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Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch is a middle school in Denver, CO serving 379 students in grades 6–8 as part of School District No. 1. The school serves a predominantly low-income community, with 83.6% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, and currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking 410th out of 469 Colorado middle schools in the 13th percentile. This continues a long-term decline: the school was near the state median in 2015–2016 (50th percentile) but has remained in the bottom quartile for most of the past decade, slipping further in recent years.

Academic proficiency is well below district and state averages, especially in math and science. On the 2025–2026 CMAS exams, only 24% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (compared to 42.5% district and 44.7% state), while math proficiency was just 12.1% (versus 35% and 37.3%) and science was 14.3% (versus 30.5% and 35.4%). Chronic absenteeism is a major concern at 41.8%, up sharply from 28.8% the prior year and well above the state rate of 28.4%. The student-teacher ratio also jumped from 13.0 to 19.6 in a single year, now among the highest in the area and potentially reducing individual attention.

The most striking comparison is with DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School, which shares the same building and serves a similar student population (79.9% free/reduced lunch) yet ranks in the 42nd percentile with much higher proficiency: 39.6% ELA, 23.3% math, and 25.2% science, plus lower chronic absenteeism at 25.8%. Denver Green School Northfield, about five miles away, shows what's possible with 78.6% ELA and 73.7% math proficiency, though it serves a lower-poverty population. The school has seen small recent improvements in math (10.2% to 12.1%) and science (5.8% to 14.3%), but ELA dipped and absenteeism rose sharply, so a sustained turnaround hasn't yet materialized. Dropout rates, however, have been low at 1.5–1.7%, suggesting the primary challenges are academic performance and attendance, not keeping students enrolled.

379

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,268

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

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 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

417^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 30Middle Schools in the School District No. 1

69^th of 114School 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
2026	15.2	417 of 476	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.6	29 of 35	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.2	323 of 368	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.9	151 of 208	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.1	324 of 372	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

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

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)20th percentile~ school

African American (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-21 vs state

Science14%-21 vs state

Math12%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)					CMAS Math (2026)					CMAS Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	15.2	417^th of 476 public middle schools	12.4%		15.8	402^nd of 469 public middle schools	14.3%	15		23.1	20.7	28.1	24.0		14.5	9.1	12.4	12.1		14.3	$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%)	35.3	276^th of 476 public middle schools	42.0%		34.2	284^th of 469 public middle schools	39.4%	8		29.3	53.7	35.8	39.6		18.7	26.2	25.2	23.3		25.2	$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%)	27.7	320^th of 476 public middle schools	32.8%		28	325^th of 469 public middle schools	30.7%	5	32.4	16.5	36.7	35.8	30.5	20.4	13.6	24.8	35.8	23.7	15.0	16.2	$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%)	9.9	453^rd of 476 public middle schools	4.8%		7.2	456^th of 469 public middle schools	2.8%	3		7.5	11.0	15.7	11.4		9.0	12.2	20.3	13.8		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%)	6.2	469^th of 476 public middle schools	1.5%		5.3	466^th of 469 public middle schools	0.6%	3		7.1	13.3	6.1	8.6		10.6	710.0	706.0	6.8		4.9	$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%)	8	462^nd of 476 public middle schools	2.9%		6.6	460^th of 469 public middle schools	1.9%	2		14.6	10.0	10.8	11.8		7.3	8.8	11.2	9.2		6.5	$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%)	22.7	349^th of 476 public middle schools	26.7%		24.4	337^th of 469 public middle schools	28.1%	12		15.5	33.6	25.4	24.9		21.7	17.9	26.3	22.0		20.8	$11,576
North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus	Public	6-8	12095 Montview Blvd	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe 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	472^nd of 476 public middle schools	0.8%		5.6	465^th of 469 public middle schools	0.9%	7		4.1	7.3	10.5	7.2		3.5	4.3	6.8	4.9		6.8	$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	16^th of 476 public middle schools	96.6%		95.9	17^th of 469 public middle schools	96.4%	1		77.8	83.9	73.8	78.6		77.8	71.8	71.3	73.7		63.6	$15,858
Aurora Science & Technical Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	10455 East 25th Avenue	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe 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%)	22.6	350^th of 476 public middle schools	26.5%		17.1	392^nd of 469 public middle schools	16.4%	42		20.7	40.0	33.1	31.1		15.2	14.2	17.3	15.5		19.4	$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 12.4% 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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