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Palmer Lake Elementary School

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Palmer Lake Elementary School ranks 255 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Palmer Lake Elementary School is a small public school in Palmer Lake, Colorado, serving 286 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38, a top-ranked district that holds 5 stars and ranks 9th out of 115 districts statewide. The school itself currently holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 73rd percentile among Colorado elementary schools, a solid performance it has maintained for four consecutive years.

Palmer Lake's most striking academic strength is in the early grades. On recent CMAS assessments, the school outperformed the state across all subjects: 55.8% proficient in English Language Arts versus 44.7% statewide, and 52.4% in math versus 37.3% statewide. Most notably, 3rd-grade math proficiency reaches 72.7% — the highest among all 11 nearby comparison schools. The school also serves a more economically diverse population than any neighboring school, with 34.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, it outperforms nearby Monument Charter Academy, which has a much lower poverty rate of 10.0% but posts lower proficiency in both ELA and math. Strong attendance (12.8% chronic absenteeism versus 28.4% statewide) and a 12.8:1 student-teacher ratio — the lowest in the area — likely play a major role in these results.

The school's biggest challenge is the transition to upper grades. While 3rd-grade math leads the area, 6th-grade math proficiency drops to 32.6%, essentially tied with the state average, and a similar decline appears in ELA. The poverty rate has also climbed from 25% two years ago to 34.3% today, which may add future challenges. Within its very strong district, Palmer Lake ranks below Prairie Winds Elementary School, Bear Creek Elementary School, and Ray E Kilmer Elementary School, but those schools serve far fewer low-income students, so the comparison is not apples-to-apples. Relative to its student population, Palmer Lake's performance is quite strong. If the school can carry its excellent early-grade success through the intermediate grades, it has the potential to become one of the top schools in the region.

286

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,314

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

84.4%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

115 Upper Glenway
Palmer Lake, CO 80133

(719) 488-4760

District: Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

Students who attend Palmer Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis-Palmer Middle School
High:	Palmer Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

Hispanic:

19.9%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Colorado median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg55%

Colorado avg41%

255^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

9^th of 114Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	255 of 946	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	271 of 950	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	235 of 943	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	270 of 933	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	335 of 921	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	341 of 710	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	351 of 965	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	284 of 917	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.0	306 of 929	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.4	318 of 914	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.1	193 of 938	79.4%	★★★★☆
2014	77.4	199 of 962	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.1	267 of 954	72.0%	★★★★☆
2012	70.9	275 of 935	70.6%	★★★★☆
2011	70.4	277 of 935	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	72.5	250 of 925	73.0%	★★★★☆
2009	84.1	107 of 872	87.7%	★★★★☆
2008	77.2	171 of 849	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	81.6	121 of 852	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	80.5	126 of 829	84.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.5	158 of 823	80.8%	★★★★☆
2004	78.1	170 of 808	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	260 of 695	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	351 of 694	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.4	166 of 684	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	162 of 642	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	166 of 595	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	245 of 758	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	110 of 322	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	178 of 697	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	120 of 700	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	188 of 683	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	229 of 649	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.1	416 of 594	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	275 of 764	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	195 of 547	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	192 of 551	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	286 of 539	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.8	197 of 525	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	297 of 454	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	324 of 596	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%+11 vs state

