Palmer Lake Elementary School was opened in 1934 with a dream in mind…that it would be a place where children could live and learn in a safe and stimulating environment. Through openings, closings and remodelings, that dream has never faded. A very important part of the dream was that Palmer Lake Elementary would be a place where parents, teachers, students and the community would work in partnership. That dream is alive and well today. The school provides a variety of opportunities and activities for families and school staff to get to know each other and work together.

 

Palmer Lake Elementary is a pre-k-5 school within a quaint, economically diverse community that enjoys tremendous support from parents, students, staff, and patrons who live in the area.

Over the years, the school has received many face-lifts that have resulted in a school that contains the latest technologies along with a welcoming atmosphere.

 

 

 

Palmer Lake Elementary School is located in the Tri-Lakes area fifteen miles north of Colorado Springs in the rural foothills community of Palmer Lake. The building is situated at the base of Sundance Mountain close to the northern end of El Paso County’s Sante Fe Trail.

 

 

 

Special Education students account for 14.8 % of our population while our Asian/Pacific average 1.8%, African American 3%, Caucasian 83.7%, Hispanic 9.1% and American Indian/Alaskan 2.4%.

 

 

 

The school houses approximately 340 students pre-k through fifth grade.

Palmer Lake Elementary School also offers a wide range of research-based strategies, educational services and data analysis for every learner through: regular education classes, Title 1 Reading or Math assistance, ELL, Special Education, Counseling Services, and Gifted Classes. A building resource teacher provides additional instruction to identified students. There is a full time counselor, a part-time psychologist one and a half days per week, a Gifted and Talented Teacher, Art, Music, Physical Education, Technology, pre-k-5th grade teachers, and a district school nurse who offers her expertise once a week.

 

 

The preschool offers special education services to any identified pre-school age child in the district and a tuition-based program to typical peers.

 

 

 

The staff at Palmer Lake Elementary School is committed to addressing the academic needs of our students.

They have set goals around continual improvement of student achievement at its highest level.

Teachers have identified the qualities of excellent achievement and focus their efforts on opportunities for students to achieve knowledge, strong communication skills, critical/creative thinking and citizenship.

The staff at Palmer Lake Elementary School works hard at “Ensuring that all students have an equal opportunity to achieve success".