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Palmer River School

Serves grades PK - 4

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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
326 Winthrop Street
Rehoboth, MA 02769
Phone
(508) 252-5100
District
Dighton-Rehoboth
County
BRISTOL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
591
Classroom Teachers
48

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.2% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
42%
38%
44%
45%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
42%
35%
39%
46%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 22 3.7%
Kindergarten 110 18.6%
Grade 1 111 18.8%
Grade 2 114 19.3%
Grade 3 119 20.1%
Grade 4 115 19.5%
Total 591 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.6% 89.2% 57.0%
Black 1.7% 2.1% 9.8%
Hispanic 6.3% 6.8% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 1.8% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 20,931 7,001,399
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 303.5 892
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.5% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.3% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.3% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 32.7% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.2% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,547 2,762,070
Single Parent Households With Children 3.4% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.3% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.7% 46.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 40.7% 32.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.8% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.5% 11.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.5% 12.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.5% 10.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.0% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 2.8% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,918 $30,380,000 58.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,707 $4,351,000 8.3%
Staff $554 $1,411,000 2.7%
General Administration $220 $560,000 1.1%
School Administration $847 $2,160,000 4.1%
Operation $2,181 $5,559,000 10.6%
Transportation $983 $2,505,000 4.8%
Other $444 $1,132,000 2.2%
Total Support $6,935 $17,678,000 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,678 $4,276,000 8.2%
Total Expenditures $20,531 $52,334,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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