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Rocky Mountain High School

Q: Is Rocky Mountain High School a good school?

Rocky Mountain High School ranks 58 th of 338 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 338 Colorado High Schools

Better than 83% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Rocky Mountain High School is a large suburban public high school in Fort Collins, Colorado, serving 2,044 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Poudre School District R-1. The school has earned a consistent spot in the top quarter of Colorado high schools, ranking 58th out of 338 schools statewide with a 4-star rating for 2025–26. This is a remarkable improvement from a decade ago, when the school sat at the 45th percentile. While it may not be the top-ranked school in its district—Compass Community Collaborative School, Fossil Ridge High School, and Timnath Middle-High School all rank higher—it remains a strong, stable choice for families.

Academically, RMHS outperforms Colorado state averages by wide margins in every subject. SAT reading and writing proficiency sits at 77%, compared to 60% statewide, and science proficiency more than doubles the state rate at 51.1%. Math remains the relative weak spot, with SAT math proficiency at 45% versus Fossil Ridge's 60%. The school's graduation rate is a healthy 90.6%, above both the district (89.0%) and state (85.6%), with a dropout rate of just 0.9%. The most striking concern is chronic absenteeism: more than 40% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, well above state norms, even though the school still posted strong graduation and test results. Compared to nearby schools, it's not alone—Fossil Ridge sits at 42.7% and Fort Collins High School at 46.8%—but it's still a significant issue worth understanding.

RMHS serves a more diverse and higher-needs population than some of its higher-ranking neighbors, with 34.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, compared to 16.4% at Fossil Ridge and 19.4% at Timnath. The school does particularly well with low-income and Hispanic students, ranking in the 82nd and 79th percentiles statewide respectively on recent measures. Gifted students also thrive, ranking in the 91st percentile. The clearest area for improvement is support for students with disabilities, where outcomes rank in the mid-40s percentile—a gap worth asking about on a school tour. Overall, Rocky Mountain is a dependable, high-capacity school that delivers solid results with a larger and more diverse student body than many of its higher-ranked peers.

2,044

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,543

Per pupil spending ?

34.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 West Swallow Road
Fort Collins, CO 80526-2412

(970) 488-7023

District: Poudre School District R-1

Feeder schools for Rocky Mountain High School:

Elementary:	Bauder Elementary School
	Beattie Elementary School
	Bennett Elementary School
	Johnson Elementary School
	More...
	Lopez Elementary School
	McGraw Elementary School
	Olander Elementary School
Middle:	Blevins Middle School
	Webber Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.5%

Hispanic:

18.5%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (66% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Colorado high schools

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg68%

Colorado avg48%

58^th of 338

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7High Schools in the Poudre School District R-1

12^th of 115Poudre School District R-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	81.9	58 of 338	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	55 of 328	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	55 of 349	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	55 of 349	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	71 of 221	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	73 of 210	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	67 of 411	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	65 of 388	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	48.5	104 of 256	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	35.5	139 of 255	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.0	62 of 292	78.8%	★★★★☆
2014	73.3	90 of 369	75.6%	★★★★☆
2013	79.5	61 of 349	82.5%	★★★★☆
2012	78.8	59 of 334	82.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.7	72 of 337	78.6%	★★★★☆
2010	73.1	85 of 327	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	76.5	69 of 310	77.7%	★★★★☆
2008	77.0	61 of 301	79.7%	★★★★☆
2007	86.2	30 of 298	89.9%	★★★★★
2006	83.1	35 of 286	87.8%	★★★★☆
2005	86.0	29 of 280	89.6%	★★★★☆
2004	86.7	32 of 279	88.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	45 of 84	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	48 of 245	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	49 of 247	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	53 of 257	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	46 of 254	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	66 of 257	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	61 of 239	74.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	31 of 143	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	12 of 136	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	72.5	22 of 135	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	28 of 108	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	41 of 118	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	55 of 197	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	39 of 187	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	53 of 199	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	58 of 198	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	73 of 205	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	69 of 181	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	64 of 208	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.6	34 of 194	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	50 of 211	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	21 of 200	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	59 of 203	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	58 of 188	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	51 of 243	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	51 of 246	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	43 of 256	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	52 of 252	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	49 of 253	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	61 of 240	74.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	22 of 61	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	20 of 61	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	36 of 62	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	31 of 56	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	31 of 48	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	49.4	39 of 77	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	35 of 60	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	52 of 221	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	59 of 209	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	73 of 229	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	70 of 234	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	72 of 228	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.0	67 of 225	70.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2024)46th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing77%+17 vs state

