Enrollment
287
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006537
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel
5290 KITTREDGE ST, DENVER, CO 80239 · (303) 999-3825 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
252 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 114 | 40% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 29% |
Student demographics
45%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
13.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
5.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.9% | 5.7% |
| 2023-24 | 11.0% | 4.5% |
% 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
9.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% 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 Prep Noel
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel's state test result (9.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Prep Noel this school | 287 | 87.8% | 9.6% |
| Montbello Middle School DENVER | 315 | 91.7% | 6.8% |
| Panorama Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 339 | 84.7% | 15.1% |
| DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School DENVER | 451 | 80.7% | 20.8% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside DENVER | 154 | 87.0% | 19.1% |
| Aurora Science & Tech Middle School AURORA | 448 | 85.7% | 17.3% |
Matched among Colorado middle 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 Noel ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #232 of 241 | #29 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.7% | #234 of 244 ▲ 1 | #27 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #234 of 246 ▲ 8 | #27 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #199 of 278 | #24 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #95 of 227 | #17 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #155 of 227 | #20 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #14 of 246 | #8 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #110 of 169 | #9 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
287
+100 (+53%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 7.2:1
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 | 287 | 18.7 | 15.4:1 | 88% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 16.6 | 15.6:1 | 89% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 21 | 9.2:1 | 91% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | 26 | 7.2:1 | 91% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 33.4 | 9.7:1 | 91% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 86% (305) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Mountain Prep Noel.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (324 to 287); teachers down 44% (33.4 to 18.7).
About Rocky Mountain Prep Noel
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel runs as a small middle school in DENVER, Colorado. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 287 students. The average among middle schools in Colorado is roughly 462 students; this school is 38% smaller than that.
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel is one school in Denver Public Schools, a system of 198 schools with 90,471 students.
At Rocky Mountain Prep Noel, Hispanic students make up 72% of the student body. It is also 15% Black, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Denver County is roughly 28% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Rocky Mountain Prep Noel is 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.4:1. That is close to the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. About 88% of students, or 252, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Denver County averages 63%, lower than here.
Test results at Rocky Mountain Prep Noel are 3.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (9.6% actual, 13.5% predicted).
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel is located in Denver County, where the median household income is $94,718, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Rocky Mountain Prep Noel, Denver County has 205 other public schools.
The school nearest to Rocky Mountain Prep Noel is Montbello Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Rocky Mountain Prep Noel ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. Rocky Mountain Prep Noel is a public charter school.
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel enrolled 187 in 2020-21 and 287 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.4:1) than in 2020-21 (7.2:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Rocky Mountain Prep Noel. 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
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- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
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- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Montbello Middle School0.0 mi · 315
- Lena Archuleta Elementary School0.4 mi · 515
- Barney Ford Elementary School0.9 mi · 487
- Marie L. Greenwood Academy0.9 mi · 597
- Montbello Career and Technical High School0.9 mi · 158
- DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School1.1 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Mountain Prep NoelHow large is Rocky Mountain Prep Noel?
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel enrolls approximately 287 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rocky Mountain Prep Noel serve?
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rocky Mountain Prep Noel?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rocky Mountain Prep Noel is approximately 15.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rocky Mountain Prep Noel?
At Rocky Mountain Prep Noel, the student body is approximately 3% White, 72% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Rocky Mountain Prep Noel in?
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel is part of Denver Public Schools.
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