Summary:
There is just one middle school serving zip code 80124 in Littleton, Colorado: Rocky Heights Middle School, a grades 6–8 campus within the Douglas County School District No. Re 1. With 1,129 students, this five-star school has consistently ranked in the top 7% of Colorado middle schools for three straight years, placing 33rd statewide in 2025–2026.
Academically, Rocky Heights outperforms both district and state averages by wide margins. In the latest testing year, 70.2% of students were proficient in English language arts, compared to 63.8% district and 44.7% state; math proficiency reached 63.7% versus 57.2% district and 37.3% state; and 8th-grade science proficiency hit 65.4% versus 54.1% district and 35.4% state. The strongest single result was 7th-grade ELA at 81.9% proficiency—35 points above the state. Math improved by 2.8 points year-over-year, while ELA dipped 2.4 points, and science dropped a notable 9.4 points. The only relative weakness is 8th-grade ELA (60.6%), which sits just below the district's 61.0%.
Beyond test scores, Rocky Heights posts very healthy non-academic indicators. Chronic absenteeism is 14.0%, well below the district's 16.6% and the state's 28.4%. The most recent dropout rate is 0.0%, and only about 10% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a relatively low-need population. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.8:1, which is high, yet outcomes remain excellent. For parents, the key takeaway is that Rocky Heights is an elite, highly stable school with slight year-to-year shifts in specific subjects; the science decline and the 8th-grade ELA dip are worth monitoring, but neither undermines its status as a clear academic leader in the area.
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