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Rocky Mountain Elementary School

800 EAST 5TH, LONGMONT, CO 80501 · (303) 772-6750 · Boulder County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 379
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
Pre-K
34
Kindergarten
48
Grade 1
37
Grade 2
43
Grade 3
54
Grade 4
50
Grade 5
49
Student demographics
White
3210%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 49%
Hispanic
27788%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 37%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
14145%
Female
17455%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
19.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
14.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
315
-98 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.6:1
% White
10%
was 5%
% Hispanic
88%
was 90%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Rocky Mountain Elementary School

Rocky Mountain Elementary School operates as a cozy K-5 school in LONGMONT, Colorado, one of the schools within St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J. Current enrollment sits at 315 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Rocky Mountain Elementary School is one of 54 schools operated by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, a district that enrolls 31,607 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rocky Mountain Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). Other groups include 10% White. The wider county runs roughly 15% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Rocky Mountain Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Rocky Mountain Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Boulder County's rate of about 33%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rocky Mountain Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 16.5%, the actual is 20.8%, a residual of +4.3 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Boulder County shows the typical household earns roughly $103,994 per year, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Boulder County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,200 students), Rocky Mountain Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Timberline PK-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rocky Mountain Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rocky Mountain Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 24%: 413 students in 2018 compared to 315 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 5% to 10% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Boulder County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Rocky Mountain Elementary School
District
St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
Address
800 EAST 5TH, LONGMONT, CO 80501
Phone
(303) 772-6750
County
Boulder County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
315
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
261 (83%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
080537000921
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Rocky Mountain Elementary School
How 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.
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