Palmer Ridge High School

Palmer Ridge is an academically rigorous school offering many AP classes, Project Lead the Way and other advanced courses. The heart beat of the school is college readiness. Teachers are very credentialed and counselors are available to help students navigate post high school options. Palmer Ridge offers many course options that appeal to students interested in both liberal arts and STEM. There are many active clubs to include DECA, Cyber Patriots, FBLA etc. Extracurricular activities are encouraged and the school boasts of many state championships and is strong in track and field, cross country and football to name a few. Volleyball is competitive as is field hockey and lacrosse (some sports are District teams that are combined with neighboring Lewis Palmer). Basketball is not a strong program at Palmer Ridge. Palmer Ridge however, can be a difficult place to be average. The school is competitive both academically and co-curricularly. This adds a lot of pressure on kids that is not always healthy. The new administration at the school (joined in 2019-2020 school year) is addressing this and is actively partnering with programs like Sources of Strength to help students cope and ultimately thrive. COVID has been stressful across the country but D38 has handled the pandemic and social equity challenges better than neighboring districts in the area. The key to success at Palmer Ridge is parent involvement. Make sure your family is known and that your voice is heard. Teachers and admin respond well to encouragement, support and ideas on ways to help your student thrive. My son is a senior and we'll miss our Palmer Ridge family next year. His 4 years have not been perfect but he has grown tremendously and I am confident in the game of life he'll succeed given the solid foundation he's been afforded at this high school.

All in all, it was simply horrible. No one replied to concerns, and we had to leave.

easy 9 out of 10 if you want a great school with amazing teachers and faculty that cares then this was for you the scores of tests and extracurricular activities is a strong reflection of how the school operates and I can't recommend it enough

zero out of ten, this school boasts academic advancement while disregarding the students who have trouble keeping up with the insane expectations, the teachers do not help or care about the kids, every program is neglected in favour of football (even other athletic programs) since there are hardly any consequences for bullying, kids become liberal in their usage of slurs and inappropriate and appalling language making the experience of targeted students hellish