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Palmer High School
B

Palmer High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

301 North Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 · (719) 328-5000 · Part of Colorado Springs School District 11

Colorado Springs’ School Grade C better than 29% of Colorado State school districts

Directions
Photo: teofilo · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,265
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Palmer High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Colorado State’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 20.6% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Colorado Springs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Palmer High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 47%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Colorado State’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

301 North Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9325
Grade 10341
Grade 11288
Grade 12311
Enrollment over time
1,594’20
1,552’21
1,384’22
1,344’23
1,265’24

Down 20.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 41%White 39%Black 10%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Palmer High School from Colorado Springs families.

Other schools in Colorado Springs School District 11

The district →
Scott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A−
458 students16:1
McAuliffe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
C
448 students15:1
Freedom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
B−
407 students16:1
Chipeta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A
395 students14:1
Rudy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
B+
385 students15:1
Martinez Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
B
354 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado State’s other public schools; Colorado Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.