Palmer High School in Palmer, AK

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2007 test average as compared to other schools in Alaska) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 66.

1170 W ARCTIC AVE.
Palmer, AK 99645

Latitude: 061599400
Longitude: -149129000

Grade span: 09 - 12

Phone: (907) 745-3241 (make sure to verify first before calling)

2007 Student Enrollment: 903

9th Grade Enrollment : 210
10th Grade Enrollment : 262
11th Grade Enrollment : 249
12th Grade Enrollment : 182

2006 Student Enrollment: 981

9th Grade Enrollment : 308
10th Grade Enrollment : 254
11th Grade Enrollment : 244
12th Grade Enrollment : 175

Enrollment change : 7

Attendance Rate: 90.4%

Here:	90.4%
State average from 514 schools:	92.0%

Graduation Rate: 75.4%

This school:	75.4%
State average from 278 schools:	61.3%

2005 Student Enrollment: 917

9th Grade Enrollment : 265
10th Grade Enrollment : 264
11th Grade Enrollment : 231
12th Grade Enrollment : 157

Enrollment change : 0.3%
Enrollment change due to transfer : 23.8%

Attendance Rate: 96.2%

This school:	96.2%
State average from 513 schools:	92.9%

Graduation Rate: 75.6%

This school:	75.6%
State average from 279 schools:	54.8%

2004 Student Enrollment:

Enrollment change : 3.4%
Enrollment change due to transfer : 22.2%

Attendance Rate: 92.1%

Here:	92.1%
State average from 513 schools:	92.5%

Graduation Rate: 80.7%

Here:	80.7%
State average from 262 schools:	52.6%

2003 Student Enrollment:

Enrollment change : -7.4%
Enrollment change due to transfer : 24.4%

Attendance Rate: 94.8%

Here:	94.8%
State average from 514 schools:	92.7%

Graduation Rate: 78.3%

Here:	78.3%
State average from 263 schools:	58.1%

2002 Student Enrollment:

Enrollment change : -1.4%
Enrollment change due to transfer : 37

Attendance Rate: 91.5%

Here:	91.5%
State average from 512 schools:	92.1%

Graduation Rate: 88.0%

Here:	88.0%
State average from 255 schools:	64.2%

2001 Student Enrollment:

Enrollment change : 6.1%
Enrollment change due to transfer : 23.6%

Attendance Rate: 91.5%

Here:	91.5%
State average from 498 schools:	91.1%

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 239 schools:	84.2%

2000 Student Enrollment:

Enrollment change : -6.6%
Enrollment change due to transfer : 14

Attendance Rate: 88.1%

Here:	88.1%
State average from 514 schools:	88.4%

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 245 schools:	83.3%

2007 Teacher Statistics:

Total Teacher Count : 48

Student Teacher Ratio: 19.8

Palmer High School:	19.8
State average from 484 schools:	15.6

2006 Teacher Statistics:

Total Teacher Count : 51

Student Teacher Ratio: 19.7

Here:	19.7
State average from 501 schools:	16.0

2005 Teacher Statistics:

Total Teacher Count : 52
Specialist Count : 5

Student Teacher Ratio: 19.2

Here:	19.2
State average from 501 schools:	16.0

2004 Teacher Statistics:

Total Teacher Count : 46
Specialist Count : 4

Student Teacher Ratio: 20.8

Palmer High School:	20.8
State average from 502 schools:	16.7

Standards Based Assessment (SBA) Statistics:

2006 SBA Statistics - All grades:

Students tested - Math : 494

Below proficient (%) - Math: 15.6%

Here:	15.6%
State average from 496 schools:	19.4%

Not proficient (%) - Math: 11.3%

Here:	11.3%
State average from 496 schools:	16.4%

Proficient (%) - Math: 46.4%

Here:	46.4%
State average from 496 schools:	38.8%

Advanced (%) - Math: 26.7%

This school:	26.7%
State average from 496 schools:	25.7%

Students tested - Reading : 501

Below proficient (%) - Reading: 10.4%

Palmer High School:	10.4%
State average from 496 schools:	18.5%

Not proficient (%) - Reading: 1.2%

Palmer High School:	1.2%
State average from 496 schools:	6.1%

Proficient (%) - Reading: 40.5%

Here:	40.5%
State average from 496 schools:	45.9%

Advanced (%) - Reading: 47.9%

Palmer High School:	47.9%
State average from 496 schools:	30.0%

Students tested - Writing : 494

Below proficient (%) - Writing: 14.6%

Palmer High School:	14.6%
State average from 496 schools:	26.8%

Not proficient (%) - Writing: 4.9%

Here:	4.9%
State average from 496 schools:	6.9%

Proficient (%) - Writing: 75.1%

Here:	75.1%
State average from 496 schools:	49.1%

Advanced (%) - Writing: 5.5%

Here:	5.5%
State average from 496 schools:	17.5%

2006 SBA Statistics - Grade 9:

Students tested - Math : 274

Below proficient (%) - Math: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 184 schools:	24.4%

