Palmer Catholic Academy (Top Ranked Private School for 2026-27)

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Top Ranked FL School
Grades: Prekindergarten-8
Enrollment: 416 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Palmer Catholic Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Florida for:

School Facts

Religious Affiliation

Catholic

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-8

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade

Grade	Palmer Catholic Academy
Pre-K	39
Kind	52
1	51
2	38
3	41
4	52
5	40
6	40
7	44
8	19

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Kindergarten and Grade 4 lead at 52 students each, while Grade 8 is the smallest class with 19.

Year Founded

1997

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Awards

Blue Ribbon School - Selected in 2005

School Motto

Respect, Service and Unified in Faith

Student Body

Total Students

416 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

12%

State avg.: 48%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

29 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

National avg.: 11:1

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
Other religious school association(s)

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Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

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The Blue Angels

School Notes

Palmer Catholic Academy was founded in 1997 to provide our children and our community with a quality education within a loving Catholic environment.
Palmer Catholic Academy of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church provides the foundation for academic excellence in a caring, safe and Christ-centered environment.
Our goal is to motivate each child to develop sound catholic values for future success.
The foundation of our educational program is developmental learning, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
In addition, physical education, secondary language, music, art, computer science, and special events are integrated into the curriculum.
These educational instruments are enhanced by daily religious instruction and prayer intended to strengthen the learning process and give our children a well rounded Catholic Christian education.

Palmer Catholic Academy was founded in 1997 to provide our children and our community with a quality education within a loving Catholic environment.
Palmer Catholic Academy of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church provides the foundation for academic excellence in a caring, safe and Christ-centered environment.
Our goal is to motivate each child to develop sound catholic values for future success.
The foundation of our educational program is developmental learning, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
In addition, physical education, secondary language, music, art, computer science, and special events are integrated into the curriculum.
These educational instruments are enhanced by daily religious instruction and prayer intended to strengthen the learning process and give our children a well rounded Catholic Christian education.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Palmer Catholic Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Florida for: Largest student body.

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The application deadline for Palmer Catholic Academy is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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