Rocky Mountain Prep RISE

As an average-sized secondary school in DENVER, Colorado, Rocky Mountain Prep RISE hosts 586 students from grades 9 through 12, part of School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C.

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 RISE is among them.

In terms of who attends, Rocky Mountain Prep RISE records that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 16% Black, 6% Asian, 5% White, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Rocky Mountain Prep RISE has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Denver County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rocky Mountain Prep RISE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 19.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 13.9%.

Around the school, Denver County reports that median household earnings sit near $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Rocky Mountain Prep RISE is one of 206 public schools in Denver County (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students).

The closest other public school is KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Rocky Mountain Prep RISE comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 19.6%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. Rocky Mountain Prep RISE operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 109%: 281 students in 2018 compared to 586 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 73% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.