Not proficient (%) - Math: 15.3%

Here:	15.3%
State average from 184 schools:	28.2%

Proficient (%) - Math: 35.8%

Here:	35.8%
State average from 184 schools:	30.1%

Advanced (%) - Math: 33.9%

Palmer High School:	33.9%
State average from 184 schools:	18.3%

Students tested - Reading : 275

Below proficient (%) - Reading: 13.1%

Palmer High School:	13.1%
State average from 184 schools:	26.8%

Not proficient (%) - Reading: 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 184 schools:	5.3%

Proficient (%) - Reading: 34.9%

This school:	34.9%
State average from 184 schools:	40.5%

Advanced (%) - Reading: 50.2%

Here:	50.2%
State average from 184 schools:	29.0%

Students tested - Writing : 271

Below proficient (%) - Writing: 14.4%

Palmer High School:	14.4%
State average from 185 schools:	29.7%

Not proficient (%) - Writing: 6.6%

This school:	6.6%
State average from 185 schools:	13.9%

Proficient (%) - Writing: 71.6%

This school:	71.6%
State average from 185 schools:	53.6%

Advanced (%) - Writing: 7.4%

Here:	7.4%
State average from 185 schools:	5.0%

2006 SBA Statistics - Grade 10:

Students tested - Math : 220

Below proficient (%) - Math: 16.4%

Here:	16.4%
State average from 179 schools:	27.2%

Not proficient (%) - Math: 6.4%

Here:	6.4%
State average from 179 schools:	18.2%

Proficient (%) - Math: 59.5%

Here:	59.5%
State average from 179 schools:	44.6%

Advanced (%) - Math: 17.7%

Here:	17.7%
State average from 179 schools:	11.6%

Students tested - Reading : 226

Below proficient (%) - Reading: 7.1%

This school:	7.1%
State average from 181 schools:	24.0%

Not proficient (%) - Reading: 0.4%

This school:	0.4%
State average from 181 schools:	3.4%

Proficient (%) - Reading: 47.4%

Here:	47.4%
State average from 181 schools:	47.3%

Advanced (%) - Reading: 45.1%

Here:	45.1%
State average from 181 schools:	28.5%

Students tested - Writing : 223

Below proficient (%) - Writing: 14.8%

Palmer High School:	14.8%
State average from 178 schools:	29.6%

Not proficient (%) - Writing: 2.7%

This school:	2.7%
State average from 178 schools:	10.5%

Proficient (%) - Writing: 79.4%

Palmer High School:	79.4%
State average from 178 schools:	64.0%

Advanced (%) - Writing: 3.1%

Here:	3.1%
State average from 178 schools:	6.5%

2005 SBA Statistics - All grades:

Students tested - Math : 469

Below proficient (%) - Math: 21.7%

Here:	21.7%
State average from 474 schools:	20.3%

Not proficient (%) - Math: 14.9%

Here:	14.9%
State average from 474 schools:	21.4%

Proficient (%) - Math: 40.5%

Here:	40.5%
State average from 474 schools:	36.1%

Advanced (%) - Math: 22.8%

Here:	22.8%
State average from 474 schools:	22.3%

Students tested - Reading : 469

Below proficient (%) - Reading: 13.2%

Here:	13.2%
State average from 473 schools:	19.8%

Not proficient (%) - Reading: 2.3%

Here:	2.3%
State average from 473 schools:	8.9%

Proficient (%) - Reading: 46.1%

Here:	46.1%
State average from 473 schools:	45.8%

Advanced (%) - Reading: 38.4%

This school:	38.4%
State average from 473 schools:	25.5%

Students tested - Writing : 469

Below proficient (%) - Writing: 13.0%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 473 schools:	27.2%

