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Education

Lifelong Learning

Education in the Tri-Lakes area is built on a tradition of excellence.

The Tri-Lakes region is served by two excellent school districts: Lewis-Palmer School District 38 (LPSD) and the Academy School District 20.

Both continuously rank among the top performing districts in the state.

For more than 100 years, highly trained, caring teachers, active school board members, involved parents and committed students have worked together to provide a challenging and rewarding academic environment at Lewis-Palmer School District 38.

Students are encouraged to work to their full potential. Upon graduation, students are fully prepared for college or for the workforce, have a sense of academic responsibility and develop a lifetime love of learning.

Approximately 6,000 students attend LPSD schools, which covers 131 square miles of Northern El Paso County and serves the Tri-Lakes communities of Monument, Palmer Lake, northern Black Forest and northern El Paso County. The region has five elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools (including a new state-of-the-art high school opened in August 2008) and one K-8 charter school. LPSD ensures achievement will reflect the greatest potential for every student in the district’s Pre-K through 12 programs.

Lewis-Palmer School District 38 is consistently among the top-achieving school districts in Colorado for test scores, graduation rates and student achievement. The district has an overall rating of “excellent” from the State. Distict 38 offers small learning communities, in which teachers collaborate to personalize each student’s learning experience and maximize student potential for success.

Lewis-Palmer schools provide gifted and talented programs on every campus, plus advanced and college-level courses. District 38 is recognized for outstanding music, arts, sports and activities programs. In addition to the core curriculum, all district schools offer programs to meet the unique learning needs of students that qualify for Special Education and for those students that speak languages other than English. School-sponsored athletic programs are offered for middle school and high school students and the district has a new, modern stadium complex for athletic events. An extensive variety of student clubs and extracurricular activities are also available.

District 38 also provides evening and weekend classes for all ages to encourage lifelong learning throughout the community. Lewis-Palmer partners with the Tri-Lakes Senior Alliance to provide building space for senior citizen programs and activities in exchange for classroom volunteer hours by seniors. The district believes that connecting area seniors with LPSD students is a positive experience for both groups, in addition to building bridges between generations.

Academy School District 20 supports more than 21,000 students and offers an International Baccalaureate program at the elementary, middle and high school levels. There are also programs for students who need non-traditional educational settings and opportunities for students in a wide variety of cocurricular activities.

Its increasing student population has resulted in expansion with its recently opened Pre-K through 12th grade campus in Flying Horse Ranch. The campus, Discovery Canyon Campus, emphasizes math, science, aviation and space exploration. Two new elementary schools also opened in August 2007: Ranch Creek Elementary, located in the Wolf Ranch Development, and Chinook Trail Elementary, located in the Cordera Development.

Private schools offer Tri-Lakes residents alternative choices for education. St. Peter Catholic School serves students in K through fourth grade. Hope Montessori/Andrews Academy offers Montessori-based curriculum for grades Pre-K through sixth, and Life Academy offers an alternative high school program.

There are also a large number of institutions of higher learning located within easy drive of the Tri-Lakes area, a few of which include: University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Colorado Technical College; Colorado College; Nazarene Bible College; United States Air Force Academy; Pikes Peak Community College; and Regis University.

Library

The Pikes Peak Library District serves El Paso County residents, including the Tri-Lakes area, with a system of 12 citywide branches, as well as an eBranch. The newest addition to the system is the High Prairie Branch, a 6,000 square foot facility equipped with 14,000 items in its collection. Its unique collections, state-of-the-art computer system with a multitude of at-home research resources, combined with classes and events, are available to its membership. Its main branch in downtown Colorado Springs has extensive genealogy resources, digital photo archives and a newspaper microfilm collection. Two branches are conveniently located in the immediate area, including the Monument Branch at 1706 Lake Woodmoor Drive and the Palmer Lake Branch at 66 Lower Glenway.