Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood

Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood is one of the middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campuss in DENVER, Colorado, part of School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, with 411 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, which oversees 198 schools and 90,471 students, Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). By comparison, Denver County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Denver County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 11.1%; this one delivers 18.7%.

In the surrounding community, Denver County reports that median household income runs about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood is one.

The closest other public school is Rocky Mountain Prep SMART, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 16.5%.

The school occupies an urban site. As a public charter, Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood has grew 18%, going from 348 students in 2018 to 411 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.