Palmyra Elementary School
Public elementary school in Palmyra, Missouri · Palmyra R-I School District · Grades Pre-K–4
Palmyra Elementary School serves 452 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Palmyra (Marion County). It is one of 3 schools in Palmyra R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 243rd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 35.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Palmyra R-I School District |
| County | Marion County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292349001360 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Palmyra R-I | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 452 | 1,126 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 36.9% | 34.3% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Palmyra Elementary School in context
Size
Palmyra Elementary School is the only elementary school in Palmyra R-I School District. Its 452 students are 40.1% of the district's 1,126. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 11.1 miles away and have a median of 302 students, so Palmyra Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 99 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 17, against an average of 75 per grade. This year grade 4 has 15% more students than kindergarten (97 against 84). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 17 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 93.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Palmyra R-I (92.2%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
36.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 34.3% across Palmyra R-I and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 10.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Palmyra Elementary School has 35.08 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 452 students would have about 36.7 teachers, so Palmyra Elementary School has 1.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Veterans Elementary School, 7.7 miles away in Hannibal 60 School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 93.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
| Hispanic | 1.3% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 17 |
| Kindergarten | 84 |
| Grade 1 | 69 |
| Grade 2 | 86 |
| Grade 3 | 99 |
| Grade 4 | 97 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 S Ashland Ave, Palmyra, MO 63461
Phone: (573)769-3736
Website: palmyra.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Palmyra Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Elementary School | Hannibal 60 | 7.7 mi | 403 | 11.7 | 63.5% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | Hannibal 60 | 9.8 mi | 376 | 13.4 | 60.1% |
| Oakwood Elementary School | Hannibal 60 | 10.3 mi | 272 | 14.3 | 49.6% |
| Eugene Field Elementary School | Hannibal 60 | 10.7 mi | 190 | 10 | 85.3% |
| A. D. Stowell Elementary School | Hannibal 60 | 11.5 mi | 221 | 11.3 | 67.9% |
| Marion County Elementary School | Marion County R-II | 11.6 mi | 109 | 10.3 | 40.4% |
| Monroe City Elementary School | Monroe City R-I | 14.3 mi | 331 | 13.3 | 53.2% |
| Highland Elementary School | Lewis County C-1 | 19.3 mi | 520 | 13.3 | 49.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Palmyra R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra High School | High | 9–12 | 331 |
| Palmyra Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 343 |