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Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Denver, Colorado, with 361 students. 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.

Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch consistently underperforms compared to district and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.4% 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, only 10.2% of students were proficient or better, compared to 32.9% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as 8th-grade science, where only 5.8% of students were proficient or better, compared to 30.2% for the district and 36.4% for the state.

Interestingly, two nearby charter schools, DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School and DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School, outperform Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch on academic measures. The traditional public middle schools in the Aurora district near Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch, such as East Middle School and North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology, also have very low academic performance, suggesting that socioeconomic challenges may be a significant factor in the academic struggles of these institutions.

379

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,268

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4800 Telluride St Bldg #5
Denver, CO 80249-6803

(303) 999-2893

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch usually attend:

High:	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College
	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School
	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
	Montbello High School
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	Northeast Early College
	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE

Feeder schools for Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch:

Elementary:	Barney Ford Elementary School
	Florida Pitt-Waller Ece-8 School
	Green Valley Elementary School
	Highline Academy Northeast
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	John H. Amesse Elementary
	KIPP Northeast Elementary
	Lena Archuleta Elementary School
	Marie L. Greenwood Academy
	Marrama Elementary School
	Maxwell Elementary School
	McGlone Academy
	Oakland Elementary
	Omar D Blair Charter School
	SOAR at Green Valley Ranch

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.4%

African American:

18.7%

Asian:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (17% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

402^nd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	15.8	402 of 469	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	388 of 485	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	428 of 480	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	346 of 448	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	362 of 458	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	325 of 418	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.0	278 of 424	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.9	202 of 400	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.9	250 of 436	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	18 of 29	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	15 of 33	54.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	32.5	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	273 of 347	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	300 of 350	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	342 of 363	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	256 of 326	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	282 of 352	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	264 of 315	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	177 of 218	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	136 of 199	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	151 of 198	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	92 of 169	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	146 of 220	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	105 of 165	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	158 of 241	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	72 of 197	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	146 of 240	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	157 of 222	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	295 of 352	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	296 of 357	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	294 of 356	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	232 of 328	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	296 of 343	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	273 of 317	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)38th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Math10%-26 vs state

Science6%-31 vs state

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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 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 Green Valley Ranch	Public, Charter	6-8	4800 Telluride St Bldg #5	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 999-2893	379	19	19.6	83.6%	14 (3.7%)	71 (18.7%)	244 (64.4%)	31 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	10 (2.6%)	15.8	402^nd of 469 public middle schools	14.3%		18.1	388^th of 485 public middle schools	20.0%	14		14.0	44.1	24.4	27.4		3.3	15.8	11.6	10.2		5.8	$14,268
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4800 Telluride Street Buildin	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6300	482	32	15.1	79.9%	18 (3.7%)	123 (25.5%)	252 (52.3%)	56 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	21 (4.4%)	34.2	284^th of 469 public middle schools	39.4%		40.3	249^th of 485 public middle schools	48.7%	35		37.7	45.0	40.0	40.9		20.5	19.2	29.0	23.0		23.9	$10,707
KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	4636 Walden St	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 307-1970	464	39	11.8	80.8%	28 (6.0%)	117 (25.2%)	252 (54.3%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	19 (4.1%)	28	325^th of 469 public middle schools	30.7%		19.8	371^st of 485 public middle schools	23.5%	46	25.5	32.7	42.5	32.2	33.3	17.9	22.1	18.6	24.8	20.9	12.4	17.7	$16,821
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel	Public, Charter	6-8	5290 Kittredge St	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 999-3825	287	19	15.3	87.8%	9 (3.1%)	42 (14.6%)	208 (72.5%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	9 (3.1%)	7.2	456^th of 469 public middle schools	2.8%		6	475^th of 485 public middle schools	2.1%	19		7.3	18.2	17.1	13.9		6.3	7.0	3.7	5.7			$18,531
Montbello Middle School	Public	6-8	5290 Kittredge St	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 424-0850	315	22	14.3	91.7%	10 (3.2%)	48 (15.2%)	220 (69.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.3%)	9 (2.9%)	5.3	466^th of 469 public middle schools	0.6%		5.3	480^th of 485 public middle schools	1.0%	14		6.0	18.4	2.7	8.9			5.8		3.2		4.3	$20,134
East Middle School	Public	6-8	1275 Fraser St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-0660	634	24	26.4	92.1%	29 (4.6%)	56 (8.8%)	496 (78.2%)	23 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	18 (2.8%)	6.6	460^th of 469 public middle schools	1.9%		8.6	462^nd of 485 public middle schools	4.7%	2		7.7	8.2	12.0	9.3		4.2	6.8	10.7	7.1		7.5	$17,770
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	10825 E 47th Ave	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6305	451	35	12.8	80.7%	22 (4.9%)	84 (18.6%)	316 (70.1%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.8%)	24.4	337^th of 469 public middle schools	28.1%		16.2	399^th of 485 public middle schools	17.7%	62		29.5	29.7	26.7	28.5		27.9	16.4	28.8	24.4		14.8	$11,576
North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus	Public	6-8	12095 Montview Blvd	Aurora	80010	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-7411	565	29	19.4	91.2%	30 (5.3%)	71 (12.6%)	401 (71.0%)	27 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (3.0%)	15 (2.7%)	5.6	465^th of 469 public middle schools	0.9%		7.5	470^th of 485 public middle schools	3.1%	5		8.7	12.0	13.2	11.5		3.6	2.9	4.8	3.8		3.7	$20,008
Denver Green School Northfield	Public	6-8	5677 N Galena St	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-8200	558	31	18.1	24.0%	340 (60.9%)	51 (9.1%)	99 (17.7%)	17 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)	95.9	17^th of 469 public middle schools	96.4%		96	15^th of 485 public middle schools	96.9%	2		79.3	76.2	84.7	80.1		71.1	69.8	73.5	71.5		68.2	$15,858
Aurora Science & Technical Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	10455 East 25th Avenue	Aurora	80010	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 524-6397	448	34	13.3	85.7%	33 (7.4%)	35 (7.8%)	352 (78.6%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.7%)	17.1	392^nd of 469 public middle schools	16.4%		13.3	428^th of 485 public middle schools	11.8%	36		22.1	35.8	21.6	26.6		10.8	21.0	11.3	14.4		12.1	$34,401

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch

Is Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch a good school?

Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Colorado middle schools.

What district is Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch.

What high school do graduates of Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch attend?

Students who attend Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch usually go on to attend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch?

Students at Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch are 64% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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