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Rocky Mountain High School

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Rocky Mountain High School ranks 35 th of 112 Idaho high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 112 Idaho High Schools

Better than 69% of Idaho high schools

Summary

Rocky Mountain High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Meridian, Idaho, with a total enrollment of 1,911 students. The school is part of the Joint School District No. 2, which is ranked 10th out of 96 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Rocky Mountain High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Idaho, with a statewide ranking between 4th and 35th over the past decade.

Academically, Rocky Mountain High School outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with 66% of students proficient or better in ISAT/English Language Arts, compared to 60% for the state and 70% for the district. In ISAT/Math, the school had 46% proficiency, compared to 43.1% for the state and 58% for the district. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 81% to 94.4% over the past few years, on par with or better than the surrounding schools in the district. Additionally, Rocky Mountain High School has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 3.69% to 11.3%, significantly lower than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Rocky Mountain High School has consistently ranked among the top schools in the state for the performance of specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, and white students. This suggests the school is effectively serving a diverse student population. While Rocky Mountain High School outperforms the state and district averages, the nearby Owyhee High School and Eagle High School also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked highly within the state, indicating a cluster of high-performing high schools in the Joint School District No. 2.

1,848

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,471

Per pupil spending ?

15.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5450 North Linder Road
Meridian, ID 83642-6106

(208) 350-4340

District: Joint School District No. 2

Feeder schools for Rocky Mountain High School:

Elementary:	Discovery Elementary School
	Paramount Elementary School
	Prospect Elementary School
	Willow Creek Elementary School
Middle:	Heritage Middle School
	Sawtooth Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.8%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Idaho average (56% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Idaho median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg63%

Idaho avg47%

35^th of 112

Idaho public high schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11High Schools in the Joint School District No. 2

10^th of 96Joint School District No. 2 among Idaho districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	35 of 112	68.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	27 of 159	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	14 of 106	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	14 of 110	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	12 of 88	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	4 of 52	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	81.1	16 of 101	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	93.6	3 of 76	96.1%	★★★★★
2015	76.4	10 of 74	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	21 of 160	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	70.3	44 of 162	72.8%	★★★★☆
2011	64.4	54 of 165	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.9	22 of 169	87.0%	★★★★☆
2009	66.1	36 of 128	71.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	74.3	18 of 66	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	1 of 40	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	72.6	6 of 48	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	6 of 40	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	92.2	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	82.5	9 of 55	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	2 of 38	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	90.9	1 of 22	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	77.3	11 of 66	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	7 of 40	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	8 of 48	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	5 of 40	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	3 of 31	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	76.4	16 of 78	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	8 of 50	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	5 of 23	78.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2018)95th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)84th percentile~ school

Male (2024)83rd percentile~ school

White (2024)79th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)73rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+12 vs state

Science55%+12 vs state

Math46%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISAT Math (2025)		ISAT Science (2025)			ISAT English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	ISAT Math End of Course	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rocky Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5450 North Linder Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4340	1,848	80	22.9	15.4%	1,511 (81.8%)	23 (1.2%)	210 (11.4%)	23 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	72 (3.9%)	69	35^th of 112 public high schools	68.8%		78.2	27^th of 159 public high schools	83.0%	8	46.0	46.0		55.0	55.0			66.0	66.0	$6,471	$609	$5,861
Central Academy High School	Public	9-12	6075 North Locus Grove Road	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4325	136	12	11.3	28.7%	107 (78.7%)	3 (2.2%)	16 (11.8%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	21.9	94^th of 112 public high schools	16.1%					(n/a)				28.1	28.1			46.9	46.9	$10,731	$713	$10,018
Pathways In Education - West Ada	Public, Charter	9-12	965 Ustick Road	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Pathways In Education - West Ada	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	79	5	14.4		53 (67.1%)	3 (3.8%)	14 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	5 (6.3%)								(n/a)
Meridian Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3800 North Locust Grove Road	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 288-2928	206	14	14.7	15.5%	155 (75.2%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (14.1%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	98.9	2^nd of 112 public high schools	98.2%					(n/a)	77.3	77.3		88.6	88.6					$11,232	$00	$11,232
Meridian Medical Arts Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1789 East Heritage Park Lane	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4075	191	15	12.7	16.2%	139 (72.8%)	2 (1.0%)	32 (16.8%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.2%)	98.5	3^rd of 112 public high schools	97.3%					(n/a)	75.8	75.8		84.8	84.8					$11,226	$00	$11,226
Meridian High School	Public	9-12	1900 West Pine Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4160	1,774	94	18.8	32.2%	1,243 (70.1%)	33 (1.9%)	381 (21.5%)	29 (1.6%)	6 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	74 (4.2%)	56.8	48^th of 112 public high schools	57.1%		61.9	56^th of 159 public high schools	64.8%	8	36.1	36.1		45.8	45.8			68.3	68.3	$7,180	$609	$6,571
Ada Professional-Technical Center	Public	10-12	1900 West Pine	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4198	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Eagle High School	Public	9-12	574 North Park Lane	Eagle	83616	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 939-2189	1,765	77	22.8	11.0%	1,486 (84.2%)	12 (0.7%)	154 (8.7%)	19 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	84 (4.8%)	75.1	27^th of 112 public high schools	75.9%		84.4	18^th of 159 public high schools	88.7%	9	52.3	52.3		47.6	47.6			79.4	79.4	$6,685	$609	$6,075
iSucceed Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6148 North Discovery Way Suit	Boise	83713	Ada County	Isucceed Virtual High School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 375-3116	345	11	31.2		232 (67.2%)	3 (0.9%)	86 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.4%)								(n/a)								13.6	13.6	$838	$00	$838
iSUCCEED VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL	Public, Charter	7-12	6148 North Discovery Way Suit	Boise	83713	Ada County	Isucceed Virtual High School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 375-3116	1,290	54	23.8		1,009 (78.2%)	8 (0.6%)	186 (14.4%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	75 (5.8%)								(n/a)			13.3			37.0	25.0	32.6	31.6	$6,828	$540	$6,287

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Mountain High School

What district is Rocky Mountain High School in?

Joint School District No. 2

Is Rocky Mountain High School a good school?

Rocky Mountain High School ranks 35^th of 112 Idaho high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mountain High School?

Students at Rocky Mountain High School are 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Rocky Mountain High School?

Rocky Mountain High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Discovery Elementary School
Elementary : Paramount Elementary School
Elementary : Prospect Elementary School
Elementary : Willow Creek Elementary School
Middle : Heritage Middle School
Middle : Sawtooth Middle School

How many students attend Rocky Mountain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,848 students attended Rocky Mountain High School.

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