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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWIS-PALMER SCHOOL DISTRICT 38·NCES 080582001004
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School
1315 LAKE WOODMOOR DRIVE, MONUMENT, CO 80132 · (719) 488-4750 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
78 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (63).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School→Lewis-Palmer Middle School
Based on grade levels within Lewis-Palmer School District 38. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
51.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 46.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lewis-Palmer Elementary School
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis-Palmer Elementary School this school | 409 | 19.1% | 53.4% |
| Soaring Hawk Elementary School CASTLE ROCK | 431 | 18.1% | 57.0% |
| Roxborough Intermediate LITTLETON | 430 | 18.6% | 55.3% |
| Coronado Elementary School LITTLETON | 384 | 21.6% | 56.8% |
| Ivy Stockwell Elementary School BERTHOUD | 426 | 16.4% | 53.2% |
| Gold Camp Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 435 | 16.3% | 65.8% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lewis-Palmer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #242 of 931 | #25 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #252 of 940 ▲ 33 | #30 of 126 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #221 of 946 ▼ 62 | #20 of 127 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #412 of 1,056 | #44 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #542 of 896 | #87 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #678 of 896 | #111 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.1% | #842 of 983 | #119 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #584 of 664 | #91 of 100 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
409
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 409 | 25.4 | 16.1:1 | 19% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 23.3 | 17.9:1 | 15% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 9% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 26.5 | 16.2:1 | 11% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 17% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 20 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis-Palmer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (428 to 409); teachers down 4% (26.5 to 25.4).
About Lewis-Palmer Elementary School
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in MONUMENT, Colorado, administered by Lewis-Palmer School District 38. It had 409 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6.
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School is in Lewis-Palmer School District 38, a district with 6,332 students across 10 schools.
The largest group at Lewis-Palmer Elementary School is White students, at 76%. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School reported 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.1:1. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is close to this figure. There are 78 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 19% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in El Paso County averages 42%, higher than here.
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Colorado public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lewis-Palmer Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 53.4% actual against 55.2% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for El Paso County show that the median household earns about $90,363 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across El Paso County, 245 public schools serve about 114,356 students.
Monument Charter Academy is the nearest public school to Lewis-Palmer Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Lewis-Palmer Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Lewis-Palmer Elementary School comes in 4th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Lewis-Palmer Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 414 in 2020-21, 409 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Lewis-Palmer Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lewis-Palmer School District 38
- Lewis-Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,144 students
- Palmer Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,066 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 869 students
- Lewis-Palmer Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Monument Charter AcademyElementary · 612 students
- Monument Charter Academy Secondary SchoolHigh · 541 students
Other schools in MONUMENT
- Lewis-Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,144 students
- Palmer Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,066 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 869 students
- Lewis-Palmer Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Monument Charter AcademyElementary · 612 students
- Prairie Winds Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Monument Charter Academy0.4 mi · 612
- Lewis-Palmer Middle School0.6 mi · 731
- Education reEnvisioned School0.9 mi · 59
- Palmer Ridge High School1.2 mi · 1,066
- Lewis-Palmer High School1.2 mi · 1,144
- Bear Creek Elementary School2.2 mi · 869
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis-Palmer Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lewis-Palmer Elementary School?
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Lewis-Palmer Elementary School serve?
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewis-Palmer Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lewis-Palmer Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lewis-Palmer Elementary School?
At Lewis-Palmer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lewis-Palmer Elementary School public or private?
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lewis-Palmer School District 38.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.