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Monument Charter Academy Secondary School

Q: Is Monument Charter Academy Secondary School a good school?

Monument Charter Academy Secondary School ranks 42 nd of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 88% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Monument Charter Academy Secondary School is a public charter school in Colorado Springs, CO, serving 541 students in grades 6–12 within the highly rated Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38, a district ranked in the 92nd percentile statewide. The school has earned 4 out of 5 stars in each of the past three SchoolDigger rankings and currently sits 42nd out of 338 Colorado high schools — ahead of same-district Lewis-Palmer High School (73rd) and Palmer Ridge High School (55th), as well as nearby Liberty High School (101st).

Academically, the school's greatest strengths are in reading and writing. PSAT 9 and PSAT 10 reading/writing scores run 22–23 points above state averages, and 8th-grade science is a standout, with proficiency rates roughly 27–30 points above the state in recent years. The graduation rate is strong at 94.7%, and the dropout rate has been 0.0% in recent reporting years. Math is the relative weak spot: SAT math scores (44) trail the district (49) and both Lewis-Palmer (46) and Palmer Ridge (53), despite remaining well above the state average of 32. Math results have also been volatile from year to year, a pattern likely tied to small class sizes.

Families should be aware of two concerns. Chronic absenteeism sits at 22.5% — well above the district's 15.8% and more than five times the rate at Lewis-Palmer High School (4.4%). Additionally, while male students rank in the 85th percentile statewide, female students rank in the 66th, suggesting a meaningful gender-based achievement gap. The school serves a relatively affluent population, with only about 11% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Overall, Monument Charter Academy is a strong mid-sized charter option in the Colorado Springs area — competitive with top traditional public high schools like Pine Creek High School and Air Academy High School, though it trails elite nearby charters such as TCA College Pathways and The Classical Academy High School, particularly in math.

541

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,427

Per pupil spending ?

10.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

4303 Pinehurst Circle
Colorado Springs, CO 80905-8992

(719) 481-1950

District: Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.8%

Hispanic:

10.2%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2024 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (52% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Colorado high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (84%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg59%

Colorado avg43%

Middle school

152^nd of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

42^nd of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	45.6	492 of 965	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	417 of 917	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	329 of 929	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.7	404 of 914	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.3	359 of 938	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	85.2	107 of 962	88.9%	★★★★☆
2013	85.6	109 of 954	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	87.9	88 of 935	90.6%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	70 of 935	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	88.9	64 of 925	93.1%	★★★★★
2009	88.3	62 of 872	92.9%	★★★★★
2008	92.6	23 of 849	97.3%	★★★★★
2007	93.9	15 of 852	98.2%	★★★★★
2006	93.7	10 of 829	98.8%	★★★★★
2005	89.3	45 of 823	94.5%	★★★★★
2004	88.3	55 of 808	93.2%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	152 of 476	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	139 of 469	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	50.3	204 of 485	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	160 of 480	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	160 of 448	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	214 of 458	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	240 of 418	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.5	124 of 424	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	54.4	158 of 400	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.5	158 of 436	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	88.2	37 of 461	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	86.6	46 of 454	89.9%	★★★★★
2012	86.1	45 of 425	89.4%	★★★★☆
2011	90.7	24 of 422	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	93.4	15 of 409	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	93.1	15 of 377	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	93.5	11 of 362	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	91.7	18 of 360	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	91.3	17 of 346	95.1%	★★★★★
2005	89.6	17 of 340	95.0%	★★★★★
2004	84.3	46 of 336	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	144 of 368	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	114 of 347	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	135 of 363	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	132 of 372	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.4	75 of 352	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	127 of 356	64.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	161 of 278	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	161 of 275	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	159 of 273	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	100 of 286	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	106 of 265	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	223 of 283	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	42 of 340	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	80 of 328	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	37 of 349	89.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	84 of 247	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	38 of 246	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	83 of 209	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	54 of 229	76.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2026)65th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-26 vs school

High school

Male (2025)85th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing88%+23 vs state

