I attended Lewis Palmer High School as a freshman during the 07-08 school year. This past year I was transferred to the new D-30 high school, Palmer Ridge. Lewis Palmer made such a profound impact on my life that I am transferring back for my junior and senior years. The principal and the rest of the
... Read more staff is incredible, the students have a large amount of school spirit, and the theatre program has to be one of the best in the state! I am proud to be a LP Rowdy Ranger! Read less
Posted by a student on 05/22/09
I personally graduated from LPHS, it is a good school. Good atmosphere, with great teaching personnel. Id recommend it highly!
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Posted by a student on 02/24/09
My husband and I have had 2 daughters graduate from Lewis Palmer High School and we have 2 currently enrolled. The vast offerings and high teacher quality that is provided has given our kids the opportunity to not only prepare for college, but to jump start it as well! Our oldest will be graduating from
... Read more CU Boulder this year Phi Beta Kappa and credits her experience at LPHS with putting her on the right track to get there! Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/10/09
I love Lewis Palmer High School. Having come from a Dodds school it was a huge change. The school is definately well funded and has a TON of extra curricular activities and clubs to join from. Knitting, fencing, food critic, republican, and ROWDY rangers club are just a few of the ways you can get involved.
... Read more Teachers really seem to care about what they teach. The AP classes are excellent, and have an 80% passing rate! Kids are so nice. I'm proud to be a LP Ranger! Read less
Posted by a student on 10/22/08
I graduated from LPHS this past spring (2008). I have a serious problem with people who write reviews saying that LP didn't prepare them for college. It's a high school's job to provide you with the tools to prepare YOURSELF for college. It is self-centered and egotistical to expect the school to
... Read more do it for you. That being said, I am glad that I attended such a wonderful school. LPHS has a broader course selection than many high schools, as well as great sports programs and one of the finest arts programs in the NATION. I was a proud member of the Wind Symphony for three years and went to Bands of America National Concert Band Festival twice with that group. I took four years of French and speak the language fairly well now, and got the opportunity to earn college credit by taking a few AP classes as well. Read less
Posted by a student on 08/15/08
This school is the best there ever is for right now. I attened Lewis Palmer Schools from 4th to the 11th grade and loved every bit or thing about them. The principals were awesome and all the teacher's new what to teach and how to teach . You are in to school to learn and educate yourself for the future.
... Read more I wish I could move back there right now and have our son in that school because the schools here in south carolina are not all that great.Lewis Palmer will always be number 1 in my book and anyone attending should be very proud to be there. Keep up the great work colorado . I love you forever. Read less
Posted by a other on 07/01/08
I feel this is an excellent school for any child. I have one attending and is in or has taken several 'Honors' and 'AP' courses. There are so many activities for the students to participate in and it's a shame if they don't. The teachers are caring and there is a hall where kids can go to get help
... Read more from teachers during their free hour and before/after school. The school is overcrowded but the new school opening next year will relieve this problem. I'll have one attending that school and expect the same high level of educational there. I have sub'd in several schools here in CO and AZ and nothing compares to this high school and the academics it offers as a public school. If students don't take advantage of what this school has to offer, they are missing out on growing their education and prepping them for college. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/06/07
I believe this to be an excellent school. The overcrowding is being rectified by the building of a new high school. Some talk about discipline being to strict. There is zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol. I think this is good. In reading some of the reviews, it appears that some parents who's
... Read more children may have been expelled due to the policy and don't like it. As for the school not identifying ADD/ADHD, that is NOT true. Actually, I think the district is too quick to state this and should back off a little. My kids have EXCELLED in the D38 environment and the band program is bar-none one of the best in the country. If you're an involved parent/your kids will do very well. If you let them run wild, no school will fix that. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/11/07
Academically this is a great school. The kids are challenged in a safe learning environment. Most of the teachers care about the job they do. Athletics are a different story. Kids drop out of varsity sports here regularly. Overall, I think my child has gotten a good education, but I wish the athletic
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Posted by a parent on 06/26/07
This school is obsessed with two things; sports and CSAP scores. Any academics, such as Foreign Language or Social Studies take a distant back seat. At Lewis-Palmer they 'teach to the test', and strive for excellence in sports. BTW,the staff turnover rate is very high in this district, and four of the
... Read more seven principals in the district have resigned this year. Discipline at the high school has deteriorated greatly in the past couple of years. Read less
* In 2007-2008 Colorado used the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) to test students' skills in reading, writing and mathematics in grades 3 through 10 and in science in grades 5, 8 and 10. The CSAP is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Colorado. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.
Student enrollment:
1,933
Students per teacher:
18
Full-time teachers:
108
Number of classrooms:
58
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Computer Science
Computer Science
Vocational Education
Culinary Arts, Phys Ed
Fine Arts
Drama
Special Education
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English
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specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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Monument schools — Lewis - Palmer High School is located at 1300 Higby Rd, Monument CO 80132. 1300 Higby Rd is in the 80132 ZIP code in Monument, CO The school district for Lewis - Palmer High School is the Lewis - Palmer School District 38. Lewis - Palmer High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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