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What's one thing Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
637
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006545
Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside
7808 CHERRY CREEK SOUTH DR #3-300, DENVER, CO 80231 · (720) 863-8920 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL637 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
14.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
547 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 73 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
47.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
49.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 46.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 15% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 32 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Prep Creekside
Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside this school | 637 | 85.9% | 47.0% |
| Aurora Academy Charter School AURORA | 536 | 73.9% | 40.3% |
| University Prep - Arapahoe St. DENVER | 313 | 89.8% | 16.9% |
| Lowry Elementary School DENVER | 400 | 74.8% | 25.9% |
| Whittier ECE-8 School DENVER | 242 | 88.4% | 18.2% |
| Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment DENVER | 353 | 79.9% | 22.2% |
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 Prep Creekside ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #340 of 931 | #31 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #277 of 940 ▲ 12 | #28 of 108 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #404 of 946 ▲ 7 | #33 of 109 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 637 | #90 of 1,056 | #15 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #238 of 896 | #32 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #153 of 896 | #23 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #83 of 983 | #36 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #155 of 200 | #33 of 45 |
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
637
+74 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 637 | 45.2 | 14.1:1 | 86% (547) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 91% (543) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 46 | 12.6:1 | 85% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 46 | 12.2:1 | 82% (460) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 39.6 | 15.5:1 | 79% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 77% (348) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (612 to 637); teachers up 14% (39.6 to 45.2).
About Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside
Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside is a large elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, (ZIP code 80231). The school enrolls 637 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379, so this school runs 68% larger than that.
The Denver Public Schools system has 198 schools and 90,471 students.
Black students are the largest group at Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside, with 47% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 37% Hispanic, 11% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 38 points above the 9% share among Denver County residents. Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 45.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.1:1. Among elementary schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. The school's lunch program data list 86% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Denver County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 47.0%, is 32.3 points above the 14.7% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Colorado schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Denver County show that median household income is about $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside is one of 206 public schools in Denver County, which together enroll about 91,233 students.
The school nearest to Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside is Place Bridge Academy, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside is 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside had 563 students in 2020-21 and 637 in 2024-25, a 13% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.2:1 in 2020-21 to 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Public Schools
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- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Place Bridge Academy0.8 mi · 824
- Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning1.3 mi · 382
- Hamilton Middle School1.3 mi · 775
- Holly Hills Elementary School1.4 mi · 633
- Holm Elementary School1.5 mi · 510
- The Cottage at Holly Ridge1.7 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Mountain Prep CreeksideHow large is Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside?
Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside enrolls approximately 637 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside serve?
Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside is approximately 14.1:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside?
Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside reports a student body of 11% White, 37% Hispanic, 47% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside?
Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
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