Schools in Zip Code 80454

Schools in zip code 80454 (Indian Hills, Colorado) include just one school — Parmalee Elementary School — which serves grades K–5 with 278 students, meaning families in this area have no middle or high school within the zip code itself. Parmalee is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a well-regarded district ranked 24th out of 115 districts in Colorado with a 4-star rating. Because Parmalee is the only school in this zip code, the entire local school landscape centers on this single elementary school, and its data is highly distinctive and impressive in several ways.

Parmalee Elementary School is a standout performer, consistently ranking in the top 2% of Colorado elementary schools for three consecutive years, including a #9 ranking out of 950 schools in 2024–2025 and a #16 ranking out of 943 schools in 2025–2026, with 5-star ratings every year. Its CMAS proficiency rates are dramatically higher than district and state averages: 87.7% of students are proficient in English Language Arts compared to 53.7% for the district and 44.7% for the state, while math proficiency stands at 78.9% versus 44.6% for the district and 37.3% for the state. Grade-level data shows the strongest performance in 4th-grade ELA at nearly 96% proficiency, while 3rd-grade math is the relative weak spot at 67.3% — still far above district (48.8%) and state (41.5%) averages.

Parmalee also posts a chronic absenteeism rate of just 16.1%, roughly 10 percentage points below both the district (26.6%) and state (28.4%), and only 11.51% of students receive free or reduced lunch, indicating a relatively economically stable student population. With a student–teacher ratio of 16.2:1 and roughly 46 students per grade level, the school offers a moderate class size. While 5th-grade science proficiency dipped from 83.0% to 74.4% year over year, likely due to cohort variation, it remains far above state averages. For families considering this area, Parmalee is the sole local elementary option, but it is an exceptionally high-quality one — a rare combination of localized schooling and statewide excellence.