Palmer Ridge High School
19255 Monument Hill Rd
Monument CO, 80132, El Paso County
Phone: 719-867-8600
Ranking:
(33 out of 304, top 11%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lewis-Palmer School District 38
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 54 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 46 | 33 | ||||||
Total Students: | 1,095 | 1,105 | 1,123 | 1,131 | 824 | 542 | ||||||
Grade 9: | 295 | 26.9% | 282 | 25.5% | 248 | 22.1% | 287 | 25.4% | 300 | 36.4% | 294 | 54.2% |
Grade 10: | 262 | 23.9% | 237 | 21.4% | 284 | 25.3% | 306 | 27.1% | 281 | 34.1% | 248 | 45.8% |
Grade 11: | 246 | 22.5% | 293 | 26.5% | 294 | 26.2% | 284 | 25.1% | 243 | 29.5% | NA | NA |
Grade 12: | 292 | 26.7% | 293 | 26.5% | 297 | 26.4% | 254 | 22.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
Male: | 584 | 53.3% | 603 | 54.6% | 606 | 54.0% | 596 | 52.7% | 430 | 52.2% | 274 | 50.6% |
Female: | 511 | 46.7% | 502 | 45.4% | 517 | 46.0% | 535 | 47.3% | 386 | 46.8% | 260 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.5% |
Asian: | 19 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.3% | 21 | 1.9% | 22 | 1.9% | 31 | 3.8% | 19 | 3.5% |
Hispanic: | 109 | 10.0% | 107 | 9.7% | 105 | 9.3% | 104 | 9.2% | 65 | 7.9% | 35 | 6.5% |
Black: | 8 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.7% |
White: | 910 | 83.1% | 912 | 82.5% | 927 | 82.5% | 936 | 82.8% | 703 | 85.3% | 471 | 86.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 40 | 3.7% | 50 | 4.5% | 43 | 3.8% | 40 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 5.1% | 71 | 6.4% | 88 | 7.8% | 77 | 6.8% | 46 | 5.6% | 29 | 5.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 2.4% | 24 | 2.2% | 41 | 3.7% | 32 | 2.8% | 24 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.43 | 22.20 | 22.41 | 21.06 | 18.01 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 50 | 30 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 48 | 32 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 82 | 66 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 78 | 66 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 72 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 71 | 48 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 70 | 47 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 66 | 47 |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 63 | 39 |
2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 59 | 38 |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 86 | 67 |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 84 | 66 |
2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 69 | 49 |
2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 73 | 53 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 55.1 | 54.7 | 32.7 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 54.6 | 52.2 | 33.9 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 85.9 | 86.2 | 68.3 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 86.0 | 84.0 | 69.6 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 71.2 | 71.1 | 49.4 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 69.5 | 69.1 | 51.3 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 72.6 | 70.4 | 48.3 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 62.7 | 66.7 | 48.8 |
2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 60.1 | 59.8 | 37.4 |
2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 61.9 | 60.0 | 38.8 |
2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 84.5 | 83.9 | 67.3 |
2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 85.7 | 84.5 | 67.7 |
2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 68.5 | 71.4 | 51.1 |
2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 80.6 | 78.5 | 55.1 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Palmer Ridge High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.