Mathematics58%+19 vs state

Science56%+25 vs state

English Language Arts47%~ state avg

Math42%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

The school is challenging, but not overly focused on standardized testing. They are consistent with their application of the Core Knowledge Curriculum and actively work together to build citizens of character. I regret that we've moved away from the area for a few years and cannot wait to return my children to M.A.! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)		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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Monument Charter Academy Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	4303 Pinehurst Circle	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	541	31	17.4	10.9%	421 (77.8%)	12 (2.2%)	55 (10.2%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	84.9	42^nd of 340 public high schools	87.6%		75.5	80^th of 328 public high schools	75.6%	38	88.5	57.7	88.0	60.0	77.8	44.4	50.9	43.7	48.9	47.1	24.6	43.7	59.6	41.9	56.5		$12,427
Lewis-Palmer High School	Public	9-12	1300 Higby Road	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4720	1,144	51	22.6	—	875 (76.5%)	18 (1.6%)	153 (13.4%)	19 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (6.6%)	79.4	73^rd of 340 public high schools	78.5%		79	66^th of 328 public high schools	79.9%	7	78.9	50.6	85.1	57.3	75.9	45.8										742.0	$13,774
Discovery Canyon Campus High School	Public	9-12	1810 Northgate Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1800	1,021	56	18.2	17.2%	690 (67.6%)	31 (3.0%)	160 (15.7%)	57 (5.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.8%)	83.3	50^th of 340 public high schools	85.3%		80.7	58^th of 328 public high schools	82.3%	8	82.1	57.5	81.8	66.3	80.6	40.8										53.8	$15,354
Palmer Ridge High School	Public	9-12	19255 Monument Hill Road	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 867-8600	1,066	52	20.5	—	820 (76.9%)	15 (1.4%)	142 (13.3%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (6.5%)	82.1	55^th of 340 public high schools	83.8%		81	54^th of 328 public high schools	83.5%	1	79.9	49.1	82.6	54.5	79.6	53.2										59.2	$14,401
The Classical Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	975 Stout Road	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 484-0091	616	52	11.7	13.1%	493 (80.0%)	9 (1.5%)	60 (9.7%)	16 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.5%)	92.4	17^th of 340 public high schools	95.0%		94	15^th of 328 public high schools	95.4%	2	86.1	64.2	89.8	70.6	89.7	62.1										66.7	$11,654
TCA College Pathways	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	12201 Cross Peak View	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	Yes	No	(719) 488-6294	502	22	23.1	—	388 (77.3%)	13 (2.6%)	53 (10.6%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	90.9	24^th of 340 public high schools	92.9%		95.6	7^th of 328 public high schools	97.9%	17	541.0	57.8	534.0	75.7	89.9	55.7		46.9	86.7	62.0		42.9	70.0	53.2	70.0	57.1	$22,919
Pine Creek High School	Public	9-12	10750 Thunder Mountain Avenue	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2600	1,875	100	18.8	15.3%	1,178 (62.8%)	58 (3.1%)	306 (16.3%)	139 (7.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	187 (10.0%)	86.7	37^th of 340 public high schools	89.1%		88.4	32^nd of 328 public high schools	90.2%	5	86.7	61.9	84.0	60.5	82.7	51.3										47.2	$13,999
Ascend College Prep	Public	10-12	1650 Telstar Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	No	No	(719) 368-6936	109	6	18.0	—	90 (82.6%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)	86.8	36^th of 340 public high schools	89.4%		86	41^st of 328 public high schools	87.5%	5	88.2	512.0			93.0	534.0										44.2	$10,809
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	8720 Scarborough Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2200	1,526	88	17.4	25.4%	1,011 (66.3%)	56 (3.7%)	285 (18.7%)	33 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	129 (8.5%)	69.1	101^st of 340 public high schools	70.3%		71.4	96^th of 328 public high schools	70.7%	5	78.9	44.2	79.8	44.8	73.6	36.4										39.7	$13,913
Air Academy High School	Public	9-12	551 North Frontage Road West	Usaf Academy	80840	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2400	1,380	78	17.6	18.3%	952 (69.0%)	39 (2.8%)	237 (17.2%)	46 (3.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (7.5%)	84	48^th of 340 public high schools	85.9%		83	48^th of 328 public high schools	85.4%		83.5	53.9	84.4	63.2	81.7	47.6										45.5	$14,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Monument Charter Academy Secondary School

What is the racial makeup of Monument Charter Academy Secondary School?

Students at Monument Charter Academy Secondary School are 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Monument Charter Academy Secondary School in?

Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

Is Monument Charter Academy Secondary School a good school?

Monument Charter Academy Secondary School ranks 42^nd of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Monument Charter Academy Secondary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Monument Charter Academy Secondary School.

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