Gold Rush Elementary

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Parker, Colorado·80134
Score
97.6/100
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#19
Among 775 Colorado elementary schools
#4
In Douglas County School District No. Re 1
#1
In Parker
Top 3%
In Colorado

Score 97.6/100: better than 97% of Colorado elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
76%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 47%, better than 94% of them
265 students tested
Math
81%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 41%, better than 99% of them
267 students tested
Science
77%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 38%, better than 97% of them
93 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3CMAS71.183
English language artsGrade 4CMAS78.990
English language artsGrade 5CMAS76.192
English language artsAll gradesCMAS75.5265
MathGrade 3CMAS83.786
MathGrade 4CMAS83.390
MathGrade 5CMAS75.891
MathAll gradesCMAS80.9267
ScienceGrade 5CMAS77.493

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
675
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
675
Typical elementary school: 346
Free or reduced-price lunch
10%
Typical elementary school: 48%

District and location

City
Douglas County

Contact

Address
12021 SOUTH SWIFT FOX WAY
Parker, CO 80134

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Gold Rush Elementary at a glance

Gold Rush Elementary is a public elementary school in Parker, Colorado, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1. It has about 675 students (a typical Colorado elementary school has 346). About 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 48% at a typical Colorado elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 76% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 81% in math (similar schools: 41%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado elementary schools, it scores 97.6 out of 100: better than 97% of them, ranking #19 of 775. Its English language arts result fell by 2 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.