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Gold Rush Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

12021 South Swift Fox Way, Parker, CO 80134 · (303) 387-7700 · Part of Douglas County School District RE-1

Parker’s School Grade A better than 92% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
639
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
10%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gold Rush Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Parker kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Parker kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Gold Rush ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts66%
State average 47%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12021 South Swift Fox Way, Parker

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten88
Grade 1105
Grade 299
Grade 3100
Grade 497
Grade 5123
Enrollment over time
667’20
663’21
672’22
675’23
639’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Hispanic 13%Asian 7%Two or more races 6%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gold Rush Elementary from Parker families.

Other schools in Douglas County School District RE-1

The district →
American Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Castle Pines
A
2,803 students18:1
Skyview Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Highlands Ranch
A
1,358 students16:1
Aspen View Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Castle Rock
A−
1,018 students18:1
Ben Franklin Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Highlands Ranch
A
956 students20:1
World Compass Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Castle Rock
B−
791 students16:1
Pine Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B
744 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Parker’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.