Parmalee Elementary School

Parmalee Elementary School is an elementary-level community of modestly sized scale in INDIAN HILLS, Colorado, overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, enrolling 278 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 27% below typical.

Parmalee Elementary School is one of 148 schools operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district that works with 74,935 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Parmalee Elementary School records that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Jefferson County's rate of about 32%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Parmalee Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 59.8%; this one delivers 80.6%, a residual of +20.9 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that median household income runs about $110,656, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Jefferson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), of which Parmalee Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Evergreen High School, roughly 3.5 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Parmalee Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 67.2%.

Parmalee Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 310 students in 2018 compared to 278 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 88% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.