Best Public Schools in Monument, CO

Summary:

The city of Monument, Colorado is home to 8 schools that are part of the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38, which is ranked 6th out of 116 districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating. The schools include 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

The standout schools in Monument include Palmer Ridge High School, which ranks 33rd out of 349 Colorado high schools and has a 5-star rating, and Prairie Winds Elementary School, which ranks 43rd out of 933 Colorado elementary schools and also has a 5-star rating. These schools excel in test scores, with Palmer Ridge High School having 84% of 11th graders proficient or better in SAT Reading and Writing, and 57% proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, while Prairie Winds Elementary School has 75.7% of students proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts and 65.6% proficient or better in CMAS Math.

Overall, the schools in Monument perform well above state averages, with the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District ranking highly in the state. However, there is a noticeable gap in test scores between the elementary schools and the middle/high schools, and the district serves a relatively affluent and homogeneous student population, with low percentages of minority and economically disadvantaged students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2024)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2024)	SAT Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	CMAS English Language Arts (2024)							CMAS Math (2024)							CMAS Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Education reEnvisioned School	Public, Alternative	K-12	430 Beacon Lite Road Suite 150	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 963-9824	44	13	3.3		31 (70.5%)	3 (6.8%)	10 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$4,690
Lewis-Palmer Middle School	Public	7-8	1776 Woodmoor Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4776	782	40	19.5		590 (75.4%)	13 (1.7%)	110 (14.1%)	12 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.4%)	75.4	97^th of 485 public middle schools	80.0%		84.9	55^th of 480 public middle schools	88.5%	42											60.0	58.3	59.2					37.6	52.7	44.7		49.4		$11,230
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	1,171	56	20.9		915 (78.1%)	17 (1.5%)	145 (12.4%)	16 (1.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.2%)	84.8	47^th of 349 public high schools	86.5%		83.1	51^st of 349 public high schools	85.4%	4	81.0	49.0	86.0	70.0	80.0	48.0																		$11,954
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	417	23	17.9	15.3%	321 (77.0%)	3 (0.7%)	49 (11.8%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.4%)	72.6	240^th of 943 public elementary schools	74.5%		84.5	123^rd of 933 public elementary schools	86.8%	117							62.5	56.7	64.5	71.9			63.9	54.2	38.3	48.4	48.3			46.9	37.1			$13,076
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	789	46	17.0	19.3%	550 (69.7%)	12 (1.5%)	145 (18.4%)	25 (3.2%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.1%)	83.1	139^th of 943 public elementary schools	85.3%		85.2	117^th of 933 public elementary schools	87.5%	22							67.8	57.9	69.5	83.7			69.4	66.1	44.4	53.8	49.5			53.8	54.3			$11,113
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	649	43	15.1	9.7%	534 (82.3%)	3 (0.5%)	55 (8.5%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.7%)	64.1	322^nd of 943 public elementary schools	65.9%		40.2	517^th of 933 public elementary schools	44.6%	195							63.0	36.1	59.4				53.9	59.3	22.5	44.6				43.1	50.0			$11,619
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	370	23	16.2	8.4%	277 (74.9%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.5%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.7%)	78.8	176^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.3%		93.4	43^rd of 933 public elementary schools	95.4%	133							56.4	43.8	63.6	76.5			60.3	49.1	51.1	57.4	68.0			56.3	57.4			$13,848
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	1,103	57	19.2		859 (77.9%)	18 (1.6%)	134 (12.1%)	26 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.9%)	88.1	33^rd of 349 public high schools	90.5%		87.3	36^th of 349 public high schools	89.7%	3	84.0	48.0	86.0	63.0	84.0	57.0																	56.3	$12,573

Cities Near Monument

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Colorado Springs	3.39 mi	193	87^th
Palmer Lake	3.98 mi	1	34^th
Usaf Academy	7.51 mi	2	40^th
Larkspur	9.58 mi	1	51^st
Franktown	11.97 mi	2	13^th

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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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