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Palmer Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1159 S Chugach
Palmer, AK 99645
Phone
(907) 761-4300
District
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
County
MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
567
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.3% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Palmer Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
35%
37%
41%
17%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

40 30 20 10 0
17%
26%
22%
30%
12%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

40 30 20 10 0
20%
24%
27%
32%
12%
15%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 188 33.2%
Grade 7 181 31.9%
Grade 8 198 34.9%
Total 567 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.7% 79.6% 54.9%
Black 0.4% 0.7% 2.7%
Hispanic 10.0% 9.2% 9.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 1.2% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 11.3% 9.3% 27.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.8% 45.8% 40.3%
Free lunch eligible 36.9% 41.2% 37.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.9% 4.6% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 110,677 733,406
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4.5 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.9% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.9% 36.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.3% 13.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 39,682 267,865
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.3% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.3% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.3% 25.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.6% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.6% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.5% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.9% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 6.1% 6.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,082 $176,391,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,848 $35,896,000 9.9%
Staff $582 $11,298,000 3.1%
General Administration $72 $1,396,000 0.4%
School Administration $1,161 $22,545,000 6.2%
Operation $1,247 $24,227,000 6.7%
Transportation $941 $18,282,000 5.0%
Other $738 $14,331,000 4.0%
Total Support $6,590 $127,975,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,983 $57,931,000 16.0%
Total Expenditures $18,655 $362,297,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,658 $1,398,749,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,526 $200,267,000 7.0%
Staff $1,923 $252,337,000 8.8%
General Administration $285 $37,445,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,189 $156,030,000 5.4%
Operation $2,249 $295,166,000 10.3%
Transportation $583 $76,555,000 2.7%
Other $887 $116,465,000 4.1%
Total Support $8,642 $1,134,265,000 39.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,609 $342,397,000 11.9%
Total Expenditures $21,909 $2,875,411,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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