Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000768
Parmalee Elementary School
4460 S PARMALEE GULCH, INDIAN HILLS, CO 80454 · (303) 982-8014 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
32 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 19% |
Student demographics
29%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
84.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
81.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.7% | 81.8% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 78.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Parmalee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #13 of 931 | #2 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #14 of 940 | #2 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #12 of 946 | #2 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #770 of 1,056 | #79 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #576 of 896 | #53 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #809 of 896 | #75 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #470 of 664 | #45 of 62 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
278
-32 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.6:1
% White
83%
was 88%
% Hispanic
7%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 278 | 17.1 | 16.3:1 | 12% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 16.6 | 16.5:1 | 14% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 16 | 17.4:1 | 12% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 15.8 | 19.6:1 | 8% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parmalee Elementary School.
About Parmalee Elementary School
Parmalee Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in INDIAN HILLS, Colorado. Federal data show 278 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 379.
Besides Parmalee Elementary School, Jefferson County School District No. R-1 runs 147 other schools. The district enrolls 74,935 students.
Parmalee Elementary School is 83% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. Census estimates put Jefferson County at about 80% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Parmalee Elementary School scores 29%.
Parmalee Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1, with 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is similar, at 16.6:1. The school has 12% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Jefferson County report 32%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Parmalee Elementary School would score about 59.8%. It scores 80.6%, a top-10% result among Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Jefferson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $110,656, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 168 public schools and about 74,739 students.
Parmalee Elementary School is about 3.5 miles from Evergreen High School, its nearest public school. Parmalee Elementary School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Parmalee Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 80.6% versus a 67.2% average.
NCES describes the area around Parmalee Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 310 (2017-18) to 278 (2024-25). By 2024-25, 83% of students were White, compared with 88% in 2017-18. Students per teacher dropped from 19.6 in 2017-18 to 16.3 in 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen High School3.5 mi · 909
- Wilmot Elementary School3.8 mi · 327
- Marshdale Elementary School3.9 mi · 375
- Red Rocks Elementary School4.1 mi · 292
- Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen4.9 mi · 350
- Ralston Elementary School5.6 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About Parmalee Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Parmalee Elementary School?
Parmalee Elementary School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Parmalee Elementary School serve?
Parmalee Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parmalee Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parmalee Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Parmalee Elementary School?
Parmalee Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Parmalee Elementary School in?
Parmalee Elementary School is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
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