Recent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
84 to 87 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 87 is 4.9 points above the 82.1 average among 1,712 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Traditional public school campus
Palmer MS
Ellis County · Region 10: Richardson · 403 students
Official school websiteSchool information and family resources
- Current score
- 87/1002025-26
- Change
- ±0 ptssince 2021-22
- Score vs similar economic context
- +4.9 ptsvs 82.1 average · 1,712 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 506 of 1,712tied with 89 others
- Score vs region
- +4.8 ptsvs 82.2 average · 1,157 rated schools in Region 10: Richardson
- Region 10: Richardson placement
- 432 of 1,157tied with 51 others
- Score vs county
- +6.8 ptsvs 80.2 average · 64 rated schools in Ellis County
- Ellis County placement
- 14 of 64tied with 4 others
- Score vs similar-size group
- +6.9 ptsvs 80.1 average · 4,026 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 1,105 of 4,026tied with 159 others
- Score vs state
- +5.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 2,456 of 7,646tied with 307 others
B87
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is flat; under the rules in force back then it scored 87 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 82.1 average for 1,712 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 82.2 average for 1,157 rated schools in Region 10: Richardson.The current score is above the 80.2 average for 64 rated schools in Ellis County.The current score is above the 80.1 average for 4,026 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
Recent domain gain
Closing the Gaps rose 5 points
87 to 92 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 92 is 12.6 points above the 79.4 average among 1,630 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 55%vs 53.2% avg · +1.8 pts
- Masters
- 25%vs 23.2% avg · +1.8 pts
Among 1,650 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
84 to 87 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 87 is 4.8 points above the 82.2 average among 1,157 schools in Region 10: Richardson reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Closing the Gaps rose 5 points
87 to 92 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 92 is 12.6 points above the 79.4 average among 1,102 schools in Region 10: Richardson reporting this measure.
STAAR result
Reading above Region 10: Richardson averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 66%vs 57.5% avg · +8.5 pts
- Masters
- 38%vs 28.4% avg · +9.6 pts
Among 1,110 schools in Region 10: Richardson reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
84 to 87 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 87 is 6.8 points above the 80.2 average among 64 schools in Ellis County reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Closing the Gaps rose 5 points
87 to 92 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 92 is 13.7 points above the 78.3 average among 59 schools in Ellis County reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Ellis County averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 55%vs 49.2% avg · +5.8 pts
- Masters
- 25%vs 20% avg · +5 pts
Among 60 schools in Ellis County reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
84 to 87 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 87 is 6.9 points above the 80.1 average among 4,026 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Closing the Gaps rose 5 points
87 to 92 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 92 is 14.4 points above the 77.6 average among 3,773 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 55%vs 49.5% avg · +5.5 pts
- Masters
- 25%vs 22.3% avg · +2.7 pts
Among 3,774 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
84 to 87 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 87 is 5.7 points above the 81.3 average among 7,646 Texas schools reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Closing the Gaps rose 5 points
87 to 92 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 92 is 13.3 points above the 78.7 average among 7,185 Texas schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 55%vs 50.8% avg · +4.2 pts
- Masters
- 25%vs 22.8% avg · +2.2 pts
Among 7,260 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSelected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.
Read the full rating context and placement
Palmer MS is rated B by TEA, scoring 87 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.1 average for 1,712 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is unchanged since 2021-22.
Ranks 506th of 1,712 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 89 others).
Palmer MS is rated B by TEA, scoring 87 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.2 average for 1,157 rated schools in Region 10: Richardson. It is unchanged since 2021-22.
Ranks 432nd of 1,157 rated schools in Region 10: Richardson (tied with 51 others).
Palmer MS is rated B by TEA, scoring 87 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.2 average for 64 rated schools in Ellis County. It is unchanged since 2021-22.
Ranks 14th of 64 rated schools in Ellis County (tied with 4 others).
Palmer MS is rated B by TEA, scoring 87 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.1 average for 4,026 similarly sized rated schools. It is unchanged since 2021-22.
Ranks 1,105th of 4,026 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 159 others).
Palmer MS is rated B by TEA, scoring 87 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is unchanged since 2021-22.
Ranks 2,456th of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 307 others).
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2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 87 that year.
Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.
