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Rocky Heights Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

28^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Rocky Heights Middle School is a high-performing public middle school located in Littleton, Colorado, serving 1,170 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which is ranked 9th out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rocky Heights Middle School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with 72.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 60.9% in Math, and 74.8% in Science. The school also excels in supporting the academic success of various student subgroups, including female students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities. In 2024-2025, Rocky Heights Middle School ranked 28th out of 469 middle schools in Colorado and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its strong overall performance.

While Rocky Heights Middle School is a high-performing school, it faces some challenges, such as an increase in chronic absenteeism and a decline in its ranking for gifted and talented students. The school may want to closely examine its programming for these students to ensure they are being appropriately challenged and supported. Additionally, the school's performance for Asian students is relatively lower compared to other subgroups, which could be an area for the school to investigate and address.

1,129

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,191

Per pupil spending ?

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11033 Monarch Boulevard
Littleton, CO 80124-9421

(303) 387-3300

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Students who attend Rocky Heights Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rock Canyon High School

Feeder schools for Rocky Heights Middle School:

Elementary:	Buffalo Ridge Elementary School
	Redstone Elementary School
	Timber Trail Elementary School
	Wildcat Mountain Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.3%

Hispanic:

11.1%

Asian:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (68% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Colorado middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg59%

Colorado avg40%

28^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Middle Schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1

9^th of 115Douglas County School District No. Re 1 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	28 of 469	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	33 of 485	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	36 of 480	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	37 of 448	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	35 of 369	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	57 of 458	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	110 of 418	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	75.8	77 of 424	81.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.8	69 of 400	82.8%	★★★★☆
2015	74.8	73 of 436	83.3%	★★★★☆
2014	85.8	50 of 461	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	90.4	28 of 454	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.4	27 of 425	93.6%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	30 of 422	92.9%	★★★★★
2010	88.4	29 of 409	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.7	32 of 377	91.5%	★★★★★
2008	89.1	27 of 362	92.5%	★★★★★
2007	88.1	26 of 360	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	89.9	21 of 346	93.9%	★★★★★
2005	88.5	20 of 340	94.1%	★★★★★
2004	91.9	15 of 336	95.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	14 of 26	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	29 of 347	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	30 of 350	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	25 of 363	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	37 of 326	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	29 of 254	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	39 of 352	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	62 of 315	80.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	22 of 132	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	29 of 126	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	57 of 125	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	56 of 134	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	103 of 121	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	12 of 218	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	7 of 199	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	12 of 198	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	3 of 169	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	9 of 83	89.2%	★★★★★
2019	72.9	39 of 220	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	47 of 165	71.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	20 of 241	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	30 of 352	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	32 of 357	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	46 of 356	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	35 of 328	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	36 of 249	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	76 of 343	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	99 of 317	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	80.4	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2019	69.3	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	44 of 275	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	40 of 273	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	55 of 286	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	53 of 265	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	50 of 203	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	81 of 283	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	89 of 199	55.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2022)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science75%+38 vs state

English Language Arts73%+28 vs state

Math61%+25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Not impressed with this school at all, disapointed with the lack of discipline. Lots of bullying, theft and nothing gets done about it unless the faculty is pushed and pushed. You want something done at that school you have to ride them! Close Quote

Schools Near Rocky Heights Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Rocky Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	11033 Monarch Boulevard	Littleton	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3300	1,129	60	18.8	10.3%	782 (69.3%)	18 (1.6%)	125 (11.1%)	122 (10.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (7.0%)	92	28^th of 469 public middle schools	94.0%		91.6	33^rd of 485 public middle schools	93.2%	5	69.1	75.4	73.2	72.6	58.9	59.8	64.5	60.9	74.8	$15,191
Mountain Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	10590 Mountain Vista Ridge	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1800	752	46	16.3	14.6%	571 (75.9%)	8 (1.1%)	91 (12.1%)	30 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.8%)	90.2	37^th of 469 public middle schools	92.1%		84.3	61^st of 485 public middle schools	87.4%	24		81.1	66.8	74.2		62.4	59.3	60.9	57.3	$16,339
Cresthill Middle School	Public	7-8	9195 Cresthill Lane	Highlands Ranch	80130	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2800	558	35	15.9	26.0%	356 (63.8%)	13 (2.3%)	117 (21.0%)	34 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	82.3	63^rd of 469 public middle schools	86.6%		78.9	80^th of 485 public middle schools	83.5%	17		68.9	60.3	64.6		52.4	60.5	56.5	47.8	$18,171
Ranch View Middle School	Public	7-8	1731 Wildcat Reserve Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2300	829	47	17.6	15.8%	628 (75.8%)	5 (0.6%)	103 (12.4%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.4%)	85.7	54^th of 469 public middle schools	88.5%		83.4	64^th of 485 public middle schools	86.8%	10		73.4	58.3	66.1		62.2	54.8	58.6	56.0	$15,576
John Wesley Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 South Corona Way	Littleton	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7850	509	34	15.0	25.5%	388 (76.2%)	9 (1.8%)	75 (14.7%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.3%)	80.2	75^th of 469 public middle schools	84.0%		80.4	75^th of 485 public middle schools	84.5%		55.6	67.6	71.5	65.3	40.6	46.7	50.0	45.9	72.3	$17,493
Newton Middle School	Public	6-8	4001 East Arapahoe Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7900	781	40	19.5	12.5%	642 (82.2%)	7 (0.9%)	66 (8.5%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.9%)	90.7	34^th of 469 public middle schools	92.8%		91.5	34^th of 485 public middle schools	93.0%		63.5	70.3	75.6	69.8	55.6	70.6	70.3	65.4	63.9	$15,368
Colorado Skies Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	13025 Wings Way	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 900-4086	90	11	7.9	33.3%	54 (60.0%)	5 (5.6%)	19 (21.1%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.0%)								(n/a)
Euclid Middle School	Public	6-8	777 West Euclid Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7800	631	39	16.1	31.1%	446 (70.7%)	5 (0.8%)	130 (20.6%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.1%)	76.4	92^nd of 469 public middle schools	80.4%		70.1	125^th of 485 public middle schools	74.2%	33	60.8	70.6	56.5	62.7	42.5	50.8	45.3	46.3	50.3	$15,940
Castle Rock Middle School	Public	7-8	2575 Meadows Boulevard	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1300	660	44	15.1	25.9%	454 (68.8%)	10 (1.5%)	141 (21.4%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.6%)	60.6	154^th of 469 public middle schools	67.2%		64	142^nd of 485 public middle schools	70.7%	12		52.3	50.2	51.2		33.9	40.0	37.1	45.6	$16,985
West Middle School	Public	6-8	5151 South Holly	Greenwood Village	80121	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-5100	1,019	58	17.6	18.1%	701 (68.8%)	19 (1.9%)	156 (15.3%)	51 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (8.7%)	91.7	30^th of 469 public middle schools	93.6%		89.1	40^th of 485 public middle schools	91.8%	10	70.6	70.4	72.8	71.1	65.1	56.7	69.0	63.5	68.2	$16,531

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Heights Middle School

What high school do graduates of Rocky Heights Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rocky Heights Middle School usually go on to attend Rock Canyon High School

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Heights Middle School?

Students at Rocky Heights Middle School are 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Rocky Heights Middle School a good school?

Yes. Rocky Heights Middle School ranks in the top 6.0% of Colorado middle schools.

What district is Rocky Heights Middle School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

How many students attend Rocky Heights Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,129 students attended Rocky Heights Middle School.

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