Palmer Ridge High School

Palmer Ridge High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
19255 Frontage Rd,  Monument, CO
Lewis-Palmer School District 38
4.1
3.1
1,206 Students
A
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School Details

Head of School
Gary Gabel
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Average SAT Score
1250
Average ACT Score
29
Math Proficiency
58%
Reading Proficiency
78%
Average GPA
3.56
Graduation Rate
93%

Niche Grade

A-
Academics
A
Teachers
B+
College Prep
B
Administration
B
Resources/Facilities
B+
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
B
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.56
Reading Proficiency
78%
Math Proficiency
58%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Teachers
55
Full Time Teachers
55
Teachers in First or Second Year
15.8%
College Prep
Average SAT
1250
Math
620
Verbal
620
Average ACT
29
Math
27
English
29
Reading
29
Science
28
Number of AP Courses
16
AP Pass Rate
73%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Science
43.1%
State Average
30.7%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
306:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.2%
Female
47.8%
White
78.6%
Hispanic
11.2%
Two or more races
5.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.4%
Black
1.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Colorado State University 305 Students
University of Colorado Boulder 238 Students
University of Colorado - Colorado Springs 235 Students
University of Northern Colorado 116 Students
University of Denver 116 Students
University of Colorado Denver 109 Students
Colorado School of Mines 108 Students
Arizona State University 94 Students
Colorado Mesa University 89 Students
Grand Canyon University 83 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 126 Students
Biology 69 Students
Psychology 65 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 60 Students
Nursing 57 Students
Mechanical Engineering 50 Students
Computer Science 43 Students
Engineering 40 Students
Political Science and Government 36 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 36 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.1 333 Reviews
3.0 Alum
10/3/2024
My experience at this school was alright. I didn't feel supported when I reached out for mental health support. My favorite thing about Palmer Ridge was their concurrent enrollment program.
5.0 Junior
7/19/2023
Palmer Ridge has an incredible staff of teachers that are there to help you learn to the best of your ability all the time. The community is very friendly and accommodating and you'll never feel left out. Some of the poor experiences were with newly hired teachers that left after their first year. The cafeteria system needs to be redesigned so that kids can have more time to eat lunch.
4.0 Senior
4/22/2022
Excellent Staff, Education, and artistic programs. My one qualm has to do with their tendency to charge obscene amounts of fees for just about everything, even if a student does not regularly attend (because they're online) school.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.1 34 Reviews
5.0 parent
2/7/2022
LPSD 38 and Palmer Ridge High School do a great job overall. The staff, teachers, and administrators are professional and work well with the students. -Curriculum. They offer a range of courses that satisfy the needs of students.-Post secondary preparedness. Excellent. The school helps young adults...
1.0 parent
8/13/2021
If delinquent clowns were to takeover this school it would be an improvement but possibly an insult to the clowns.Poor communication, worse understanding of the rules, ultimate failure led to our child being completely left behind. Their form of apology? “Oops! These things happen!” Only at the new...
3.0 parent
5/26/2021
As public schools go, PR is above average in academics and has some of the best teachers in the area. With that said, we pulled our daughter out of this school at the end of her sophomore year because she was being bullied by the assistent principal. She's a straight A student - graduated from High...
1.0 other
5/26/2021
I struggled a lot with my learning disability and this school was ill-prepared for a student with my type of hearing situation. The teachers were super nice but the problem was with the vice-principal and counselor, who made my life a living hell. I transferred schools because of both of them.

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