Palmyra Area Middle School
50 West Cherry St
Palmyra PA, 17078, Lebanon County
Phone: 717-838-1331
Ranking: (555 out of 2,311, top 24%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Palmyra Area 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: | 50 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 49 | |||||||
Total Students: | 833 | 815 | 803 | 777 | 705 | 686 | 708 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 286 | 34.3% | 266 | 32.6% | 262 | 32.6% | 269 | 34.6% | 261 | 37.0% | 226 | 32.9% | 211 | 29.8% |
Grade 7: | 276 | 33.1% | 271 | 33.3% | 274 | 34.1% | 267 | 34.4% | 239 | 33.9% | 205 | 29.9% | 263 | 37.1% |
Grade 8: | 271 | 32.5% | 278 | 34.1% | 267 | 33.3% | 241 | 31.0% | 205 | 29.1% | 255 | 37.2% | 234 | 33.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 421 | 50.5% | 407 | 49.9% | 383 | 47.7% | 362 | 46.6% | 332 | 47.1% | 334 | 48.7% | 359 | 50.7% |
Female: | 412 | 49.5% | 408 | 50.1% | 420 | 52.3% | 415 | 53.4% | 365 | 51.8% | 344 | 50.1% | 345 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 16 | 1.9% | 18 | 2.2% | 15 | 1.9% | 22 | 2.8% | 22 | 3.1% | 21 | 3.1% | 16 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 36 | 4.3% | 29 | 3.6% | 25 | 3.1% | 24 | 3.1% | 13 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.0% | 19 | 2.7% |
Black: | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.2% | 19 | 2.7% | 18 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.1% |
White: | 746 | 89.6% | 742 | 91.0% | 738 | 91.9% | 706 | 90.9% | 650 | 92.2% | 632 | 92.1% | 658 | 92.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 25 | 3.0% | 17 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.0% | 16 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 153 | 18.4% | 97 | 11.9% | 82 | 10.2% | 89 | 11.5% | 76 | 10.8% | 53 | 7.7% | 44 | 6.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 4.3% | 51 | 6.3% | 28 | 3.5% | 28 | 3.6% | 36 | 5.1% | 26 | 3.8% | 33 | 4.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.50 | 16.42 | 16.58 | 16.51 | 14.38 | 13.60 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 74.2% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.2% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.2% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.4% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 69.7% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.5% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.5% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 72.6% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.2% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.7% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.8% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75.3% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 73.7% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.9% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 77.8% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84.2% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.9% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.2% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91.7% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.2% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 74.6% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 81.4% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 91.8% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.5% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.4% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.4% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 79.7% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.7% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.8% | 72.7% |
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* Palmyra Area Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.