Rocky Mountain Deaf School

Rocky Mountain Deaf School is a very small multi-level school in DENVER, Colorado, run under Jefferson County School District No. R-1. The school hosts 82 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 84% leaner than the state mean of about 523.

Rocky Mountain Deaf School is one of 148 schools operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district that teaches 74,935 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Rocky Mountain Deaf School logs that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) shows that median household earnings sit near $110,656, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Jefferson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), of which Rocky Mountain Deaf School is one.

The closest other public school is D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Rocky Mountain Deaf School operates from a residential location. As a public charter, Rocky Mountain Deaf School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 19%: 69 students in 2018 compared to 82 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 12% to 5% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.