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Monument Charter Academy

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Monument Charter Academy ranks 423 rd of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Monument Charter Academy is an elementary charter school in Monument, CO, serving 612 students in grades PK–5 within the highly regarded Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38. While the school benefits from a very low poverty rate (about 10% free/reduced lunch) and solid attendance, its academic performance sits near the Colorado state average—a striking contrast to the high-achieving district it calls home.

For parents comparing local options, Monument Charter Academy ranks in the 55th percentile statewide, placing it below every nearby school, including Prairie Winds Elementary School (87th), Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School (85th), and Bear Creek Elementary School (84th). Even within its own district, peers like Palmer Lake Elementary School and Lewis-Palmer Elementary School rank in the 73rd–79th percentile range. This gap is especially notable because several nearby schools with higher poverty rates, such as Palmer Lake (34% FRL) and Bear Creek (20% FRL), post significantly higher proficiency in both ELA and math, suggesting demographics alone do not explain the difference.

The school’s biggest academic weakness appears in the early grades: 3rd-grade ELA and math proficiency are below the state average, and 4th-grade scores lag far behind district levels. By 5th grade, students improve to above state averages, but the trajectory raises questions about early literacy and numeracy support. Also of concern, the White student subgroup ranks in the 21st percentile statewide—a decline from recent years and the school’s weakest area—while overall state rankings have slipped from the 66th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 55th percentile in 2025–2026. Science scores are highly volatile year to year, and chronic absenteeism (12.2%) is not an obvious issue. While the school is not failing by statewide standards, it remains a clear underperformer relative to its affluent, well-attended student body and its exceptional local peers.

612

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,057

Per pupil spending ?

10%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1150 Village Ridge Pt
Monument, CO 80132

(719) 481-1950

District: Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.6%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2021 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2021

✓Above the Colorado median (55th 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg55%

Colorado avg41%

423^rd of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 48% (2021) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

9^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
2026	51.7	423 of 943	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	395 of 950	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	322 of 943	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	517 of 933	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	394 of 921	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	366 of 710	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	396 of 692	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	325 of 694	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	270 of 684	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	410 of 642	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	346 of 694	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	317 of 700	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	297 of 683	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	401 of 649	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	432 of 546	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	341 of 539	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	457 of 525	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)50th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

Science44%+8 vs state

Math40%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Total
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%)	51.7	423^rd of 943 public elementary schools	55.1%		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
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%)	77.4	200^th of 943 public elementary schools	78.8%		73.5	241^st of 950 public elementary schools	74.6%	41	46.8	74.1	51.9	61.2	59.3	55.3	70.2	52.8	52.3	57.7	48.1	$13,795
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%)	83.1	150^th of 943 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	$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	118^th of 943 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	$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%)	78.3	189^th of 943 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	$15,774
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%)	70.9	255^th of 943 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	$14,314
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%)	83.2	146^th of 943 public elementary schools	84.5%		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	$13,455
Ray E Kilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4285 Walker Rd	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4740	300	23	13.0	16.3%	233 (77.7%)	6 (2.0%)	37 (12.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	77.3	202^nd of 943 public elementary schools	78.6%		86.4	113^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.1%	89	62.9	70.5	36.8	77.5	62.4	69.4	62.2	47.4	67.5	61.6	37.8	$14,896
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%)	86.1	115^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.8%		88.3	95^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.0%	20	58.7	67.9	64.1	67.1	64.4	71.3	72.8	61.7	60.7	66.9	49.1	$6,956
The Da Vinci Academy School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1335 Bridle Oak Lane	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	Yes	No	No	(719) 234-5400	447	30	14.8	24.4%	232 (51.9%)	39 (8.7%)	96 (21.5%)	32 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.5%)	72.1	241^st of 943 public elementary schools	74.4%		55.6	401^st of 950 public elementary schools	57.8%	160	52.7	60.6	67.1		60.1	54.7	54.9	45.8		51.8	42.3	$14,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Monument Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of Monument Charter Academy?

Students at Monument Charter Academy are 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Monument Charter Academy a good school?

Monument Charter Academy ranks 423^rd of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Monument Charter Academy in?

Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

How many students attend Monument Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Monument Charter Academy.

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