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Rocky Mountain Elementary School

Summary:

Rocky Mountain Elementary School is a public elementary school in Westminster, Colorado, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district.

While Rocky Mountain Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Colorado elementary schools based on academic performance. The school's proficiency rates on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests are significantly lower than the district and state averages, with only around 14-15% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Math, compared to 41-44% for the district and state. This performance has been declining over the past several years. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, over 86% of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to these academic challenges.

Interestingly, nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Westview Elementary and Adams Elementary, have higher proficiency rates on CMAS tests, around 20-25%. Even the local Crown Pointe Charter Academy outperforms Rocky Mountain Elementary, with proficiency rates around 25-40%. This suggests that the challenges faced by Rocky Mountain Elementary may be unique and present an opportunity for the school and district to identify and address the root causes of the low academic performance, potentially through targeted interventions, professional development, and collaboration with high-performing nearby schools.


Detail:

Public K-5

 3350 West 99th Avenue
       Westminster, CO  80030-3260

(720) 972-5600

District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
894th of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,898 Help


Students who attend Rocky Mountain Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Thornton Middle School
High:    Northglenn High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  298

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.8%
White:
18.8%
African American:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Rocky Mountain Elementary School ranks worse than 94.8% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks 29th among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.48. (See more...)
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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 Rocky Mountain Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rocky Mountain Elementary School is $19,898, which is the highest among 34 elementary schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District!
Schooldigger Rankings:

Rocky Mountain Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Adams 12 Five Star Schools 53rd of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rocky Mountain Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Rocky Mountain Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 26.30 625th 808 22.6%
2005 19.49 687th 823 16.5%
2006 23.83 662nd 829 20.1%
2007 32.54 622nd 852 27.0%
2008 20.29 704th 849 17.1%
2009 15.65 748th 872 14.2%
2010 11.76 827th 925 10.6%
2011 13.76 818th 935 12.5%
2012 9.85 854th 935 8.7%
2013 7.79 893rd 954 6.4%
2014 7.50 924th 962 4.0%
2015 10.44 898th 938 4.3%
2016 7.59 893rd 914 2.3%
2017 8.46 898th 929 3.3%
2018 10.17 872nd 917 4.9%
2019 8.55 931st 965 3.5%
2022 5.29 917th 921 0.4%
2023 10.45 881st 933 5.6%
2024 9.48 894th 943 5.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Rocky Mountain Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.48 603rd 690 12.6%
2019 10.01 723rd 758 4.6%
2023 8.84 619th 642 3.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Rocky Mountain Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.59 691st 693 0.3%
2019 5.13 761st 764 0.4%
2023 8.66 631st 649 2.8%
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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.

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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by a citizen
Thursday, December 11, 2014

Open Quote I used to attend Rocky Mountain Elementary in 2002 and I have to say that this school helped me a lot. The BASE program was great back then. Although times have changed and things are different, there's not one thing that keeps me from wanting to start school all over again just so I could attend Rocky Mountain Elementary. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Rocky Mountain Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 272 5 20 33 3 n/a n/a 0 333
1989 339 8 13 29 6 n/a n/a 0 395
1990 374 5 16 46 2 n/a n/a 0 443
1991 414 10 16 46 4 n/a n/a 0 490
1992 384 7 20 54 6 n/a n/a 0 471
1993 432 9 20 56 4 n/a n/a 0 521
1994 386 12 22 55 1 n/a n/a 0 476
1995 399 16 18 61 3 n/a n/a 0 497
1996 399 16 18 61 3 n/a n/a 0 497
1997 390 4 16 58 8 n/a n/a 0 476
1998 396 5 15 68 3 n/a n/a 0 487
1999 388 11 19 85 10 n/a n/a 0 513
2000 357 20 24 73 20 n/a n/a 0 494
2001 320 16 21 85 10 n/a n/a 0 452
2002 309 16 22 130 12 n/a n/a 0 489
2003 309 16 22 130 12 n/a n/a 0 489
2004 286 17 23 147 10 n/a n/a 0 483
2005 259 17 14 172 5 n/a n/a 0 467
2006 192 10 19 244 6 n/a n/a 0 471
2007 209 10 17 287 2 n/a n/a 0 525
2008 199 10 16 304 5 n/a n/a 0 534
2009 174 12 12 282 8 n/a n/a 0 488
2010 176 10 16 268 8 n/a n/a 0 478
2011 186 2 12 284 3 0 7 0 494
2012 146 11 19 293 4 0 13 0 486
2013 97 11 15 300 2 0 14 0 439
2014 105 7 16 320 3 0 18 0 469
2015 98 3 18 333 2 0 17 0 471
2016 112 3 10 343 3 0 18 0 489
2017 87 2 9 350 2 0 16 0 466
2018 87 8 7 337 2 0 14 0 455
2019 90 9 8 307 3 0 15 0 432
2020 78 11 5 277 3 0 12 0 386
2021 67 8 6 226 1 0 11 0 319
2022 55 10 7 233 0 0 15 0 320
2023 56 15 6 211 0 0 10 0 298