Not proficient (%) - Writing: 5.3%

Palmer High School:	5.3%
State average from 473 schools:	6.7%

Proficient (%) - Writing: 74.2%

This school:	74.2%
State average from 473 schools:	51.7%

Advanced (%) - Writing: 7.5%

Here:	7.5%
State average from 473 schools:	15.0%

2005 SBA Statistics - Grade 9:

Students tested - Math : 235

Below proficient (%) - Math: 25.1%

Here:	25.1%
State average from 176 schools:	24.5%

Not proficient (%) - Math: 17.9%

Here:	17.9%
State average from 176 schools:	31.2%

Proficient (%) - Math: 32.8%

Here:	32.8%
State average from 176 schools:	30.4%

Advanced (%) - Math: 24.3%

Here:	24.3%
State average from 176 schools:	15.1%

Students tested - Reading : 240

Below proficient (%) - Reading: 17.1%

Here:	17.1%
State average from 178 schools:	28.6%

Not proficient (%) - Reading: 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 178 schools:	6.9%

Proficient (%) - Reading: 36.3%

Here:	36.3%
State average from 178 schools:	41.4%

Advanced (%) - Reading: 44.6%

Here:	44.6%
State average from 178 schools:	27.1%

Students tested - Writing : 238

Below proficient (%) - Writing: 12.6%

Here:	12.6%
State average from 176 schools:	33.2%

Not proficient (%) - Writing: 6.7%

Here:	6.7%
State average from 176 schools:	12.8%

Proficient (%) - Writing: 73.5%

This school:	73.5%
State average from 176 schools:	55.3%

Advanced (%) - Writing: 7.1%

This school:	7.1%
State average from 176 schools:	5.0%

2004 SBA Statistics - All grades:

Students tested - Math : 278

Below proficient (%) - Math: 21.9%

Here:	21.9%
State average from 492 schools:	20.1%

Not proficient (%) - Math: 30.2%

Here:	30.2%
State average from 492 schools:	23.4%

Proficient (%) - Math: 28.8%

Here:	28.8%
State average from 492 schools:	35.0%

Advanced (%) - Math: 19.1%

Here:	19.1%
State average from 492 schools:	21.6%

Students tested - Reading : 281

Below proficient (%) - Reading: 22.8%

This school:	22.8%
State average from 492 schools:	20.2%

Not proficient (%) - Reading: 3.6%

Palmer High School:	3.6%
State average from 492 schools:	10.0%

Proficient (%) - Reading: 36.3%

Palmer High School:	36.3%
State average from 492 schools:	45.6%

Advanced (%) - Reading: 37.4%

Here:	37.4%
State average from 492 schools:	24.2%

Students tested - Writing : 274

Below proficient (%) - Writing: 19.7%

Here:	19.7%
State average from 492 schools:	28.1%

Not proficient (%) - Writing: 12.4%

Here:	12.4%
State average from 492 schools:	6.8%

Proficient (%) - Writing: 64.6%

Here:	64.6%
State average from 492 schools:	50.9%

Advanced (%) - Writing: 3.3%

Here:	3.3%
State average from 492 schools:	14.0%

2004 SBA Statistics - Grade 9:

Students tested - Math : 278

Below proficient (%) - Math: 21.9%

Here:	21.9%
State average from 174 schools:	23.5%

Not proficient (%) - Math: 30.2%

Here:	30.2%
State average from 174 schools:	35.2%

Proficient (%) - Math: 28.8%

This school:	28.8%
State average from 174 schools:	26.0%

Advanced (%) - Math: 19.1%

Here:	19.1%
State average from 174 schools:	15.1%

Students tested - Reading : 281

Below proficient (%) - Reading: 22.8%

Here:	22.8%
State average from 176 schools:	29.8%

Not proficient (%) - Reading: 3.6%

This school:	3.6%
State average from 176 schools:	7.6%

Proficient (%) - Reading: 36.3%

This school:	36.3%
State average from 176 schools:	36.6%

Advanced (%) - Reading: 37.4%

Palmer High School:	37.4%
State average from 176 schools:	25.8%

Students tested - Writing : 274

Below proficient (%) - Writing: 19.7%

This school:	19.7%
State average from 175 schools:	29.6%

Not proficient (%) - Writing: 12.4%

This school:	12.4%
State average from 175 schools:	13.9%

Proficient (%) - Writing: 64.6%

Here:	64.6%
State average from 175 schools:	54.0%

Advanced (%) - Writing: 3.3%

Here:	3.3%
State average from 175 schools:	2.1%

Standardized Test (CAT6) Statistics:

