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Rocky Top Middle School

Rocky Top Middle School school profile in Thornton, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
66/100
strong current academics, supportive local context · high confidence
Enrollment
1,030
Enrollment has increased 3% over the available history.
FRL Share
28.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
749.5
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Rocky Top Middle School

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Academic Quality

76

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

44

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

53

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

66

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Thornton and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 41 · Colorado 50
66 41
2 Academic average
Peer 727.1 · Colorado 735.5
749.5 727.1
3 ELA
Peer 730.2 · Colorado 741.7
751.9 730.2
4 Math
Peer 723.8 · Colorado 731.5
747.7 723.8
5 Science
Peer 727.3 · Colorado 733.2
748.9 727.3
6 Enrollment
Peer 761 · Colorado 469
1,030 761
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Thornton 2.9 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
2.8 / 1k 2.9 / 1k
2 Market rent
Thornton $2,042 · Colorado $1,977
$2,896 $2,042
3 Home price
Thornton $506,295 · Colorado $556,199
$645,390 $506,295
4 Poverty rate
Thornton 5.7% · Colorado 10.1%
6.3% 5.7%
5 Median income
Thornton $109,958 · Colorado $101,131
$138,032 $109,958
6 Renter share
Thornton 21.3% · Colorado 32.6%
13.6% 21.3%
Research notes

How to read this school page

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Academic picture

Rocky Top Middle School currently posts a blended academic reading around 749.5, with ELA at 751.9, Math at 747.7, and Science at 748.9. Against Thornton middle schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 76/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has increased 3% over the available history. ELA has moved up 2.2 points over the available history. Math has moved up 1.5 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 44/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Rocky Top Middle School currently serves about 1,030 students. FRL share sits near 28.4%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 008544 carries violent crime around 2.8 / 1k, market rent near $2,896, median income near $138,032, and home-price context near $645,390. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 80602 where rent context currently sits near $2,896 and home-price context near $645,390. Nearby violent crime has moved down 10% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

Rocky Top Middle School currently reads as strong current academics, supportive local context. The total TractSignal school score is 66/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.