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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001638
Iron Horse Elementary School
20151 TALLMAN DRIVE, PARKER, CO 80138 · (303) 387-8525 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- B-Beats 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
15.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
98 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 | 70 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
54%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
65.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
48.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.3% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 47.2% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Iron Horse Elementary School
Iron Horse Elementary School's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Horse Elementary School this school | 430 | 22.8% | 55.7% |
| Cougar Run Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 392 | 20.7% | 64.0% |
| Pioneer Elementary School PARKER | 449 | 27.6% | 55.5% |
| Arrowwood Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 390 | 22.3% | 50.4% |
| Chipeta Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 395 | 27.8% | 70.9% |
| Eldorado Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 377 | 17.8% | 69.7% |
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 Iron Horse Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #205 of 931 | #34 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #282 of 940 ▼ 2 | #45 of 58 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #131 of 946 ▲ 31 | #25 of 58 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #367 of 1,056 | #35 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #478 of 896 | #27 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #339 of 896 | #20 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.8% | #791 of 983 | #15 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #474 of 664 | #32 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
430
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 430 | 27.5 | 15.6:1 | 23% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 25.5 | 17.6:1 | 22% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 15% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 24.4 | 19.6:1 | 15% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 23 | 20.6:1 | 17% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 27 | 20.5:1 | 13% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 3% (18) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iron Horse Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (477 to 430); teachers up 13% (24.4 to 27.5).
About Iron Horse Elementary School
Iron Horse Elementary School is an elementary school located in PARKER, Colorado, in Douglas County. The school enrolls 430 students, from pre-K through 5.
Iron Horse Elementary School is run by Douglas County School District No. Re 1, whose 89 schools enroll 61,550 students.
Roughly 64% of students at Iron Horse Elementary School are White. The rest of enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Douglas County, the White share is about 80%. Iron Horse Elementary School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Iron Horse Elementary School counts 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.6 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Colorado have 16.6:1, compared with 15.6:1 here. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Iron Horse Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.9%.
Federal survey data for Douglas County show that the median household income is $149,594, about 62% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Douglas County is home to 92 public schools and about 63,841 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Pioneer Elementary School, is about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Iron Horse Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 430 students in 2024-25, 22 fewer than the 452 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.6:1) than in 2020-21 (16.7:1).
The Iron Horse Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Pioneer Elementary School1.0 mi · 449
- Legend High School1.7 mi · 2,206
- Parker Core Knowledge1.8 mi · 705
- Cimarron Middle1.8 mi · 1,052
- Legacy Point Elementary School2.1 mi · 499
- Leman Classical Academy2.1 mi · 1,390
Frequently asked questions
About Iron Horse Elementary SchoolHow large is Iron Horse Elementary School?
Iron Horse Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Iron Horse Elementary School serve?
Iron Horse Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Iron Horse Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Iron Horse Elementary School.
How diverse is Iron Horse Elementary School?
Iron Horse Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Iron Horse Elementary School in?
Iron Horse Elementary School 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.