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Rocky Mountain Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

874^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Rocky Mountain Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Westminster, Colorado, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 291 students. The school is part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, which is ranked 52 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, Rocky Mountain Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Colorado elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a statewide ranking between 872 and 931 out of 917 to 965 schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger every year, significantly underperforming compared to the district and state averages in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 19.7% in English Language Arts, 11.3% in Math, and 14.8% in Science, compared to the district's 42.2%, 34.2%, and 39.5%, respectively, and the state's 44.8%, 35.9%, and 39%.

The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 44.1% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 89.35% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high-poverty student population. When comparing Rocky Mountain Elementary School to other nearby schools within the same Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, such as Hillcrest Elementary School and Westview Elementary School, it becomes evident that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance, with proficiency rates 5-10 percentage points higher at the neighboring schools.

318

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,602

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3350 West 99th Avenue
Westminster, CO 80031-3260

(720) 972-5600

District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Students who attend Rocky Mountain Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thornton Middle School
High:	Northglenn High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.8%

White:

14.2%

Asian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (15% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg38%

Colorado avg40%

874^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools

52^nd of 115Adams 12 Five Star Schools 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	10.7	874 of 950	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	894 of 943	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	881 of 933	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	917 of 921	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	931 of 965	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	872 of 917	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	898 of 929	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	893 of 914	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	898 of 938	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.5	924 of 962	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.8	893 of 954	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.9	854 of 935	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.8	818 of 935	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	827 of 925	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.7	748 of 872	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.3	704 of 849	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.5	622 of 852	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.8	662 of 829	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.5	687 of 823	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.3	625 of 808	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	652 of 694	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	619 of 642	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	723 of 758	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	603 of 690	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	233 of 247	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	676 of 700	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	631 of 649	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	761 of 764	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	691 of 693	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-25 vs state

Science15%-24 vs state

Math11%-25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, December 11, 2014

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

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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 (2025)
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 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Rocky Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	3350 West 99th Avenue	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5600	318	22	14.4	90.9%	45 (14.2%)	5 (1.6%)	257 (80.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	10.7	874^th of 950 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.5	894^th of 943 public elementary schools	5.2%	20	18.2	14.6	24.2				19.7			12.9				11.3	14.8		$21,602
Sunset Ridge Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	9451 Hooker Street	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 426-8907	449	21	21.3	87.8%	49 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	380 (84.6%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	12.9	840^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.6%		15	805^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.6%	35	22.4	14.8	27.1	23.2	28.8	22.2	23.2	19.0	11.1	14.6	12.7	28.8	19.4	17.7	16.7	11.1	$17,212
Federal Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 W 96th Avenue	Denver	80260	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5360	430	30	14.3	93.5%	27 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	393 (91.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.4	853^rd of 950 public elementary schools	10.2%		8.1	911^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.4%	58	10.1	27.7	35.3				22.0	5.1	19.1	13.7				11.3	12.0		$19,124
Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9100 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-2891	317	21	14.9	89.9%	59 (18.6%)	8 (2.5%)	232 (73.2%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	13.6	825^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.2%		16	790^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.2%	35	14.0	21.4	36.4				23.1	12.3	14.3	20.5				15.4	13.6		$19,472
John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8731 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-2161	354	20	17.2	76.0%	70 (19.8%)	2 (0.6%)	246 (69.5%)	26 (7.3%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16.8	778^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.1%		27.6	641^st of 943 public elementary schools	32.0%	137	16.7	17.9	22.5	35.3	50.0	25.6	27.6	16.7	25.6	20.0		21.9		15.9	17.5	15.4	$16,914
STEM Launch	Public, Magnet	K-8	9450 Pecos Street	Thornton	80260	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 972-5120	677	46	14.7	78.6%	134 (19.8%)	5 (0.7%)	496 (73.3%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	26.8	648^th of 950 public elementary schools	31.8%		21.3	726^th of 943 public elementary schools	23.0%	78	29.7	34.3	30.5	24.0	52.3	44.4	36.8	26.6	30.0	30.5	13.1	12.8	24.7	21.9	37.0	33.0	$17,923
Crown Pointe Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2900 West 86th Avenue	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1882	461	27	17.3	61.6%	105 (22.8%)	4 (0.9%)	313 (67.9%)	26 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	41.1	521^st of 950 public elementary schools	45.2%		38.2	539^th of 943 public elementary schools	42.8%	18	41.2	35.3	41.2	47.2	56.3	53.2	45.5	43.1	31.4	31.4	20.8	31.3	12.8	28.6	36.0	31.9	$13,866
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	10335 Croke Drive	Northglenn	80260	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5380	338	25	13.5	84.3%	40 (11.8%)	8 (2.4%)	262 (77.5%)	11 (3.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)	8.1	918^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.4%		12.7	839^th of 943 public elementary schools	11.0%	79	15.4	18.8	9.6				14.9	12.1	7.7	11.3				10.3	13.5		$19,865
Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Roseanna Drive	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5680	402	27	14.7	71.6%	117 (29.1%)	5 (1.2%)	241 (60.0%)	16 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	18.3	762^nd of 950 public elementary schools	19.8%		18.6	760^th of 943 public elementary schools	19.4%	2	24.1	22.6	24.5				23.7	23.0	25.0	22.4				23.6	18.4		$20,038
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6450 West 95th Place	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9790	310	17	18.1	41.9%	156 (50.3%)	9 (2.9%)	110 (35.5%)	13 (4.2%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	27.5	639^th of 950 public elementary schools	32.7%		25.6	667^th of 943 public elementary schools	29.3%	28	10.3	54.5	32.1				31.0	15.8	36.4	17.9				23.2	25.0		$18,002

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Mountain Elementary School

Is Rocky Mountain Elementary School a good school?

Rocky Mountain Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Rocky Mountain Elementary School in?

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mountain Elementary School?

Students at Rocky Mountain Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 14% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Rocky Mountain Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Rocky Mountain Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Rocky Mountain Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Thornton Middle School
High : Northglenn High School

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