Math52%+15 vs state

Science49%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)					CMAS Math (2026)					CMAS Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Palmer Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Upper Glenway	Palmer Lake	80133	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 488-4760	286	22	12.8	34.3%	212 (74.1%)	5 (1.7%)	57 (19.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	71	255^th of 946 public elementary schools	73.0%		69.7	271^st of 950 public elementary schools	71.5%	16	65.9	62.2	48.7	46.7	55.8	72.7	56.4	48.7	32.6	52.4	48.7	84.4%	0%	$14,314
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1315 Lake Woodmoor Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4750	409	25	16.0	19.1%	310 (75.8%)	3 (0.7%)	55 (13.4%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	77.6	199^th of 946 public elementary schools	79.0%		73.5	241^st of 950 public elementary schools	74.6%	42	46.8	74.1	51.9	61.2	59.3	55.3	70.2	52.8	52.3	57.7	48.1	86.1%	11.1%	$13,795
Monument Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1150 Village Ridge Pt	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	612	39	15.7	10.0%	487 (79.6%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (10.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.7%)	51.8	423^rd of 946 public elementary schools	55.3%		56.3	395^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.4%	28	39.5	38.9	57.0		45.3	34.6	43.1	43.6		40.3	43.6			$12,057
Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1330 Creekside Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 488-4770	869	54	16.1	20.4%	608 (70.0%)	14 (1.6%)	148 (17.0%)	19 (2.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.5%)	83.2	150^th of 946 public elementary schools	84.1%		77.5	206^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.3%	56	72.4	63.3	67.5	60.9	66.0	71.4	67.6	62.5	34.2	58.7	59.3	94.6%	5.4%	$12,278
Prairie Winds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	790 King's Deer Point East	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 559-0800	374	27	13.9	11.5%	283 (75.7%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (10.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.8%)	86.1	118^th of 946 public elementary schools	87.5%		81.8	152^nd of 950 public elementary schools	84.0%	34	80.0	69.4	67.3	59.1	68.4	67.6	73.5	59.2	44.4	61.1	62.5	83.3%	0%	$13,783
Antelope Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15280 Jessie Drive	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4100	311	21	14.6	19.6%	210 (67.5%)	17 (5.5%)	51 (16.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	22 (7.1%)	78.4	189^th of 946 public elementary schools	80.0%		76.8	213^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.6%	24	69.8	73.0	70.6		71.0	59.5	67.6	46.2		56.5	38.0	84.1%	0%	$15,774
Larkspur Elementary School	Public	K-6	1103 West Perry Park Avenue	Larkspur	80118	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5375	161	10	15.9	23.6%	138 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	58.1	376^th of 946 public elementary schools	60.3%		82.7	145^th of 950 public elementary schools	84.7%	231	36.4	752.0		65.0	43.0	31.8	54.5		744.0	36.7	732.0	84%	12%	$20,851
The Classical Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	975 Stout Road	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 484-0081	1,909	126	15.1	13.5%	1,481 (77.6%)	19 (1.0%)	173 (9.1%)	83 (4.3%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	143 (7.5%)	86.2	114^th of 946 public elementary schools	87.9%		88.3	95^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.0%	19	58.7	67.9	64.1	67.1	64.4	71.3	72.8	61.7	60.7	66.9	49.1			$6,956
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 North Gate Blvd	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3810	547	29	19.1	12.4%	370 (67.6%)	9 (1.6%)	74 (13.5%)	38 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.9%)	83.3	146^th of 946 public elementary schools	84.6%		80.8	167^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.4%	21	64.9	59.4	68.5		64.4	68.8	62.1	58.6		62.6	52.7	92.6%	0%	$13,455
Douglass Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	4610 Douglass Drive	Usaf Academy	80840	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 234-4200	306	22	13.7	22.9%	155 (50.7%)	38 (12.4%)	74 (24.2%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.5%)	69.6	267^th of 946 public elementary schools	71.8%		62.9	334^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.8%	67	49.0	64.8	55.8		56.8	53.1	64.8	56.8		58.5	25.0	78.2%	0%	$16,171

Frequently Asked Questions about Palmer Lake Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Palmer Lake Elementary School?

Students at Palmer Lake Elementary School are 74% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Palmer Lake Elementary School a good school?

Palmer Lake Elementary School ranks 255^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Palmer Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Palmer Lake Elementary School.

What district is Palmer Lake Elementary School in?

Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

What schools do graduates of Palmer Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Palmer Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis-Palmer Middle School
High : Palmer Ridge High School

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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