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What's the biggest difference between Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest and what you expected?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006646
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest
911 SOUTH HAZEL COURT, DENVER, CO 80219 · (720) 863-8920 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
412 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 78 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
27%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
25.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
14.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.3% | 14.1% |
| 2023-24 | 16.6% | 11.6% |
% 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
16.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 Southwest
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest's state test result (16.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest this school | 453 | 90.9% | 16.5% |
| Altura Elementary School AURORA | 527 | 93.4% | 6.1% |
| College View Elementary School DENVER | 368 | 93.2% | 15.7% |
| Fulton Academy of Excellence AURORA | 410 | 93.4% | 10.2% |
| Central Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 421 | 90.5% | 7.1% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill DENVER | 443 | 86.0% | 33.5% |
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 Southwest ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #832 of 931 | #79 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #825 of 940 ▲ 26 | #79 of 108 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #734 of 946 ▲ 118 | #60 of 109 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #311 of 1,056 | #42 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #137 of 896 | #18 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #837 of 896 | #89 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #26 of 983 | #12 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +56.2% | #11 of 200 | #2 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
453
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 453 | 34.3 | 13.2:1 | 91% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 33.6 | 12.8:1 | 92% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 27.2 | 13.2:1 | 91% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 91% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 15.6 | 18.6:1 | 92% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | 12 | 10.8:1 | 93% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest.
Since 2017-18: students up 56% (290 to 453); teachers up 119% (15.6 to 34.3).
About Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest runs as a medium-sized elementary school in DENVER, Colorado. A federal count lists 453 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Denver Public Schools includes 198 schools. Together they enroll 90,471 students.
Hispanic students make up 85% of enrollment at Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest. After that, the student body is 6% Black, 4% White, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 28% Hispanic share among all Denver County residents. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 34.3 full-time equivalents, or about 13.2 students per teacher. This ratio sits 3.4 below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 91%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Denver County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest is C. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest is 4.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (16.5% versus 11.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Federal survey data for Denver County show that the median household income is $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 206 public schools in Denver County, enrolling about 91,233 students in all.
The shortest distance from Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Kepner Beacon Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest is 4th among 8 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Federal records list Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest as a charter school.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment rise, from 433 in 2020-21 to 453 in 2024-25.
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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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- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
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- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Kepner Beacon Middle School0.0 mi · 467
- Pascual Ledoux Academy0.2 mi · 236
- Rocky Mountain Prep SMART0.3 mi · 604
- Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood0.3 mi · 411
- Castro Elementary School0.4 mi · 241
- Munroe Elementary School0.5 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Mountain Prep SouthwestHow large is Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest?
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest have?
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest?
At Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest, the student body is approximately 4% White, 85% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest?
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest 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.