Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley

Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley operates as a moderately sized elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, one of the schools within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. Current enrollment sits at 329 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C comprises 198 schools with combined enrollment of 90,471 students; Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley is among them.

Demographically, Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley lists that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 31% White, 12% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Denver County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley tighter than the state norm the norm. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Denver County) shows that median household earnings sit near $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley is one.

The closest other public school is Edison Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley operates from an inner-city location. Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley has ticked up 33%, going from 247 students in 2018 to 329 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 89% to 50%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.