Best Public Schools in Zip Code 82083

Zip code 82083 has three very small schools serving the full span from prekindergarten through grade 12: Rock River Elementary (PK–6), Rock River Junior High School (grades 7–8) and Rock River High School (grades 9–12). Together, they enroll 95 students in Albany County School District #1. Results vary considerably by grade and subject: English language arts (ELA) is comparatively stronger, while mathematics and science results are generally well below state levels. The most important takeaway is that a strong result in one grade or subject does not mean performance is consistently strong across a school.

Rock River Junior High School stands out in grade 7 ELA, where 77.8% were proficient—21.3 percentage points above the state’s 56.5%; its grade 8 ELA result, however, was 10.9 points below state. Rock River High School had grade 10 ELA above state by 5.3 points and a 100% graduation rate, compared with 83.1% statewide. Its grade 10 math result was under 10%, more than 35 points below state. Rock River Elementary had the most concerning ELA shortfall: grade 5 was 33.3%, 28 points below state, and grade 6 was 40%, 20.8 points below. In math, every reported result was below state; the closest was Elementary grade 6, 50% versus 56.9%.

Year-to-year changes were mixed rather than consistently improving: grade 7 ELA at Rock River Junior High School jumped from 20% to 77.8%, while grade 6 ELA at Rock River Elementary fell from 71.4% to 40%; across 13 matched grade-subject results, the average state-relative gap worsened by more than about 2.9 points. SchoolDigger rates High and Junior High at two stars and Elementary at one; its 2025–26 rankings were 55th of 81 high schools, 51st of 76 middle schools and 131st of 148 elementary schools. Student-teacher ratios range from 3.9 at High to 13.2 at Junior High, while free/reduced-lunch eligibility ranges from 42.9% at Elementary to 54.2% at Junior High; these figures provide context, not explanations for outcomes. Because enrollments are only 24–36 students, results can shift with small numbers of test-takers.