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Roaring Fork High School

Summary:

Roaring Fork High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Carbondale, Colorado, with a student population of 427. The school is part of the Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1, which is ranked 60 out of 116 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Roaring Fork High School has shown strong academic performance in reading and writing assessments, outperforming the district and state averages in the percentage of students proficient or better in SAT Reading and Writing, as well as PSAT9 Reading and Writing for 9th graders. However, the school's performance in mathematics lags behind, with only 37% of 11th graders proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to 33% for the district and 31% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly among different racial subgroups, with White students performing well but Hispanic students ranking much lower compared to other Colorado high schools.

When compared to nearby schools like Glenwood Springs High School and Basalt High School, Roaring Fork High School generally performs better in reading and writing assessments but lags behind in mathematics. Additionally, the school's socioeconomic status, with 25.53% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, is higher than the nearby schools, indicating that Roaring Fork High School may face additional challenges in supporting its student population. The school's fluctuating ranking over the years and the performance of the Colorado River BOCES district as a whole suggest that the Roaring Fork School District may need to reevaluate its strategies and allocate resources to support all its high schools effectively.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2270 Highway 133
       Carbondale, CO  81623-9271

(970) 384-5757

District: Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1

SchoolDigger Rank:
134th of 349 Colorado High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,606 Help


Feeder schools for Roaring Fork High School:

Elementary:    Crystal River Elementary School
Middle:    Carbondale Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.8 Help
Number of students:  427

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.2%
White:
46.6%
Two or more races:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  25.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Roaring Fork High School ranks better than 61.6% of high schools in Colorado. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.54. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Roaring Fork High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Roaring Fork High School has the largest high school student body size in the Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Roaring Fork High School is $16,606, which is the 2nd highest among 3 high schools in the Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Roaring Fork High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Roaring Fork High School 134th of 349 Colorado public high schools. (See Roaring Fork High School in the ranking list.)

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Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 60th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Roaring Fork High School

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Rank History for all students at Roaring Fork High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 39.09 174th 279 37.6%
2005 35.68 198th 280 29.3%
2006 39.14 191st 286 33.2%
2007 34.94 205th 298 31.2%
2008 36.96 203rd 301 32.6%
2009 34.05 217th 310 30.0%
2010 23.43 260th 327 20.5%
2011 38.57 226th 337 32.9%
2012 51.47 179th 334 46.4%
2013 43.25 214th 349 38.7%
2014 50.48 188th 369 49.1%
2015 25.05 217th 292 25.7%
2016 24.26 184th 255 27.8%
2017 57.86 70th 256 72.7%
2018 50.29 175th 388 54.9%
2019 66.09 120th 411 70.8%
2021 52.25 98th 210 53.3%
2022 42.54 120th 221 45.7%
2023 68.16 103rd 349 70.5%
2024 56.54 134th 349 61.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Roaring Fork High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.84 124th 188 34.0%
2022 33.79 138th 203 32.0%
2023 41.59 117th 200 41.5%
2024 50.81 93rd 211 55.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Roaring Fork High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.03 97th 239 59.4%
2022 55.21 110th 257 57.2%
2023 56.45 109th 254 57.1%
2024 63.18 95th 257 63.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Roaring Fork High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.15 78th 240 67.5%
2022 63.25 90th 253 64.4%
2023 78.74 55th 252 78.2%
2024 46.50 129th 256 49.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Roaring Fork High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.23 67th 181 63.0%
2022 32.84 136th 205 33.7%
2023 46.36 97th 198 51.0%
2024 29.88 133rd 199 33.2%
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Rank History for White students at Roaring Fork High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 81.52 32nd 225 85.8%
2022 76.95 52nd 228 77.2%
2023 79.73 40th 234 82.9%
2024 77.38 41st 229 82.1%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Roaring Fork High School Test Scores
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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, November 7, 2011

Open Quote Excellent faculty, safe learning environment, students of all levels demonstrate excellent growth on state and classroom assessments. The school has an extremely friendly atmosphere and outstanding tech resources, has high standards for academics and behavior, and has a very child-centered faculty. The only school in the district that has a geodesic grow-dome for cultivating food for use in its lunchroom.

