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Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill

Q: Is Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill a good school?

Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill ranks 526 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill is an elementary public charter school in Denver, Colorado, serving 388 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. While the school faces some challenges, it also has unique strengths that set it apart from nearby public schools.

Academically, Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state tests generally below the district and state averages. However, the school performs relatively better in supporting certain subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top 25% of Colorado elementary schools for these populations. The school also has a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.3 to 9.5 students per teacher, which is lower than nearby public schools.

One of the school's key challenges is its high rate of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.1% to 37.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 86.45% to 90.46% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to nearby public schools in the same district, Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill generally performs better than Johnson Elementary School and College View Elementary School, but lags behind Gust Elementary School and Doull Elementary School in terms of academic proficiency.

443

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,786

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2626 West Evans Avenue
Denver, CO 80219-5506

(720) 460-2800

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

White:

3.2%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2021 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 45th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

526^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 22 pts since 2018

From top 33% (2018) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 99Elementary 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	39.9	526 of 950	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	576 of 943	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	603 of 933	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.4	876 of 921	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	694 of 710	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	552 of 965	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	302 of 917	67.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	8 of 43	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	95.6	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	490 of 694	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	483 of 684	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	516 of 642	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	497 of 758	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	253 of 690	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	117 of 119	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	59 of 247	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	48.0	131 of 265	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	422 of 700	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	513 of 683	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	468 of 649	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	472 of 764	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	302 of 693	56.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)51st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science38%~ state avg

Math37%~ state avg

English Language Arts35%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Nuestra experiencia con Strive Prep- Ruby Hill ha sido maravillosa. Inscribimos a nuestro estudiante cuando la escuela apenas abrió y estamos muy contentos de haber tomado esta decisión. El personal está muy comprometido con el aprendizaje y el éxito de los estudiantes. Nuestro estudiante siempre ha estado motivado por ir a la escuela y sobresale en todas las materias escolares desde que estuvo aquí. Estamos muy felices de haber construido una relación increíble entre la familia y la escuela a lo largo de estos años. ¡Gracias Strive Prep- Ruby Hill! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Comunacation is not up to needed information to parents to be aware of Needed Changes, to prepare schedules for those Changes. Some of the staff is Not fair with all of the rules in regards to parents Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, July 29, 2021

Ruby Hill is a great institution. Where children can learn as an individual and also grow sociably. There are also great programs and teachers for children with special needs. There are available resources for parents and to help their children with school. With that said, the experience for all children and parents is exceptional. Close Quote

Schools Near Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill

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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 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill	Public, Charter	K-5	2626 West Evans Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 460-2800	443	39	11.2	86.0%	14 (3.2%)	14 (3.2%)	401 (90.5%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39.9	526^th of 950 public elementary schools	44.6%		33.3	576^th of 943 public elementary schools	38.9%	50	35.6	23.7	42.9	34.7	34.6	31.7	44.3	37.0	38.5	$19,786
Schmitt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 South Vallejo Street	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4230	157	16	9.7	91.1%	12 (7.6%)	25 (15.9%)	109 (69.4%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				14.3				9.6	23.5	$27,641
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1850 South Irving Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6290	294	19	15.5	87.1%	18 (6.1%)	4 (1.4%)	261 (88.8%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	15.7	797^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.1%		13	834^th of 943 public elementary schools	11.6%	37			25.0	15.5	15.1	15.0	32.6	20.6	9.5	$20,340
College View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2675 South Decatur Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8660	368	25	14.6	93.2%	13 (3.5%)	24 (6.5%)	312 (84.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	12.8	843^rd of 950 public elementary schools	11.3%		11.4	860^th of 943 public elementary schools	8.8%	17			26.1	16.1			5.8	4.1	21.2	$22,442
Godsman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2120 West Arkansas Avenue	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7060	332	20	16.6	91.9%	15 (4.5%)	4 (1.2%)	298 (89.8%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	12.9	841^st of 950 public elementary schools	11.5%		8.7	904^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.1%	63	14.3	13.0	28.6	20.3	23.1	15.9	8.1	16.5		$19,610
Gust Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 West Yale Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6560	602	35	17.2	82.2%	61 (10.1%)	18 (3.0%)	484 (80.4%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	53.5	419^th of 950 public elementary schools	55.9%		33.6	573^rd of 943 public elementary schools	39.2%	154	52.2	16.7	60.0	42.3	60.6	20.7	44.4	40.4	50.7	$18,607
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School	Public	K-5	1300 South Lowell Boulevard	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4300	339	22	15.1	87.3%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	332 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15.9	794^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.4%		13.9	821^st of 943 public elementary schools	12.9%	27			23.9	18.8	24.5	25.5	14.0	21.3	12.0	$19,384
Goldrick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 South Zuni Street	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6980	385	25	15.4	82.6%	14 (3.6%)	20 (5.2%)	331 (86.0%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	27.5	640^th of 950 public elementary schools	32.6%		28.1	636^th of 943 public elementary schools	32.6%	4	25.0	19.5	40.4	30.2	30.2	23.7	35.6	29.8	22.8	$22,424
Doull Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 South Utica Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8000	381	24	16.0	85.3%	26 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	336 (88.2%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	30	615^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.3%		35.2	562^nd of 943 public elementary schools	40.4%	53	39.3	30.0	39.5	36.6	20.8	37.9	34.9	30.0	14.0	$20,340
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	911 South Hazel Court	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 863-8920	453	34	13.2	90.9%	16 (3.5%)	28 (6.2%)	386 (85.2%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	17.9	768^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.2%		9.1	899^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.7%	131	19.5	21.0	34.5	25.3		19.4		14.1	19.3	$15,205

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill

What district is Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill in?

School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill?

Students at Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill are 91% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill.

Is Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill a good school?

Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill ranks 526^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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