Rocky Heights Middle School

Rocky Heights Middle School, a big middle-grades school in LITTLETON, Colorado, overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1, works with 1,129 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 144% above typical.

Douglas County School District No. Re 1 runs 89 schools in total, collectively educating 61,550 students. Rocky Heights Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Rocky Heights Middle School logs that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 11% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Rocky Heights Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rocky Heights Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.5%, the actual is 68.4%, a residual of +7.9 points.

Across the wider county, Douglas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $149,594 per year, about 62% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Rocky Heights Middle School is one of 92 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rock Canyon High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rocky Heights Middle School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 60.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Rocky Heights Middle School's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 1,458 (now 1,129). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 80% to 69%.

On this page, members of the Rocky Heights Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.