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Enrollment
586
High
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006689
Rocky Mountain Prep RISE
18250 EAST 51ST AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80249 · (720) 485-6393 · Denver County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
456 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 208 | 35% |
| Grade 10 | 142 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 130 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 18% |
Student demographics
52%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 RISE
Rocky Mountain Prep RISE's state test result (13.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Prep RISE this school | 586 | 77.8% | 13.9% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College DENVER | 1,027 | 79.0% | 14.3% |
| DSST: Conservatory Green High School DENVER | 556 | 69.8% | 29.4% |
| Colorado Early Colleges Aurora AURORA | 567 | 77.1% | 10.2% |
| Gateway High School AURORA | 1,748 | 83.1% | 5.8% |
| Harrison High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,089 | 72.5% | 13.3% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 RISE ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #191 of 231 | #17 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #145 of 409 | #14 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #27 of 250 | #11 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #99 of 250 | #15 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #52 of 320 | #27 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +108.5% | #4 of 108 | #2 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high 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
586
+70 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 586 | 46.2 | 12.7:1 | 78% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 43.8 | 12.9:1 | 82% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 46.9 | 11.2:1 | 81% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 49 | 10.5:1 | 82% (423) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 27.6 | 10.2:1 | 82% (231) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Mountain Prep RISE.
Since 2017-18: students up 109% (281 to 586); teachers up 67% (27.6 to 46.2).
About Rocky Mountain Prep RISE
Rocky Mountain Prep RISE is a mid-sized high school located in DENVER, Colorado. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 586 students.
Rocky Mountain Prep RISE is among 198 schools run by Denver Public Schools, which serves 90,471 students.
The largest group at Rocky Mountain Prep RISE is Hispanic students, at 67%. Other groups make up 16% Black, 6% Asian, 5% White, and 3% Pacific Islander. County-wide, 28% of Denver County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Rocky Mountain Prep RISE is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 46.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.7:1. Compared with the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 78%. It compares with 63% for public schools in Denver County.
On BeatsExpectations, Rocky Mountain Prep RISE is 5.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Denver County show that median household income comes to about $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 206, with about 91,233 students.
Of the public schools around it, Rocky Mountain Prep RISE is closest to KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Rocky Mountain Prep RISE is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% rise, from 516 to 586. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.5:1 in 2020-21, and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Rocky Mountain Prep RISE can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- 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
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
- KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy0.0 mi · 555
- Vista Academy0.2 mi · 291
- SOAR at Green Valley Ranch0.2 mi · 484
- Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch0.2 mi · 379
- DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School0.3 mi · 562
- DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School0.3 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Mountain Prep RISEHow large is Rocky Mountain Prep RISE?
Rocky Mountain Prep RISE enrolls approximately 586 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rocky Mountain Prep RISE serve?
Rocky Mountain Prep RISE serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rocky Mountain Prep RISE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rocky Mountain Prep RISE is approximately 12.7:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rocky Mountain Prep RISE?
Rocky Mountain Prep RISE reports a student body of 5% White, 67% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Rocky Mountain Prep RISE?
Rocky Mountain Prep RISE is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.