2003 CAT6 Statistics - All grades:

Bottom Quarter (1% - 25%) - Math: 16.1%

Here:	16.1%
State average from 459 schools:	24.4%

Second Quarter (26% - 50%) - Math: 17.4%

Here:	17.4%
State average from 459 schools:	26.7%

Third Quarter (51% - 75%) - Math: 34.8%

Here:	34.8%
State average from 459 schools:	28.8%

Third Quarter (51% - 75%) - Math: 34.8%

Here:	34.8%
State average from 459 schools:	28.8%

Bottom Quarter (1% - 25%) - Reading: 12.6%

Here:	12.6%
State average from 464 schools:	27.9%

Second Quarter (26% - 50%) - Reading: 21.7%

Here:	21.7%
State average from 464 schools:	27.4%

Third Quarter (51% - 75%) - Reading: 30.0%

Here:	30.0%
State average from 464 schools:	23.2%

Third Quarter (51% - 75%) - Reading: 30.0%

Here:	30.0%
State average from 464 schools:	23.2%

Bottom Quarter (1% - 25%) - Language: 13.0%

Palmer High School:	13.0%
State average from 458 schools:	24.5%

Second Quarter (26% - 50%) - Language: 19.6%

Palmer High School:	19.6%
State average from 458 schools:	28.5%

Third Quarter (51% - 75%) - Language: 33.9%

Here:	33.9%
State average from 458 schools:	26.4%

Third Quarter (51% - 75%) - Language: 33.9%

Here:	33.9%
State average from 458 schools:	26.4%

2003 CAT6 Statistics - Grade 4:

Score - Math: 54.0

Here:	54.0
State average from 398 schools:	44.7

Score - Reading: 46.0

Here:	46.0
State average from 402 schools:	43.0

Score - Language: 73.0

Here:	73.0
State average from 398 schools:	43.2

2003 CAT6 Statistics - Grade 7:

Score - Math: 38.0

Here:	38.0
State average from 292 schools:	44.4

Score - Reading: 46.0

Here:	46.0
State average from 294 schools:	46.0

Score - Language: 45.0

This school:	45.0
State average from 292 schools:	47.9

2003 CAT6 Statistics - Grade 9:

Score - Math: 58.0

Here:	58.0
State average from 280 schools:	45.1

Bottom Quarter (1% - 25%) - Math: 16.1%

Here:	16.1%
State average from 181 schools:	25.3%

Second Quarter (26% - 50%) - Math: 17.4%

Here:	17.4%
State average from 181 schools:	26.8%

Third Quarter (51% - 75%) - Math: 34.8%

Here:	34.8%
State average from 181 schools:	27.4%

Third Quarter (51% - 75%) - Math: 34.8%

Here:	34.8%
State average from 181 schools:	27.4%

Score - Reading: 65.0

This school:	65.0
State average from 281 schools:	44.3

Bottom Quarter (1% - 25%) - Reading: 12.6%

Here:	12.6%
State average from 182 schools:	33.0%

Second Quarter (26% - 50%) - Reading: 21.7%

Here:	21.7%
State average from 182 schools:	30.9%

Third Quarter (51% - 75%) - Reading: 30.0%

Here:	30.0%
State average from 182 schools:	18.9%

Third Quarter (51% - 75%) - Reading: 30.0%

This school:	30.0%
State average from 182 schools:	18.9%

Score - Language: 65.0

Here:	65.0
State average from 281 schools:	45.0

Bottom Quarter (1% - 25%) - Language: 13.0%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 180 schools:	22.8%

Second Quarter (26% - 50%) - Language: 19.6%

Here:	19.6%
State average from 180 schools:	32.5%

Third Quarter (51% - 75%) - Language: 33.9%

Here:	33.9%
State average from 180 schools:	26.5%

Third Quarter (51% - 75%) - Language: 33.9%

Here:	33.9%
State average from 180 schools:	26.5%

Spring Benchmark Exams (SBE) Statistics:

2003 SBE Statistics - All grades:

Below proficient (%) - Math: 29.4%

Here:	29.4%
State average from 436 schools:	18.9%

Not proficient (%) - Math: 29.4%

This school:	29.4%
State average from 436 schools:	21.2%

Proficient (%) - Math: 35.3%

Here:	35.3%
State average from 436 schools:	34.3%

Advanced (%) - Math: 5.9%

Here:	5.9%
State average from 436 schools:	25.7%

Below proficient (%) - Reading: 23.5%

Palmer High School:	23.5%
State average from 436 schools:	21.9%

Not proficient (%) - Reading: 17.6%

Palmer High School:	17.6%
State average from 436 schools:	15.8%

Proficient (%) - Reading: 35.3%

Here:	35.3%
State average from 436 schools:	36.2%

Advanced (%) - Reading: 23.5%

Here:	23.5%
State average from 436 schools:	26.1%

Below proficient (%) - Writing: 35.3%

This school:	35.3%
State average from 436 schools:	31.9%

Not proficient (%) - Writing: 11.8%

Palmer High School:	11.8%
State average from 436 schools:	5.7%

Proficient (%) - Writing: 52.9%

Here:	52.9%
State average from 436 schools:	49.2%

2003 SBE Statistics - Grade 3:

Below proficient (%) - Math: 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 298 schools:	21.8%

