Editing Monument, Colorado (section)

==Education==
[[Image:Inez Johnson Lewis School.JPG|thumb|The former [[Inez Johnson Lewis School]], this building now serves as the Lewis-Palmer School District 38 administration building.]]
By Colorado law, Monument is a school-choice community. Because of this, there are opportunities for public schools,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lewispalmer.org/|title=Lewis-Palmer School District #38|website=lewispalmer.org}}</ref> private schools,<ref>[http://petertherock.com/http://www.greatschools.org/colorado/monument/1838-Hope-Montessori-Academy/]{{dead link|date=August 2018}}</ref> charter schools,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monumentacademy.net/|title=Monument Academy|website=Monument Academy}}</ref> and home schooling groups.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://localhs.com/?El+Paso,CO|title=El+Paso, Colorado (CO) Local Homeschool Support Groups|first=Annette M.|last=Hall|website=Local Homeschool.com}}</ref> The public school system is [[Lewis-Palmer School District 38]]. Lewis-Palmer District ACT scores (at 23) are about 20% higher than the average state scores (at 19) in the two high schools, [[Palmer Ridge High School|Palmer Ridge]] and [[Lewis-Palmer High School|Lewis-Palmer.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatschools.org/modperl/achievement/co/1248#act_summary|title=Explore Lewis-Palmer High School in Monument, CO|website=GreatSchools.org}}</ref> The Lewis-Palmer district as a whole performs 15-20% better on [[Colorado Student Assessment Program|CSAP]] tests than the Colorado state average.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/co/district-profile/133#standards|title=Explore Boulder High School in Boulder, CO|website=GreatSchools.org}}</ref> There are five public elementary schools in District 38: Lewis-Palmer Elementary, Palmer Lake Elementary, Kilmer, Prairie Winds Elementary, and Bear Creek Elementary.  There is one public middle school serving all of District 38: Lewis-Palmer Middle School. Monument Academy is the only charter school and serves grades K through 12.