Iron Horse Elementary School

20151 Tallman Drive, Parker CO, 80138 | Douglas County School District RE-1 | 303-387-8525
  • grades PK-5
  • students 477
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 52% 32% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 34 in Parker
  • Ranked #0 of 2255 in Colorado
Proficiency Averages
52%Parker
39%Colorado

Iron Horse Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Douglas County School District RE-1" in Parker, CO. There are a total of 477 students and 24 teachers at Iron Horse Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Iron Horse Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 52.0%, which is 32% higher than the Colorado average.

Iron Horse Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students477
Teachers24
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Iron Horse Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All47%
345-49%
440-49%
545-49%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All57%
345-49%
470-79%
555-59%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Iron Horse Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 81.0% 75.5% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 0.0% 1.7% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.4% 4.0% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.8% 13.9% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.8% 0.5% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.5% 4.1% 3.5% 3.1%

Parker demographics profile

StatisticParkerColoradoNational
Population55,4605,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,4835691
Median age35.336.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)63%56%55%
Speak English90%83%79%
Speak Spanish4%12%13%

Education level achieved in Parker

IndexParkerColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade96.5%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school96.3%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college84.0%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree62.6%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors53.6%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters17.7%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.3%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.6%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Iron Horse Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.