Parley's Park School

Parley's Park School is a cozy elementary-level community in PARK CITY, Utah, operated by Park City District. The school hosts 400 students in grades K through 5.

Within Park City District, which oversees 11 schools and 4,269 students, Parley's Park School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Parley's Park School reports that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Summit County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Parley's Park School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 19% of students at Parley's Park School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Parley's Park School sits in the top 10% of Utah schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.8%; actual is 66.1%, +15.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Summit County put median household earnings sit near $138,114, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Summit County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,485 students), of which Parley's Park School is one.

The closest other public school is Parley's Park Preschool, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Parley's Park School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 62.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parley's Park School has edged down 28%, going from 555 students in 2018 to 400 in 2025.

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