Parker Performing Arts

Located at 15035 COMPARK BLVD, in ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, Parker Performing Arts is a roomy primary school that teaches 638 students (grades K through 8), overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 68% above typical.

Douglas County School District No. Re 1 comprises 89 schools with combined enrollment of 61,550 students; Parker Performing Arts is among them.

In terms of who attends, Parker Performing Arts lists that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Parker Performing Arts records 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Douglas County (around 18%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Parker Performing Arts tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.2%.

In the area at large, Douglas County reports that median household income runs about $149,594, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Douglas County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students), of which Parker Performing Arts is one.

Nearest neighbor: Colorado Skies Academy, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Parker Performing Arts ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 56.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site. Parker Performing Arts operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 784 students in 2018 compared to 638 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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