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Enrollment
639
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345006368
Gold Rush Elementary
12021 SOUTH SWIFT FOX WAY, PARKER, CO 80134 · (303) 387-7700 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
65 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
77.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 77.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 67.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gold Rush Elementary
Gold Rush Elementary's state test result (73.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Rush Elementary this school | 639 | 10.2% | 73.2% |
| Thunder Vista P-8 BROOMFIELD | 725 | 10.1% | 62.7% |
| DC Montessori Charter School CASTLE ROCK | 547 | 9.7% | 51.4% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 547 | 12.4% | 61.3% |
| Encompass Heights Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 583 | 11.1% | 51.8% |
| Red Hawk Elementary ERIE | 588 | 12.6% | 53.8% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gold Rush Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #38 of 931 | #9 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #23 of 940 ▲ 34 | #5 of 58 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #30 of 946 ▲ 24 | #8 of 58 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #87 of 1,056 | #9 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #805 of 896 | #55 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #581 of 896 | #38 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.2% | #948 of 983 | #44 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #588 of 664 | #36 of 45 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
639
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 639 | 34.6 | 18.5:1 | 10% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 35.6 | 19.0:1 | 10% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 37.2 | 18.1:1 | 5% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 33.7 | 19.8:1 | 7% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 32 | 21.1:1 | 6% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 28 | 22.3:1 | 8% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gold Rush Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (667 to 639); teachers up 3% (33.7 to 34.6).
About Gold Rush Elementary
Students in PARKER, Colorado, attend Gold Rush Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. It teaches 639 students in pre-K through 5. It has 69% more students than the average for elementary schools in Colorado (about 379).
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 oversees Gold Rush Elementary and 88 other schools, with 61,550 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Gold Rush Elementary, about 73 are White. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
A staff of 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.5:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 1.9 students per teacher. By family income, 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Gold Rush Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 95% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Gold Rush Elementary would score about 60.6%. It scores 73.2%, 12.6 points above that figure.
The school's county is Douglas County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $149,594, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. There are 92 public schools in the county, enrolling about 63,841, Gold Rush Elementary among them.
About 0.9 miles separate Gold Rush Elementary from the closest public school, Prairie Crossing Elementary School. The five-mile area around Gold Rush Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Gold Rush Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 73.2% versus a 54.7% average.
NCES assigns Gold Rush Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Gold Rush Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,150
Census ACS
Median income
$149,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
63,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1
- American AcademyElementary · 2,803 students
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,007 students
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
Other schools in PARKER
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,007 students
- Ponderosa High SchoolHigh · 1,406 students
- Leman Classical AcademyElementary · 1,390 students
- Cimarron MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Sagewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 816 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Crossing Elementary School0.9 mi · 612
- Legacy Point Elementary School1.3 mi · 499
- Pine Grove Elementary School2.0 mi · 480
- Cherokee Trail Elementary School2.1 mi · 553
- Leman Classical Academy2.6 mi · 1,390
- Iron Horse Elementary School2.6 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Gold Rush ElementaryHow large is Gold Rush Elementary?
Gold Rush Elementary enrolls approximately 639 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Gold Rush Elementary serve?
Gold Rush Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gold Rush Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gold Rush Elementary is approximately 18.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gold Rush Elementary?
At Gold Rush Elementary, the student body is approximately 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Gold Rush Elementary in?
Gold Rush Elementary is part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.