Not proficient (%) - Math: 25.0%

Palmer High School:	25.0%
State average from 298 schools:	10.5%

Proficient (%) - Math: 37.5%

Here:	37.5%
State average from 298 schools:	37.2%

Advanced (%) - Math: 12.5%

Palmer High School:	12.5%
State average from 298 schools:	30.3%

Below proficient (%) - Reading: 12.5%

This school:	12.5%
State average from 299 schools:	16.5%

Not proficient (%) - Reading: 12.5%

This school:	12.5%
State average from 299 schools:	15.9%

Proficient (%) - Reading: 62.5%

Here:	62.5%
State average from 299 schools:	50.9%

Advanced (%) - Reading: 12.5%

This school:	12.5%
State average from 299 schools:	16.3%

Below proficient (%) - Writing: 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 299 schools:	37.2%

Not proficient (%) - Writing: 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 299 schools:	9.7%

Proficient (%) - Writing: 50.0%

Here:	50.0%
State average from 299 schools:	47.4%

2003 SBE Statistics - Grade 6:

Below proficient (%) - Math: 16.7%

Here:	16.7%
State average from 300 schools:	16.6%

Not proficient (%) - Math: 50.0%

Here:	50.0%
State average from 300 schools:	27.4%

Proficient (%) - Math: 33.3%

Here:	33.3%
State average from 300 schools:	32.1%

Below proficient (%) - Reading: 33.3%

Here:	33.3%
State average from 300 schools:	24.6%

Not proficient (%) - Reading: 33.3%

Here:	33.3%
State average from 300 schools:	15.2%

Proficient (%) - Reading: 16.7%

Here:	16.7%
State average from 300 schools:	26.7%

Advanced (%) - Reading: 16.7%

This school:	16.7%
State average from 300 schools:	33.3%

Below proficient (%) - Writing: 50.0%

Here:	50.0%
State average from 300 schools:	28.1%

Proficient (%) - Writing: 50.0%

Here:	50.0%
State average from 300 schools:	49.7%

2002 SBE Statistics - All grades:

Below proficient (%) - Math: 33.3%

Here:	33.3%
State average from 457 schools:	19.8%

Not proficient (%) - Math: 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 457 schools:	22.3%

Proficient (%) - Math: 41.7%

Here:	41.7%
State average from 457 schools:	32.2%

Below proficient (%) - Reading: 33.3%

Here:	33.3%
State average from 457 schools:	21.0%

Proficient (%) - Reading: 41.7%

Here:	41.7%
State average from 457 schools:	36.3%

Advanced (%) - Reading: 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 457 schools:	25.0%

Below proficient (%) - Writing: 16.7%

Here:	16.7%
State average from 457 schools:	31.0%

Proficient (%) - Writing: 66.7%

Here:	66.7%
State average from 457 schools:	47.9%

Advanced (%) - Writing: 16.7%

Palmer High School:	16.7%
State average from 457 schools:	12.3%

2002 SBE Statistics - Grade 8:

Below proficient (%) - Math: 57.1%

Here:	57.1%
State average from 206 schools:	19.8%

Proficient (%) - Math: 42.9%

Here:	42.9%
State average from 206 schools:	30.6%

Below proficient (%) - Reading: 28.6%

This school:	28.6%
State average from 206 schools:	27.0%

Proficient (%) - Reading: 42.9%

Here:	42.9%
State average from 206 schools:	25.3%

Advanced (%) - Reading: 28.6%

Here:	28.6%
State average from 206 schools:	25.2%

Proficient (%) - Writing : 60% or More
Advanced (%) - Writing : 40% or Fewer

2001 SBE Statistics - All grades:

Below proficient (%) - Math: 25.0%

This school:	25.0%
State average from 449 schools:	25.9%

Proficient (%) - Math: 50.0%

Here:	50.0%
State average from 449 schools:	31.2%

Advanced (%) - Math: 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 449 schools:	21.2%

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