Parker Core Knowledge Charter School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2016 – 2017 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2015
  • Educational Environment: 2017 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
1161 North Pine Drive
Parker, CO 80138
Phone
(303) 840-7070
District
DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1
County
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
695
Classroom Teachers
41

* Parker Core Knowledge Charter School is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.8% of CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

10

(10 is best)

Parker Core Knowledge Charter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 85 40
Proficiency in Reading 82 40
Proficiency in Math 87 41

Grade 4

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 85 40
Proficiency in Reading 92 44
Proficiency in Math 77 35

Grade 5

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 82 40
Proficiency in Reading 92 46
Proficiency in Math 72 34

Grade 6

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 90 36
Proficiency in Reading 92 41
Proficiency in Math 87 32

Grade 7

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 92 37
Proficiency in Reading 97 44
Proficiency in Math 87 30

Grade 8

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 95 39
Proficiency in Reading 97 44
Proficiency in Math 92.0 34

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

Class Size
AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL 17.01
AVG FOR DISTRICT 19.70
AVG FOR STATE 17.41
AVG FOR NATION 16.50
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 79 11.4%
Grade 1 78 11.2%
Grade 2 78 11.2%
Grade 3 78 11.2%
Grade 4 78 11.2%
Grade 5 78 11.2%
Grade 6 78 11.2%
Grade 7 78 11.2%
Grade 8 70 10.1%
Total 695 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.6% 78.0% 56.1%
Black 0.3% 1.4% 4.8%
Hispanic 8.5% 15.1% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.4% 4.9% 3.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.6% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED UNREPORTED 11.7% 42.0%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE UNREPORTED 8.4% 34.5%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE UNREPORTED 3.2% 7.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 323,570 5,607,154
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 372.6 53
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.0% 19.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.0% 35.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.5% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 10.4% 13.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 114,812 2,082,531
Single Parent Households With Children 7.1% 9.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.9% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 57.9% 39.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 31.8% 14.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.9% 16.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.3% 18.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.3% 17.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.2% 12.1%
$15,000 or less 3.0% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,940 $330,466,240 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $366 $24,483,936 3.9%
Staff $420 $28,096,320 4.4%
General Administration $82 $5,485,472 0.9%
School Administration $663 $44,352,048 7.0%
Operation $680 $45,489,280 7.2%
Transportation $290 $19,399,840 3.1%
Other $715 $47,830,640 7.5%
Total Support $3,216 $215,137,536 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,349 $90,242,704 14.2%
Total Expenditures $9,505 $635,846,480 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,324 $4,818,606,480 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $481 $435,667,225 4.4%
Staff $568 $513,947,266 5.2%
General Administration $147 $133,461,909 1.3%
School Administration $693 $627,542,191 6.3%
Operation $874 $790,860,453 7.9%
Transportation $275 $249,285,032 2.5%
Other $674 $610,308,440 6.1%
Total Support $3,714 $3,361,081,153 33.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,974 $1,786,663,650 17.9%
Total Expenditures $11,012 $9,966,359,165 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,187 $370,071,182,734 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $632 $32,552,249,701 4.6%
Staff $522 $26,871,170,551 3.8%
General Administration $218 $11,205,514,316 1.6%
School Administration $643 $33,118,729,386 4.7%
Operation $1,057 $54,423,429,117 7.7%
Transportation $497 $25,596,058,378 3.6%
Other $416 $21,407,079,047 3.0%
Total Support $3,984 $205,172,626,109 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,638 $135,865,864,952 19.1%
Total Expenditures $13,810 $711,111,010,069 100.0%

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