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Enrollment
541
High
DISTRICT 917 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWIS-PALMER SCHOOL DISTRICT 38·NCES 080582001536
Monument Charter Academy Secondary School
4303 PINEHURST CIRCLE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80905 · (719) 481-1950 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Colorado public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
59 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 136 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 26% |
| Grade 9 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 4% |
Student demographics
38%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
Feeds from
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
53.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
42.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 42.8% | 31.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Monument Charter Academy Secondary School
Monument Charter Academy Secondary School's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Charter Academy Secondary School this school | 541 | 10.9% | 47.7% |
| The Classical Academy High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 616 | 13.1% | 57.0% |
| Windsor Charter Academy Early College High School WINDSOR | 435 | 17.0% | 56.7% |
| Berthoud High School BERTHOUD | 722 | 14.7% | 36.1% |
| Renaissance Secondary School CASTLE ROCK | 441 | 17.5% | 55.4% |
| Evergreen High School EVERGREEN | 909 | 10.7% | 51.1% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Monument Charter Academy Secondary School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #32 of 231 | #4 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #9 of 54 ▲ 3 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #12 of 57 ▲ 10 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #158 of 409 | #23 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #119 of 250 | #17 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #196 of 250 | #28 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.9% | #317 of 320 | #37 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.6% | #8 of 139 | #3 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
541
+156 (+41%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 541 | 31.1 | 17.4:1 | 11% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 35.3 | 14.6:1 | 10% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 23.9 | 20.3:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 1,014 | 56 | 18.1:1 | 4% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 953 | 52 | 18.3:1 | 6% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 858 | 21 | 40.9:1 | 6% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monument Charter Academy Secondary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (1,014 to 541); teachers down 45% (56 to 31.1).
About Monument Charter Academy Secondary School
Monument Charter Academy Secondary School is a medium-sized high school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, (ZIP code 80905). It covers grades 6 through 12, with a total enrollment of 541 students.
The Lewis-Palmer School District 38 system has 10 schools and 6,332 students.
At 78%, White students outnumber all other groups at Monument Charter Academy Secondary School combined. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. By the diversity index, Monument Charter Academy Secondary School comes in at 38%.
The count of teachers at Monument Charter Academy Secondary School is 31.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.4:1. Across high schools in Colorado, the average ratio is about 16.9:1. Around 11% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in El Paso County report 42%.
allk12 grades Monument Charter Academy Secondary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Monument Charter Academy Secondary School would score about 60.1%. It scores 47.7%, a bottom-10% result among Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
El Paso County has about 742,999 residents, and median household income is about $90,363, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 245 public schools in El Paso County, with a combined enrollment of about 114,356.
The nearest other public school, Ray E Kilmer Elementary School, is about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Monument Charter Academy Secondary School is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area. Monument Charter Academy Secondary School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Federal data put enrollment at 385 in 2020-21 and 541 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
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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
- Lewis-Palmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Nearby schools
- Ray E Kilmer Elementary School1.1 mi · 300
- Prairie Winds Elementary School2.1 mi · 374
- Monument Charter Academy4.2 mi · 612
- Antelope Trails Elementary School4.3 mi · 311
- Lewis-Palmer Elementary School4.4 mi · 409
- Bear Creek Elementary School4.5 mi · 869
Frequently asked questions
About Monument Charter Academy Secondary SchoolHow large is Monument Charter Academy Secondary School?
Monument Charter Academy Secondary School enrolls approximately 541 students in grades 06-12.
Is Monument Charter Academy Secondary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monument Charter Academy Secondary School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monument Charter Academy Secondary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monument Charter Academy Secondary School is approximately 17.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Monument Charter Academy Secondary School?
Monument Charter Academy Secondary School reports a student body of 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Monument Charter Academy Secondary School?
Monument Charter Academy Secondary School is overseen by Lewis-Palmer School District 38 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.