Iron Horse Elementary School

Located at 20151 TALLMAN DRIVE, in PARKER, Colorado, Iron Horse Elementary School is an average-sized primary school that instructs 430 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Douglas County School District No. Re 1.

Across the 89 schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1 (61,550 students total), Iron Horse Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Iron Horse Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Iron Horse Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Iron Horse Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Douglas County put the typical household earns roughly $149,594 per year, about 62% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Iron Horse Elementary School is one of 92 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students).

Pioneer Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Iron Horse Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Iron Horse Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 52.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Iron Horse Elementary School's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 477 (now 430). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 75% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.