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Enrollment
1,129
Middle
DISTRICT 776 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001962
Rocky Heights Middle School
11033 MONARCH BOULEVARD, LITTLETON, CO 80124 · (303) 387-3300 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,129 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Colorado public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
116 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 342 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 410 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 377 | 33% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
72.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.6% | 60.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.6% | 59.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Rocky Heights Middle School
Rocky Heights Middle School's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Heights Middle School this school | 1,129 | 10.3% | 68.4% |
| Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School FORT COLLINS | 762 | 11.8% | 75.8% |
| Altona Middle School LONGMONT | 715 | 23.5% | 68.4% |
| Fox Ridge Middle School AURORA | 966 | 17.9% | 48.7% |
| Summit Middle Charter School BOULDER | 366 | 13.4% | 85.5% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 821 | 18.1% | 64.4% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rocky Heights Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #8 of 241 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #16 of 244 no change | #2 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #11 of 246 ▲ 4 | #2 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,129 | #4 of 278 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #197 of 227 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #124 of 227 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.3% | #245 of 246 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #66 of 169 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,129
-89 (-7%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 1,319
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,129 | 60 | 18.8:1 | 10% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 1,170 | 62.6 | 18.7:1 | 8% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 1,162 | 59.2 | 19.6:1 | 4% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 1,218 | 67 | 18.2:1 | 5% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 1,458 | 79.1 | 18.4:1 | 5% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 1,474 | 65 | 22.7:1 | 4% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 1,319 | 65 | 20.3:1 | 2% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Heights Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,458 to 1,129); teachers down 24% (79.1 to 60).
About Rocky Heights Middle School
In LITTLETON, Colorado, part of Douglas County, Rocky Heights Middle School is a middle school. School enrollment was 1,129 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Colorado is roughly 462 students; this school is 144% bigger than that.
Rocky Heights Middle School is one of the 89 schools that make up Douglas County School District No. Re 1 (61,550 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Rocky Heights Middle School is 69% White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 80% White among all Douglas County residents. Rocky Heights Middle School has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Rocky Heights Middle School is 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.8:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1, lower than at this school. About 10% of students, or 116, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Rocky Heights Middle School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Colorado public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Rocky Heights Middle School is 7.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (68.4% versus 60.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Rocky Heights Middle School is located in Douglas County, where median household income is about $149,594, about 62% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Rocky Heights Middle School is one of 92 public schools in Douglas County, which together enroll about 63,841 students.
Nearest public school: Rock Canyon High School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 60.3%; Rocky Heights Middle School's is 68.4%, ranking 3rd of 9.
Rocky Heights Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 7%, from 1,218 to 1,129.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,150
Census ACS
Median income
$149,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
63,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1
- American AcademyElementary · 2,803 students
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,007 students
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
Other schools in LITTLETON
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Dakota Ridge Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,277 students
- Littleton High SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
- Summit Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
Nearby schools
- Rock Canyon High School0.3 mi · 2,325
- Wildcat Mountain Elementary School1.0 mi · 423
- Arrowwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 390
- Redstone Elementary School1.3 mi · 398
- Copper Mesa Elementary School1.4 mi · 306
- Heritage Elementary School1.9 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Heights Middle SchoolHow large is Rocky Heights Middle School?
Rocky Heights Middle School enrolls approximately 1,129 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rocky Heights Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rocky Heights Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Rocky Heights Middle School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Rocky Heights Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rocky Heights Middle School?
At Rocky Heights Middle School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Rocky Heights Middle School public or private?
Rocky Heights Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.