RFHS also has an excellent assortment of curriculum-based experiential education opportunities available for its students, as well as internships, independent study, and dual-credit college courses offered on campus. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Roaring Fork High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 227 0 0 14 1 n/a n/a 0 242
1989 222 0 2 22 0 n/a n/a 0 246
1990 204 0 2 26 1 n/a n/a 0 233
1991 217 0 5 32 0 n/a n/a 0 254
1992 251 0 5 41 1 n/a n/a 0 298
1993 249 0 8 35 0 n/a n/a 0 292
1994 271 0 5 46 0 n/a n/a 0 322
1995 316 0 2 46 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1996 316 0 2 46 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1997 310 0 1 75 0 n/a n/a 0 386
1998 291 2 6 63 1 n/a n/a 0 363
1999 270 1 6 76 0 n/a n/a 0 353
2000 270 1 5 74 1 n/a n/a 0 351
2001 249 1 5 86 2 n/a n/a 0 343
2002 237 1 5 111 1 n/a n/a 0 355
2003 237 1 5 111 1 n/a n/a 0 355
2004 195 0 4 128 1 n/a n/a 0 328
2005 175 1 3 135 3 n/a n/a 0 317
2006 145 4 6 146 3 n/a n/a 0 304
2007 134 3 5 166 2 n/a n/a 0 310
2008 128 1 6 187 0 n/a n/a 0 322
2009 118 0 7 195 1 n/a n/a 0 321
2010 104 0 7 201 3 n/a n/a 0 315
2011 106 1 2 181 1 2 11 0 304
2012 101 1 2 176 1 1 8 0 290
2013 120 1 2 181 1 1 4 0 310
2014 129 0 1 195 1 1 8 0 335
2015 137 0 2 196 3 3 6 0 347
2016 145 0 2 209 3 2 3 0 364
2017 140 1 3 198 3 2 1 0 348
2018 142 1 3 234 3 0 1 0 384
2019 147 1 2 219 1 1 3 0 374
2020 156 0 2 223 1 0 3 0 385
2021 154 0 0 231 1 0 6 0 392
2022 172 1 0 201 3 0 8 0 385
2023 199 4 0 206 5 0 13 0 427

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Roaring Fork High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 242 14.6 16.5 n/a
1989 246 16.1 15.2 2.4
1990 233 18.8 12.3 4.3
1991 254 19.4 13.0 5.5
1992 298 17.6 16.9 7
1993 292 17.4 16.8 8.9
1994 322 18.5 17.4 10.2
1995 364 22.8 16.0 6
1996 364 22.8 16.0 6
1997 386 21.5 18.0 13
1998 363 25.0 14.5 9.1
1999 353 22.7 15.6 8.5
2000 351 20.1 17.5 0
2001 343 21.3 16.1 4.4
2002 355 22.6 15.7 10.4
2003 355 22.6 15.7 10.4
2004 328 23.7 13.8 0.6
2005 317 22.5 14.1 20.2
2006 304 22.8 13.3 20.7
2007 310 21.4 14.5 23.5
2008 322 23.0 14.0 19.6
2009 321 23.0 14.0 26.2
2010 315 21.7 14.4 46.7
2011 304 19.3 15.7 45.1
2012 290 20.0 14.4 44.1
2013 310 20.7 14.9 53.2
2014 335 19.1 17.5 41.2
2015 347 20.0 17.3 47.3
2016 364 22.0 16.5 43.7
2017 348 23.6 14.7 46
2018 384 23.9 16.0 50.3
2019 374 23.9 15.6 44.7
2020 385 19.3 19.8 40.8
2021 392 18.2 21.4 24.7
2022 385 19.5 19.7 27.8
2023 427 22.6 18.8 25.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Roaring Fork High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 242 14.6 16.5 n/a
1989 246 16.1 15.2 2.4
1990 233 18.8 12.3 4.3
1991 254 19.4 13.0 5.5
1992 298 17.6 16.9 7
1993 292 17.4 16.8 8.9
1994 322 18.5 17.4 10.2
1995 364 22.8 16.0 6
1996 364 22.8 16.0 6
1997 386 21.5 18.0 13
1998 363 25.0 14.5 9.1
1999 353 22.7 15.6 8.5
2000 351 20.1 17.5 0
2001 343 21.3 16.1 4.4
2002 355 22.6 15.7 10.4
2003 355 22.6 15.7 10.4
2004 328 23.7 13.8 0.6
2005 317 22.5 14.1 20.2
2006 304 22.8 13.3 20.7
2007 310 21.4 14.5 23.5
2008 322 23.0 14.0 19.6
2009 321 23.0 14.0 26.2
2010 315 21.7 14.4 46.7
2011 304 19.3 15.7 45.1
2012 290 20.0 14.4 44.1
2013 310 20.7 14.9 53.2
2014 335 19.1 17.5 41.2
2015 347 20.0 17.3 47.3
2016 364 22.0 16.5 43.7
2017 348 23.6 14.7 46
2018 384 23.9 16.0 50.3
2019 374 23.9 15.6 44.7
2020 385 19.3 19.8 40.8
2021 392 18.2 21.4 24.7
2022 385 19.5 19.7 27.8
2023 427 22.6 18.8 25.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Roaring Fork High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,239
2020 $12,752
2021 $12,841
2022 $14,692
2023 $16,606

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Roaring Fork High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 120th of 411 High schoolsRanks 103rd of 349 High schools
 0.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students374427
 14.2%
African American14
 300%
American Indian15
 400%
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic219206
 5.9%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White147199
 35.4%
Two or More Races313
 333.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.7%25.5%
 19.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Roaring Fork High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 427 students attended Roaring Fork High School.

Roaring Fork High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crystal River Elementary School
Middle : Carbondale Middle School

Roaring Fork High School ranks 134th of 349 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Roaring Fork High School are 48% Hispanic, 47% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.


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