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Palmer Lake Elementary School

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Palmer Lake Elementary School ranks 271 st of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Palmer Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 284 students in grades PK-6 in Palmer Lake, Colorado, which is part of the highly-ranked Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38. The school consistently performs above the state average on CMAS tests for English Language Arts and Math, with particularly strong 3rd grade proficiency rates. However, the school faces some challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism and a performance gap between male and female students.

Compared to other schools within the Lewis-Palmer district, such as Ray E Kilmer Elementary and Bear Creek Elementary, Palmer Lake Elementary School's performance is generally on par or slightly below. But when compared to schools in the neighboring Academy School District No. 20 and Douglas County School District No. Re 1, Palmer Lake Elementary's academic outcomes, particularly in ELA and Math, are notably lower.

The school's relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 25% to 32.04%, may indicate that it serves a more economically disadvantaged population compared to nearby schools. This could be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance and should be considered when developing support and intervention strategies. Overall, Palmer Lake Elementary School is a solid performer within its district, but it faces some challenges that may be impacting its academic outcomes, and the school and district should work to address these issues and continue to improve educational opportunities for all students.

286

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,206

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Rebounding — 52nd percentile in 2021 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (53% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 71st (2025) from a 52nd-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Colorado median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

Colorado avg40%

271^st of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

12^th of 115Lewis-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
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
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%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
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
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 (2025)83rd percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Math56%+20 vs state

English Language Arts52%+7 vs state

Science45%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Palmer Lake Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)					CMAS Math (2025)					CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	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%)	69.7	271^st of 950 public elementary schools	71.5%		72.9	235^th of 943 public elementary schools	75.1%	36	65.7	38.9	48.6	53.6	51.5	66.7	47.2	56.4	51.7	55.7	44.7	$14,206
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%)	73.5	241^st of 950 public elementary schools	74.6%		72.6	240^th of 943 public elementary schools	74.5%	1	67.3	54.9	51.5	65.0	59.4	50.0	60.8	49.2	47.5	51.5	47.7	$12,564
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%)	56.3	395^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.4%		64.1	322^nd of 943 public elementary schools	65.9%	73	56.0	52.4	41.9		50.9	45.2	41.7	41.9		43.0	27.1	$12,278
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%)	77.5	206^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.3%		83.1	139^th of 943 public elementary schools	85.3%	67	64.5	57.9	51.7	66.3	59.8	69.3	57.5	59.2	45.2	58.1	44.3	$11,417
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%)	81.8	152^nd of 950 public elementary schools	84.0%		78.8	176^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.3%	24	60.8	48.1	58.5	76.4	61.1	67.3	53.7	61.1	61.8	60.9	57.4	$14,445
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%)	76.8	213^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.6%		81.3	160^th of 943 public elementary schools	83.0%	53	78.6	44.7	73.7		64.6	64.3	40.4	59.0		53.9	55.6	$14,959
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%)	82.7	145^th of 950 public elementary schools	84.7%		66.4	302^nd of 943 public elementary schools	68.0%	157				78.9	56.4	54.2			47.4	39.7	65.0	$19,723
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%)	88.3	95^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.0%		91.9	54^th of 943 public elementary schools	94.3%	41	72.9	69.8	65.2	75.5	70.8	77.5	66.4	61.0	57.5	66.1	51.5	$6,397
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%)	80.8	167^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.4%		85.9	114^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.9%	53	58.4	57.8	69.0		62.0	66.2	67.0	55.0		62.5	48.0	$12,277
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%)	62.9	334^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.8%		56.6	388^th of 943 public elementary schools	58.9%	54	60.4	33.3	60.0		52.4	60.7	35.7	51.0		50.3	35.3	$13,815

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

How many students attend Palmer Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended 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 271^st of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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