Why Choose PEASD?

Palmyra-Eagle provides a quality Early Childhood through 12th grade education within our three facilities.  The school system offers students outdoor classrooms, nature trails, updated technology, engaging curriculum and a strong emphasis on individualized learning.  The entire district is strongly supported by local businesses and community organizations that take pride in their home town school. 

At Palmyra-Eagle students are known and valued. No one gets lost in the crowd.  All adults in the schools can know all of the students.  Being small provides flexibility in response to individual students and their circumstances.  Students have better attitudes when the school is personalized, when all can take part in activities, and when everyone knows their actions will be noticed.1

Schedule a tour at any of our schools to witness the many positive benefits our district affords children.

Did You Know?

Great Things are Happening in the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District! 

School and District Report Cards

  • The PEASD has consistently met and exceeded expectations as defined by the State of Wisconsin.  

  • PEASD earned 4 out of 5 stars on the most recent DPI Report Card which “Exceeds Expectations”

  • Eagle Elementary "Significantly Exceeded Expectations" for the 2017-2018 school year.

  • The district continues to close achievement gaps for several student groups.

District Curriculum Initiatives

  • New districtwide curriculum in these areas of study: Science, Social Studies, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education

  • Eight (8) Advanced Placement course offerings at the high school level

  • Expanded/Revised high school course offerings in Agriculture, Art, Technology Education, and Music

  • Revised English Learner program supports

  • Multiple foreign language offerings (French and Spanish) at the middle and high school levels

  • Instrumental and Vocal performance opportunities: Band, Jazz Band, Pep Band, Choir, Acapella Choirs

Athletic and Co-Curricular Successes and New Opportunities

  • Band - 26 students qualified for state solo/ensemble

  • Boys Basketball - Conference champs

  • Choir - 12 students qualified for state solo/ensemble

  • Football - WIAA Playoff qualifiers

  • Equestrian Team - State Reserve Champions

  • Forensics - 2 perfect scores at state

  • Girls Basketball - Conference champs

  • Girls Cross Country - 2 Individual state qualifiers

  • Girls Dance Team - 3rd place at state

  • Golf - Golf - 2016 & 2017 Conference champs, 2018 & 2019 sectional qualifiers

  • Track & Field - 5 individual state qualifiers, 1 state medalist

  • Boys Soccer - Co-op opportunity with local district

High School Graduate Scholarships

  • Class of 2019

    • All students who applied for local scholarships were awarded

    • Over $500,000 in scholarships awarded

  • Over the past 5 years more than $2,000,000 was awarded to graduating seniors

Elementary Extra-Curricular Programming Opportunities

  • Battle of the Books

  • Drama Club

  • Geography Bee

  • Interpretive Reading

  • Lego Robotics

  • Makerspace

  • Math 24 & Math Meet

  • Southern Lakes Anthology

  • Spelling Bee

  • S.T.E.A.M. Night / Science Fair

  • Student Council / S.T.A.R.S

College and University Acceptance Letters Received by the Class of 2018:

  • Arizona State University

  • Carroll University

  • Case Western Reserve University

  • Drake University

  • Edgewood College

  • Iowa State University

  • Lawrence University

  • Loyola University

  • Marquette University

  • Milwaukee School of Engineering

  • University of Chicago

  • University of Dubuque

  • University of Florida

  • University of Kentucky

  • University of Louisville

  • University of Minnesota

  • UW - Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, Waukesha, Whitewater

  • Viterbo University

  • Waukesha Area Technical College

  • Western Technical College

What does the research say about districts the size of Palmyra-Eagle?

  • Students are at the center of the school

  • Individualized instruction

  • Low student/teacher ratios

  • Teachers are able to address different learning styles

  • Peer tutoring

  • "Mainstreaming" students of all ability levels

  • Students are likely to form strong relationships with peers and school staff

  • Student's are able to build leadership skills through participation in multiple co-curricular offerings

  • Strong parent and community involvement

  • Community partnerships

"Sending your child to a small school, is like sending them to a place where they have thirty-some parents looking out for them - and that means their EVERY need, not only academically. By KNOWING your child, we will prepare him or here to succeed in life, regardless of what he or she chooses."

Tori Franz Curriculum Coordinator and EL Teacher Palmyra-Eagle School District  

"The small school atmosphere, getting to know everybody, and knowing your teachers personally is really helpful."

Griffin Isaacsen Curriculum Coordinator and EL Teacher Palmyra-Eagle School DistrictPEHS Class of 2018  

"The small school atmosphere, getting to know everybody, and knowing your teachers personally is really helpful.""They {the staff} do keep kids really, really safe. They are very kind here, and they just want kids to have fun."

Savannah Hazel PEHS Class of 2023  

"We do so much with just a small community and everybody knows each other and everybody has the opportunity to join something."

Sally Rosa Parent & PEHS Alumna  

"We're not too small where the point is there's not enough courses for you to take, so there's plenty of options to find out what you want to do."

Gabriella Wirt PEHS Class of 2018  

District Video

District Mission Statement Slideshow

1. Cotton, Kathleen (1996). Affective and Social Benefits of Small-Scale Schooling.  ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools.  EDO-RC-96-5 December 1996).

2. Great Schools Sraff. (2016, March 4). How important is school size? Retrieved March 22, 2017, from The GreatSchools Editorial Team