Parker Performing Arts School

"Their performances are amazing but so are the academics. The administration has helped my children through some difficult times. I love that all the teachers in the school know and care about the kids and they ALWAYS do what is in the best interest of the students."

"I went to school here, it’s fun, though I feel like sometimes rich douches that get expelled halfway into the year rate it bad, and it deserves a better rating, has good education and teachers. If you get through the flaws that any other ordinary school has, it’s great, and has a huge selection of arts, such as dance, theater, band, orchestra, and even dance and regular art are all great. Plus you’ll usually find great people here, even if someone’s mean to you on the first day, someone will come and help you, no matter what year. I would go to it again, cause the people who hate it here, haven’t seen what’s worse, and there’s much worse out there, it’s a great school, and you have lots of fun, though the only real downside is the uniforms, other than that, it’s great."

"This school is not the best. The teachers here are nice, but there is a lot of toxic people. Also I feel like the school dose not do the best job at representing there students! I am an all state chior kid. I got in the Allstate choir out of like 30 kid who tried. It was a big thing. NOT EVEN THE PRINCIPAL CONGRATULATED ME! This school put the popular people first. This school is not very including. Over all not my favorite school. I also love this school because they have arts that’s about it."

"I love that my kids get a very well rounded education. My son's have thrived in the atmosphere that sees them as whole people not just numbers assigned to mandatory tests. They get all of the academic rigor while also being given experience in the arts which I have found have been severely cut back or out in so many schools. The teachers and staff actually care about all of the kids and seem to know them on a personal level even when they aren't their main teachers. I love the fusion of Ipad learning paired with pen to paper so the kids are comfortable in analog and digital worlds. There have been so many opportunities for participating in plays and school events that my kids are actually excited to go to school. I also appreciate that the school works with parents on all of their concerns and is always happy and willing to communicate openly, honestly, and without judgement on their and your concerns about your students and school policy. Also the before/after care, Spotlight, is fantastic with caring and engaging staff. When I do need extra help my boys aren't upset they had to stay late/go early because they have fun and know the people there care about them."

"I have a kindergartner and a third-grader at PPA right now. I love this school. For my son's kindergarten and first grade years, we drove 45 minutes from North Denver to attend, and then we moved out here in 2020. Each classroom not only has a teacher but also has a teacher's assistant, so there's additional help in the classrooms, and a lot of schools do not have that. They also have the same teacher for two years, so the teacher knows your child, and your child has a great relationship with their teacher. I love that they get to do tumbling, music theater, art, and music, as well as math, literacy, science, and social studies. The school's culture is unparalleled; we have great rates of diversity and a culture of acceptance. I love that I get emails from both the administration and my kid's teachers weekly with updates. Not everything is sunshine and rainbows, we had a bullying situation in first grade, but the way it was handled was beyond impressive. The administration immediately called me, the kids were spoken with, and it was taken. The admins then checked in with my son and me two days later and again two weeks later. I adore the performances and how they make everything tie together both academically and with the arts. The school is K through eight, which is a huge deal because I had to move a lot as a child. Now I know that my kids will have the same community for basically the first nine years of their life. And even though the school goes K through eight, it still has about the same amount of students as a typical elementary school, and every single one of those teachers in that school knows my children and cares for them."