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Lewis-Palmer School District is situated at the northern end of El Paso County, north of Colorado Springs and the Air Force Academy, and serves Palmer Lake, Monument, Woodmoor and the northern part of the Black Forest area.  About 5800 students attend two high schools, one middle school and 5 elementary schools.  Elementary schools encompass preschool through 6^th grade, and all 7^th and 8^th grade students attend Lewis-Palmer Middle School.

All schools offer programs for Special Education and Gifted and Talented students, as well as students whose primary language is other than English.  The high school graduation rate is over 95%, and about 85% of graduates continue on to college.

Lewis-Palmer School District had its beginning in 1948 when Palmer Lake School District #33 and Lewis Consolidated School District #5 merged.  It was decided that the combined districts should have a new number – 38 – the sum of the two merged districts (33+5=38).