: 770-591-5020 Ranking:  (267 out of 1,747, top 15%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Cobb County School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 56 | 58 | 62 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 996 | 957 | 999 | 1,044 | 1,076 | 1,076 | 1,088 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 346 | 34.7% | 324 | 33.9% | 327 | 32.7% | 336 | 32.2% | 364 | 33.8% | 344 | 32.0% | 346 | 31.8% |
| Grade 7: | 334 | 33.5% | 316 | 33.0% | 331 | 33.1% | 358 | 34.3% | 355 | 33.0% | 350 | 32.5% | 372 | 34.2% |
| Grade 8: | 316 | 31.7% | 317 | 33.1% | 341 | 34.1% | 350 | 33.5% | 357 | 33.2% | 382 | 35.5% | 370 | 34.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 525 | 52.7% | 494 | 51.6% | 546 | 54.7% | 547 | 52.4% | 543 | 50.5% | 498 | 46.3% | 516 | 47.4% |
| Female: | 471 | 47.3% | 463 | 48.4% | 453 | 45.3% | 497 | 47.6% | 533 | 49.5% | 511 | 47.5% | 509 | 46.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 42 | 4.2% | 29 | 3.0% | 32 | 3.2% | 36 | 3.4% | 50 | 4.6% | 55 | 5.1% | 46 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic: | 150 | 15.1% | 121 | 12.6% | 124 | 12.4% | 118 | 11.3% | 130 | 12.1% | 108 | 10.0% | 118 | 10.8% |
| Black: | 249 | 25.0% | 258 | 27.0% | 268 | 26.8% | 288 | 27.6% | 286 | 26.6% | 260 | 24.2% | 261 | 24.0% |
| White: | 505 | 50.7% | 508 | 53.1% | 525 | 52.6% | 546 | 52.3% | 604 | 56.1% | 592 | 55.0% | 601 | 55.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 47 | 4.7% | 40 | 4.2% | 50 | 5.0% | 53 | 5.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 329 | 33.0% | 295 | 30.8% | 317 | 31.7% | 325 | 31.1% | 302 | 28.1% | 260 | 24.2% | 228 | 21.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 7.3% | 96 | 10.0% | 75 | 7.5% | 75 | 7.2% | 98 | 9.1% | 81 | 7.5% | 72 | 6.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.95 | 16.61 | 16.11 | 16.57 | 14.74 | 13.80 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 87.4% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 88.8% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 89.9% | 87.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 93.5% | 90.5% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 94.1% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 93.4% | 91.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 94.4% | 92% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.5% | 92.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 70.1% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76.5% | 69.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.1% | 74.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.8% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 81.9% | 76.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 85.6% | 80% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 89.2% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 89.8% | 86% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 91.7% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94.3% | 91.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.3% | 89.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 94.2% | 91% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.7% | 93.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 97.8% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 97.5% | 96.0% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 69.4% | 61% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 66.4% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 71.7% | 66.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 74.7% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 74.5% | 70% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77.4% | 70.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 80% | 73% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 82.5% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 89.4% | 85% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86.5% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 70.9% | 64% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 76.4% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 79.7% | 73% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 83.7% | 77.5% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 86.8% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 91.1% | 89.2% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 93.2% | 89.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 93.4% | 89.4% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 94.2% | 91% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 94.3% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 94.3% | 94% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 94.6% | 93.0% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 84.9% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78.9% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | 79.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 89.6% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 89.6% | 86% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 91.6% | 89.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.7% | 91% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 92.8% | 89.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 88.5% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92.1% | 88% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 92.9% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 92.7% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.1% | 94% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.2% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 69.5% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 78.1% | 70% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 80.9% | 75.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 82.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 83.8% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 86% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 86.6% | 85% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 89.7% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 89.4% | 86% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 89.3% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 79.7% | 71% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 79.4% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 82.6% | 78% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 88.4% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 89.6% | 87% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 91.4% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 93% | 89.3% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94.6% | 91.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95.7% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 92.8% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.1% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 96.0% | 94.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 83.5% | 77% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 85.5% | 81.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 70.9% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 78% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 81.3% | 74% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 82.2% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83.5% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 88.5% | 83.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 93.1% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 91.8% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94.7% | 90.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 96.2% | 92.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 99.7% | 97.6% | 95% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 97.6% | 96% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 97.9% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 99.0% | 97.9% | 96.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 82.5% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 81% | 74% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 71.7% | 64.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 72% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 73.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 79.3% | 74% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 80.1% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 91.1% | 87% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 88.7% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 68.1% | 58.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69.8% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.2% | 70% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 78.6% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 82.9% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 82.0% | 77.9% |
| EOCT | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97% | 79% | 64% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 80.5% | 65% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74% | 55% |
| 2013 | Coordinate Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 47.5% | 36.9% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 78% | 62% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 82.1% | 63% |
| 2010 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71% | 64.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 67.9% | 61.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96.8% | 65.2% |
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* Palmer Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.