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Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood

Q: Is Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood a good school?

Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Colorado middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood?

Students at Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood attend?

Students who attend Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood usually go on to attend West High School

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood is a public charter middle school in Denver, Colorado, serving 380 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of School District No. 1, which is ranked 76 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood consistently ranks in the bottom half of Colorado middle schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments. In 2024-2025, only 23.7% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In math, the school's proficiency rate was just 16.2%, far below the district's 32.9% and the state's 35.9%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 27.7% to 37.1% in recent years, and relatively high dropout rates.

Compared to nearby schools like Grant Beacon Middle School, Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School, and DSST: Cedar Middle School, Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood performs significantly worse academically, despite serving a higher percentage of students from low-income backgrounds. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism and dropout rates, suggesting that Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood could benefit from adopting best practices and strategies used by higher-performing schools serving similar student populations.

411

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,159

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3201 W Arizona Ave.
Denver, CO 80219-3941

(303) 962-9880

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood usually attend:

High:

West High School

Feeder schools for Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood:

Elementary:	Barnum Elementary School
	Castro Elementary School
	Center for Talent Development at Greenlee
	Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School
	More...
	Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont
	Force Elementary School
	Johnson Elementary School
	Knapp Elementary School
	Munroe Elementary School
	Newlon Elementary School
	Valverde Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.9%

African American:

1.9%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2019 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 14th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (18% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

405^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 29Middle Schools in the School District No. 1

76^th of 115School District No. 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	15.5	405 of 469	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	375 of 485	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	450 of 480	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	409 of 448	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	442 of 458	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	362 of 418	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	321 of 424	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.1	233 of 400	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.3	245 of 436	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.9	314 of 461	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.6	275 of 454	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.2	220 of 425	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.7	186 of 422	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	304 of 347	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	295 of 350	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	322 of 363	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	305 of 326	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	329 of 352	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	267 of 315	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	0.5	121 of 121	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	209 of 241	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	314 of 352	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	287 of 357	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	345 of 356	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	302 of 328	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	335 of 343	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	300 of 317	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)13th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-21 vs state

Math16%-20 vs state

Science6%-31 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, September 20, 2021

STRIVE Prep Westwood promotes strong relationship building for students, and allows them to become their best selves both academically and emotionally. They hold their students and their staff to high standards, while also creating a safe school environment. 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 (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 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 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 Prep Westwood	Public, Charter	6-8	3201 W Arizona Ave.	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 962-9880	411	27	15.2	91.7%	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	390 (94.9%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15.5	405^th of 469 public middle schools	13.6%		19.5	375^th of 485 public middle schools	22.7%	30		20.1	31.6	20.9	23.7		14.4	22.3	13.3	16.2		5.6	$16,159
Kepner Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	911 South Hazel Court	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0027	467	33	14.1	89.9%	16 (3.4%)	26 (5.6%)	409 (87.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	11	435^th of 469 public middle schools	7.2%		13.9	417^th of 485 public middle schools	14.0%	18		14.5	16.8	22.7	18.3		10.1	3.3	17.5	10.4		11.0	$20,593
Compass Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2285 S Federal Blvd	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0096	200	18	11.0	91.5%	6 (3.0%)	5 (2.5%)	184 (92.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			18.2		11.5					3.7			$19,151
Rocky Mountain Prep Federal	Public, Charter	6-8	2626 W Evans Ave	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 460-2800	376	24	15.4	88.0%	9 (2.4%)	15 (4.0%)	340 (90.4%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	14.8	410^th of 469 public middle schools	12.6%		18.8	380^th of 485 public middle schools	21.6%	30		20.6	23.1	26.4	23.5		21.2	10.2	11.7	14.2		9.2	$18,571
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	375 S Tejon Street	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 623-5772	301	29	10.5	93.7%	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.3%)	279 (92.7%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11.9	432^nd of 469 public middle schools	7.9%		10.9	445^th of 485 public middle schools	8.2%	13	20.7	13.4	29.2	21.2	20.9	13.8	4.9	16.7	10.3	10.7	20.7	9.3	$17,425
DSST: College View Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3111 W Dartmouth Ave	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6320	446	36	12.4	86.3%	29 (6.5%)	15 (3.4%)	379 (85.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	20.6	359^th of 469 public middle schools	23.5%		19.1	378^th of 485 public middle schools	22.1%	19		28.8	29.5	32.8	30.3		17.6	17.4	15.4	16.8		15.8	$16,356
Grant Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	1751 South Washington Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9360	339	21	16.2	65.5%	92 (27.1%)	30 (8.8%)	184 (54.3%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	41.3	234^th of 469 public middle schools	50.1%		48.7	218^th of 485 public middle schools	55.1%	16		32.7	43.7	48.4	41.6		20.2	27.5	35.8	27.7		33.3	$20,378
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	750 Galapago St.	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 282-6437	223	16	14.1	30.9%	124 (55.6%)	16 (7.2%)	58 (26.0%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)	76.3	94^th of 469 public middle schools	80.0%		61.1	150^th of 485 public middle schools	69.1%	56		67.2	76.9	56.6	68.2		40.0	43.6	46.2	43.1		46.9	$14,684
Bear Valley International School	Public	6-8	3005 South Golden Way	Denver	80227	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9600	313	29	10.8	77.6%	45 (14.4%)	13 (4.2%)	230 (73.5%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	22.9	341^st of 469 public middle schools	27.3%		20.7	365^th of 485 public middle schools	24.7%	24		23.2	38.1	34.4	32.0		17.1	18.8	17.8	17.9		17.6	$20,726
DSST: Cedar Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	150 S Pearl Street	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 524-6350	485	36	13.5	50.5%	187 (38.6%)	90 (18.6%)	148 (30.5%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.4%)	86.7	48^th of 469 public middle schools	89.8%		78.5	83^rd of 485 public middle schools	82.9%	35		70.6	66.7	73.5	70.2		55.9	47.0	60.8	54.6		58.7	$16,095

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood?

Students at Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood in?

School District No. 1

What high school do graduates of Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood attend?

Students who attend Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood usually go on to attend West High School

How many students attend Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood.

Is Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood a good school?

Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Colorado middle schools.

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