Summary:
The city of Palmer Lake, Colorado is home to a single standout elementary school, Palmer Lake Elementary School, which is part of the highly-ranked Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38. This school has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Colorado elementary schools over the past 3 years, with a current ranking of 271 out of 950 schools statewide.
Palmer Lake Elementary School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students scoring well above the state averages on CMAS tests in English Language Arts and Math. For example, ELA proficiency ranges from 38.9% to 65.7% across grade levels, compared to the state average of 42-48%, while Math proficiency ranges from 47.2% to 66.7%, far exceeding the state average of 31.4-41.2%. The school's Science proficiency rate of 44.7% is also slightly above the state average of 39%.
While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% is higher than the state average, its student-teacher ratio of 12.1 is relatively low, and its free/reduced lunch rate of 32.04% indicates a moderate level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Overall, Palmer Lake Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution within a highly-ranked school district, providing a quality education to its students.
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