Parkview Elementary School

Parkview Elementary School is a small PK–5 elementary school in Rangely, CO, serving 236 students within the Rangely School District RE4. The school earns a 2-star rating and ranks in the 40th percentile statewide, placing it squarely in the middle of the pack among Colorado elementary schools. That's a notable bright spot given that the district itself ranks in the 25th percentile with a 1-star rating. Parkview outperforms its district by roughly 6–7 percentage points in both English Language Arts and Math, suggesting the school is lifting academic outcomes beyond what the district as a whole is achieving.

One of the most striking patterns is the difference across grade levels. Parkview's 5th graders actually exceed state averages in both ELA (52.8% vs. 49.9%) and Math (41.7% vs. 39.3%), making upper elementary a clear strength. However, 3rd and 4th graders lag considerably behind state proficiency rates, with only 20.8% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to 40.8% statewide. This suggests students may be making significant progress as they move through the school, or that the current 5th grade class is particularly strong. There is also a notable gender gap: male students rank in the 62nd percentile statewide, while female students rank in the 30th percentile — a 32-percentile-point difference that deserves attention.

The school has made impressive gains in attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism from 27.8% in 2023–2024 to 20.9% in 2024–2025, now below both district and state rates. With a favorable 12.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio and roughly half of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Parkview has solid fundamentals to build on. It has also rebounded from a post-pandemic slump back to its historical 40th-percentile ranking. If the school can improve early-grade literacy and math while continuing to support its strong 5th grade outcomes and addressing the gender gap, it has real potential to climb further up the state rankings.