The top reported proficiency rate is 42% in English language arts. The lowest is 24% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Parkview Elementary School
Parkview Elementary School serves students from preschool through fifth grade in Rangely, a small rural town in Rio Blanco County. The school is part of the Rangely School District RE4 and operates as a regular public school. Its enrollment is small for an elementary school serving seven grade levels.
The student body is predominantly white, with a noticeably smaller share of Hispanic students and very few students from other racial backgrounds. About half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that places the school near the middle range among its peers. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported.
State testing results from the most recent school year show a mixed picture. In English language arts, a little over two-fifths of students in grades three through five met or exceeded the state proficiency standard, a result that sits above the midpoint among districts in Rio Blanco County when averaged across subjects. In math, about a quarter of students cleared that bar. Fifth graders took the state science assessment, where about a quarter of them scored proficient or above. Participation rates on all three tests were high, well above the threshold the state uses to consider a school's results representative. The school's overall proficiency index, an average across tested subjects and grades, falls above the midpoint relative to other districts in the county, though the county has only four districts and the comparison set is narrow.
Because Parkview does not serve grades beyond fifth, there is no high school graduation rate to report. The school does not appear to offer specialized programs such as magnet or career pathways, and data on course access, staffing ratios, and discipline were not available. A parent looking for details on class sizes or enrichment offerings would need to check directly with the school.
Rangely itself is a community shaped by the oil and gas industry, with the Rangely Weber Sand Unit operated by Chevron as the dominant employer, alongside Colorado Northwestern Community College, whose main campus is in town. The built environment is low-density and car-dependent; the town promotes zero traffic and notes that major shopping requires a scenic drive of about an hour. Outdoor recreation is a central feature, with OHV trails, fishing, boating at Kenney Reservoir, and the Tank Center for Sonic Arts, a repurposed water tank that serves as a concert venue. The town has invested in 1GB fiber-optic internet, a notable asset for remote work, and was ranked among the best work-from-home small cities nationally a few years ago. Housing values are well below state averages, reflecting the rural mountain desert setting, though no specific recent development data was found that would indicate a shift in the local housing market.
The district itself did not have any recent parent-relevant changes reported publicly, so a family considering Parkview should rely on the current profiles of the school and the town. The school's academic results are uneven—English language arts is a relative bright spot, while math and science proficiency sit at lower levels. A parent may want to discuss how the school supports students who are not meeting the proficiency benchmark in those subjects. The small enrollment and rural context mean that the school likely offers a close-knit environment, but also that the range of specialized services or elective programs found in larger districts is probably not available on site. For families who value the combination of a small school in a working rural community with a college-town feel and easy access to the outdoors, Parkview fits that profile. For those seeking a wider array of academic or enrichment options, the limitations of scale are real and worth exploring ahead of an enrollment decision.
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