Pine Lane Elementary

As a well-populated elementary-level community in PARKER, Colorado, Pine Lane Elementary instructs 744 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1. That puts it 96% bigger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Within Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which oversees 89 schools and 61,550 students, Pine Lane Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Pine Lane Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder reads as 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Pine Lane Elementary records 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 32% of students at Pine Lane Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Douglas County's rate of about 18%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pine Lane Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Douglas County put median household income runs about $149,594, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Douglas County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students), Pine Lane Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sierra Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pine Lane Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pine Lane Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pine Lane Elementary has fell 3%, going from 767 students in 2018 to 744 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 72% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Pine Lane Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.