Science51%+26 vs state

Mathematics45%+13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

This school has gone down since new administration took over! Very poor leadership! Close Quote

by a student
Friday, September 20, 2019

It’s a great school. Great art department. Great people. Great environment. I love it. It’s fun and engaging. We ranked 1st in spirit across the state of Colorado, courtesy of the news channel. It was great. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Rocky Mountain High School	Public	9-12	1300 West Swallow Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7023	2,044	104	19.5	34.4%	1,522 (74.5%)	36 (1.8%)	378 (18.5%)	15 (0.7%)	9 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (4.1%)	81.9	58^th of 338 public high schools	82.8%		80.9	55^th of 328 public high schools	83.2%	3	83.0	61.0	80.0	57.0	77.0	45.0										51.1	$17,543
Compass Community Collaborative School	Public, Charter	6-12	2105 South College Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 372-4242	179	14	13.0	17.3%	142 (79.3%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (14.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	92.6	15^th of 338 public high schools	95.6%		90	26^th of 328 public high schools	92.1%	11			94.0	65.0			71.4	78.3	78.3	76.1	52.4	56.5	76.9	62.9	48.0		$11,882
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	330 East Laurel Street	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4940	118	12	9.6	75.4%	61 (51.7%)	1 (0.8%)	49 (41.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)								(n/a)					23.0												$30,893
Poudre High School	Public	9-12	201 Impala Drive	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6000	1,409	86	16.4	45.3%	883 (62.7%)	19 (1.3%)	429 (30.4%)	16 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	53 (3.8%)	77.9	77^th of 338 public high schools	77.2%		74.3	88^th of 328 public high schools	73.2%	11	81.0	54.0	81.0	58.0	72.0	42.0										42.4	$20,203
Poudre Community Academy	Public	6-12	2540 Laporte Avenue	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 490-3295	212	15	14.0	76.4%	85 (40.1%)	4 (1.9%)	103 (48.6%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)								(n/a)																	$22,903
Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins	Public, Charter	6-12	4424 Innovation Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 377-0044	971	40	24.5	33.5%	714 (73.5%)	20 (2.1%)	164 (16.9%)	29 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.0%)	81.7	61^st of 338 public high schools	82.0%		84.2	45^th of 328 public high schools	86.3%	16	86.0	56.0	83.0	51.0	82.0	46.0	51.9	48.1	42.9	47.3	32.7	34.6	35.7	34.5	42.9	47.1	$12,307
Fort Collins High School	Public	9-12	3400 Lambkin Way	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8021	1,836	99	18.6	37.4%	1,212 (66.0%)	27 (1.5%)	466 (25.4%)	44 (2.4%)	14 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.9%)	79.8	71^st of 338 public high schools	79.0%		80.3	61^st of 328 public high schools	81.4%	10	81.0	52.0	81.0	57.0	79.0	44.0										52.8	$18,735
Fossil Ridge High School	Public	9-12	5400 Ziegler Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6260	1,846	96	19.2	16.4%	1,404 (76.1%)	19 (1.0%)	216 (11.7%)	116 (6.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	85 (4.6%)	91.5	21^st of 338 public high schools	93.8%		92.8	16^th of 328 public high schools	95.1%	5	88.0	60.0	91.0	73.0	86.0	60.0										69.6	$17,886
Timnath Middle-High School	Public	6-12	4700 East Prospect Road	Timnath	80535	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 419-3400	1,456	79	18.3	19.4%	1,093 (75.1%)	21 (1.4%)	248 (17.0%)	34 (2.3%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	50 (3.4%)	84	47^th of 338 public high schools	86.1%					(n/a)	88.0	61.0	85.0	55.0	78.0	46.0	52.9	58.6	49.7	53.7	57.2	42.4	50.0	49.8	43.4	58.3	$18,518
Colorado Early Colleges Windsor	Public, Charter	5-12	7640 Westgate Dr	Windsor	80528	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 657-2860	196	15	13.1	26.0%	153 (78.1%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (16.3%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)									30.4	27.3			34.8	38.6	36.4		$21,881

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Mountain High School

What schools feed into Rocky Mountain High School?

Rocky Mountain High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bauder Elementary School
Elementary : Beattie Elementary School
Elementary : Bennett Elementary School
Elementary : Johnson Elementary School
Elementary : Lopez Elementary School
Elementary : McGraw Elementary School
Elementary : Olander Elementary School
Middle : Blevins Middle School
Middle : Webber Middle School

How many students attend Rocky Mountain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,044 students attended Rocky Mountain High School.

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mountain High School?

Students at Rocky Mountain High School are 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Rocky Mountain High School a good school?

Rocky Mountain High School ranks 58^th of 338 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Rocky Mountain High School in?

Poudre School District R-1

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