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 Rocky Mountain Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 333 21.7 15.3 n/a
1989 395 25.4 15.5 18.5
1990 443 28.4 15.5 18.3
1991 490 28.8 17.0 19
1992 471 27.0 17.4 24
1993 521 29.1 17.9 19.6
1994 476 28.5 16.7 22.9
1995 497 25.0 19.9 24.9
1996 497 25.0 19.9 24.9
1997 476 25.6 18.6 21.6
1998 487 26.4 18.4 26.1
1999 513 28.6 17.9 23.4
2000 494 29.5 16.7 34.8
2001 452 28.5 15.9 31.6
2002 489 26.5 18.5 34.8
2003 489 26.5 18.5 34.8
2004 483 26.0 18.6 38.3
2005 467 24.5 19.1 44.1
2006 471 24.9 18.9 51.6
2007 525 26.5 19.8 56.2
2008 534 28.0 19.1 58.8
2009 488 29.7 16.4 64.8
2010 478 29.5 16.2 68.2
2011 494 30.0 16.4 74.1
2012 486 27.0 18.0 79.2
2013 439 25.5 17.2 82.7
2014 469 26.8 17.4 81.9
2015 471 29.0 16.2 79.6
2016 489 30.0 16.3 81.2
2017 466 27.2 17.1 83.5
2018 455 26.7 17.0 85.3
2019 432 30.3 14.2 72
2020 386 28.0 13.7 81.3
2021 319 26.0 12.2 86.8
2022 320 23.4 13.6 84.1
2023 298 21.9 13.6 86.2

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 Rocky Mountain Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 333 21.7 15.3 n/a
1989 395 25.4 15.5 18.5
1990 443 28.4 15.5 18.3
1991 490 28.8 17.0 19
1992 471 27.0 17.4 24
1993 521 29.1 17.9 19.6
1994 476 28.5 16.7 22.9
1995 497 25.0 19.9 24.9
1996 497 25.0 19.9 24.9
1997 476 25.6 18.6 21.6
1998 487 26.4 18.4 26.1
1999 513 28.6 17.9 23.4
2000 494 29.5 16.7 34.8
2001 452 28.5 15.9 31.6
2002 489 26.5 18.5 34.8
2003 489 26.5 18.5 34.8
2004 483 26.0 18.6 38.3
2005 467 24.5 19.1 44.1
2006 471 24.9 18.9 51.6
2007 525 26.5 19.8 56.2
2008 534 28.0 19.1 58.8
2009 488 29.7 16.4 64.8
2010 478 29.5 16.2 68.2
2011 494 30.0 16.4 74.1
2012 486 27.0 18.0 79.2
2013 439 25.5 17.2 82.7
2014 469 26.8 17.4 81.9
2015 471 29.0 16.2 79.6
2016 489 30.0 16.3 81.2
2017 466 27.2 17.1 83.5
2018 455 26.7 17.0 85.3
2019 432 30.3 14.2 72
2020 386 28.0 13.7 81.3
2021 319 26.0 12.2 86.8
2022 320 23.4 13.6 84.1
2023 298 21.9 13.6 86.2

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 Rocky Mountain Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,132
2020 $15,052
2021 $17,213
2022 $17,167
2023 $19,898

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Rocky Mountain Elementary 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 931st of 965 Elementary schoolsRanks 881st of 933 Elementary schools
 2.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rocky Mountain Elementary School)12.123.1
 11%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)38.238.7
 0.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)41.339.9
 1.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Rocky Mountain Elementary School)17.821.6
 3.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)46.543.5
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)4843.8
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Rocky Mountain Elementary School)9.84.9
 4.9%
   5th Grade Science (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)39.832
 7.8%
   5th Grade Science (Colorado)35.933.9
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Rocky Mountain Elementary School)2819.4
 8.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)49.244.2
 5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)48.447.8
 0.6%
5th Grade Math (Rocky Mountain Elementary School)8.58.2
 0.3%
   5th Grade Math (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)36.837.2
 0.4%
   5th Grade Math (Colorado)35.736.5
 0.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Rocky Mountain Elementary School)19.921.2
 1.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)44.740.9
 3.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students432298
 31%
African American915
 66.7%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian86
 25%
Hispanic307211
 31.3%
Pacific Islander00
White9056
 37.8%
Two or More Races1510
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72%86.2%
 14.3%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Mountain Elementary School

Rocky Mountain Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Colorado elementary schools.

Students who attend Rocky Mountain Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thornton Middle School
High : Northglenn High School

Students at Rocky Mountain Elementary School are 71% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 298 students attended Rocky Mountain Elementary School.


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