Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537000921
Rocky Mountain Elementary School
800 EAST 5TH, LONGMONT, CO 80501 · (303) 772-6750 · Boulder County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
261 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
19.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
14.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.4% | 14.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.5% | 12.9% |
% 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
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Mountain Elementary School
Rocky Mountain Elementary School's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Elementary School this school | 315 | 82.9% | 20.8% |
| South Elementary School BRIGHTON | 337 | 85.5% | 17.6% |
| Community Leadership Academy COMMERCE CITY | 316 | 85.1% | 18.7% |
| Metropolitan Arts Academy DENVER | 302 | 80.5% | 25.6% |
| Ricardo Flores Magon Academy DENVER | 292 | 83.6% | 12.3% |
| Doull Elementary School DENVER | 381 | 85.3% | 31.3% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Mountain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #754 of 931 | #44 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #813 of 940 ▲ 18 | #47 of 48 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #837 of 946 ▼ 30 | #46 of 48 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #668 of 1,056 | #32 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #190 of 896 | #10 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #870 of 896 | #46 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #126 of 983 | #4 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #216 of 664 | #18 of 44 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
315
-50 (-14%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 315 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 83% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 23.5 | 13.3:1 | 73% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 83% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 82% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 28.3 | 14.6:1 | 82% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 79% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 83% (361) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 56% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 25 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Mountain Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (413 to 315); teachers down 19% (28.3 to 23).
About Rocky Mountain Elementary School
Rocky Mountain Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in LONGMONT, Colorado. Total enrollment is 315 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 54 schools in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, with 31,607 students enrolled.
The share of students at Rocky Mountain Elementary School who are Hispanic is 88%. The remaining students are 10% White. Among people living in Boulder County, the Hispanic share is about 15%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 23 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Rocky Mountain Elementary School, 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Boulder County average 33%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Rocky Mountain Elementary School outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Rocky Mountain Elementary School, the prediction is 16.5% and the result is 20.8%.
The school's county is Boulder County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $103,994 a year, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Boulder County number 86, with about 42,200 students.
The closest school to Rocky Mountain Elementary School is Timberline PK-8, located about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Rocky Mountain Elementary School is behind the 36.2% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Rocky Mountain Elementary School as Suburb: Mid-size.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 14%. The school's ratio dropped from 15.2:1 to 13.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Rocky Mountain Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Boulder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
328,961
Census ACS
Median income
$103,994
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,200 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Niwot High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Frederick Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
Other schools in LONGMONT
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Mead High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,082 students
- Twin Peaks Classical AcademyCombined · 879 students
- Timberline PK-8Elementary · 762 students
Other Rocky Mountain Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Rocky Mountain Elementary. Rocky Mountain Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Rocky Mountain Elementary SchoolCLIFTON, CO · 395 students
- Rocky Mountain Elementary SchoolWESTMINSTER, CO · 318 students
- Rocky Mountain ElementaryCowley, WY · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Timberline PK-80.9 mi · 762
- Columbine Elementary School1.0 mi · 231
- Skyline High School1.0 mi · 1,082
- Trail Ridge Middle School1.2 mi · 435
- Fall River Elementary School1.3 mi · 520
- Central Elementary School1.6 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Mountain Elementary SchoolHow large is Rocky Mountain Elementary School?
Rocky Mountain Elementary School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rocky Mountain Elementary School serve?
Rocky Mountain Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rocky Mountain Elementary School have?
Rocky Mountain Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Rocky Mountain Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rocky Mountain Elementary School are roughly 10% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Rocky Mountain Elementary School in?
Rocky Mountain Elementary School is part of St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.