View the yearly scores and comparisons
| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 87 | 82.1 1,712 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | B | 84 | 82.3 1,688 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | B | 80 | 80.2 1,661 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | B | 82 | 80.9 1,639 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
| 2021-22 | B | 87 | 83.5 1,616 reporting | 83.7 7,283 reporting |
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Palmer MS
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,712 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 85 | B | 5 |
| School Progress | 85 | B | 5 |
| Closing the Gaps | 92 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 84 | B | 6 |
| Relative Performance | 85 | B | 5 |
Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 5 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,712 in cohort)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 403
- Economically disadvantaged
- 50.2%−0.6 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 15.4%+2.3 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 28.1%+9.3 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- 95.8%+1.3 pts vs similar economic context
- Chronically absent
- 7.8%−6.6 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Palmer MS
- African American 2%
- Hispanic 45.5%
- White 48.3%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 0.2%
- Two or More Races 3.7%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,712 reporting for every category shown · 1,712 in full cohort
- African American 9.5%
- Hispanic 41%
- White 41.6%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 3.1%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 4.2%
Selected comparison average For Region 10: Richardson · 1,157 reporting for every category shown · 1,157 in full cohort
- African American 17.4%
- Hispanic 43.5%
- White 24.5%
- American Indian 0.6%
- Asian 9.9%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 4%
Selected comparison average For Ellis County · 64 reporting for every category shown · 64 in full cohort
- African American 17%
- Hispanic 43.6%
- White 34.3%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 0.6%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 4.2%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 4,026 reporting for every category shown · 4,026 in full cohort
- African American 11.7%
- Hispanic 54.8%
- White 26.4%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 3.3%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.3%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 402
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 202
- Emergent bilingual students
- 62
- Special education students
- 113
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- 32
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- 437
- TEA-published mobility rate
- 7.3%
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
Enrollment over time
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 403 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 20 (4.7%) from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 403
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- −20
Decrease · −4.7%
- Change since 2021–22
- 0
No change
Enrollment in 2025–26
- This school
- 403
- Selected comparison
- 646.9
| School year | Students enrolledPalmer MS | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 403 | First available year | 650.9 |
| 2022–23 | 433 | Increase of 30 (7.4%) | 655.4 |
| 2023–24 | 424 | Decrease of 9 (2.1%) | 654.9 |
| 2024–25 | 423 | Decrease of 1 (0.2%) | 650.7 |
| 2025–26 | 403 | Decrease of 20 (4.7%) | 646.9 |
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
Discipline and removal from class
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
- Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
- 90
20.6% of cumulative year-end enrollment
- Disciplinary actions
- 160
36.61 per 100 students
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 437
2024–25
Share of students · 2024–25
- This school
- 20.6%
- Selected comparison
- 12.0%
Actions per 100 students · 2024–25
- This school
- 36.61
- Selected comparison
- 26.9
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 434 | 45 | 10.4% | 134 | 30.88 | 9.6% | 18.3 |
| 2021–22 | 428 | 75 | 17.5% | 228 | 53.27 | 11.9% | 26.2 |
| 2022–23 | 454 | 111 | 24.4% | 221 | 48.68 | 12.4% | 28.2 |
| 2023–24 | 442 | 92 | 20.8% | 209 | 47.29 | 12.4% | 28.6 |
| 2024–25 | 437 | 90 | 20.6% | 160 | 36.61 | 12.0% | 26.9 |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | 90 | 20.6% | 160 | 36.61 | 12.0% | 26.9 |
| In-school suspensions | 82 | 18.8% | 138 | 31.58 | 10.8% | 20.7 |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| DAEP placements | 18 | 4.1% | 18 | 4.12 | 4.5% | 5.3 |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
Spending per student
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
- Palmer MS
- Parent district: Palmer ISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $8,898
- Selected comparison
- $11,971
For 2025, TEA reported $8,898 per student for this campus, $17,313 per student for its parent district, Palmer ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
| Year | Palmer MS | Parent district: Palmer ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $6,744 | $11,353 | $13,054 | $7,826 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,559 rated schools reporting |
| 2019 | $7,102 | $12,897 | $13,108 | $8,007 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,579 rated schools reporting |
| 2020 | $7,275 | $13,335 | $14,058 | $8,532 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,591 rated schools reporting |
| 2021 | $7,888 | $13,502 | $14,797 | $8,941 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,607 rated schools reporting |
| 2022 | $8,620 | $17,321 | $15,708 | $10,231 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,618 rated schools reporting |
| 2023 | $7,820 | $15,254 | $16,792 | $10,693 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,638 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $8,380 | $14,906 | $18,125 | $11,511 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,659 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $8,898 | $17,313 | $18,972 | $11,971 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,686 rated schools reporting |
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Teachers and actual class size
- Average salary
- $69,842+$2,945 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 27−15.0 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 14.7−5.1 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Palmer MS
- 1 to 5 years 23%
- 6 to 10 years 37.2%
- 11 to 20 years 27%
- 21 to 30 years 12.8%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,712 reporting for every category shown · 1,712 in full cohort
- Beginning 5.6%
- 1 to 5 years 24.3%
- 6 to 10 years 19.3%
- 11 to 20 years 29.4%
- 21 to 30 years 16.8%
- Over 30 years 4.3%
Selected comparison average For Region 10: Richardson · 1,157 reporting for every category shown · 1,157 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.9%
- 1 to 5 years 29%
- 6 to 10 years 20.1%
- 11 to 20 years 27.5%
- 21 to 30 years 13.7%
- Over 30 years 2.8%
Selected comparison average For Ellis County · 64 reporting for every category shown · 64 in full cohort
- Beginning 5.1%
- 1 to 5 years 23.9%
- 6 to 10 years 20.5%
- 11 to 20 years 33.1%
- 21 to 30 years 14.9%
- Over 30 years 2.5%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 4,026 reporting for every category shown · 4,026 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.1%
- 1 to 5 years 25.7%
- 6 to 10 years 19.1%
- 11 to 20 years 28.9%
- 21 to 30 years 16.4%
- Over 30 years 3.5%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
| Grade or subject | Average students per classPalmer MS · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 17.3 | 20 |
| Grade 6 | 13.9 | 17.7 |
| Secondary English | 14.3 | 15.1 |
| Secondary languages other than English | 22 | 17.5 |
| Secondary math | 14.1 | 16 |
| Secondary science | 16.8 | 17.5 |
| Secondary social studies | 19.4 | 17.5 |
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 7 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
Where this school ranks best
Out of 120 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
#4–10 rankings
Fourth- through tenth-place results
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5of 60
Reading — Masters
Ellis County · of the 60 that report this measure
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6of 59
Closing the Gaps
Ellis County · of the 59 that report this measure · tied with 2
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7of 60
Reading — Approaches
Ellis County · of the 60 that report this measure
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8of 54
Academic Growth
Ellis County · of the 54 that report this measure · tied with 1
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9of 59
Attendance
Ellis County · of the 59 that report this measure · tied with 2
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10of 60
Reading — Meets
Ellis County · of the 60 that report this measure
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10of 59
Math — Approaches
Ellis County · of the 59 that report this measure · tied with 1
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.
Where this comes from
The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.
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