Colorado Rocky Mountain School
Carbondale · CO · Private independent
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- Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Colorado Rocky Mountain School publishes where its graduates go (not stated): 70 colleges, including Boston University, Bowdoin College, Brown University, Dartmouth College.
- Worth asking admissions: the school profile. Reach doesn't yet show this school's SAT/ACT or AP results. Every private school produces a counselor's "school profile" for colleges, and most post it online — ask admissions for it. How a school answers says as much as the numbers.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school
Colorado Rocky Mountain School publishes where its graduates enrolled (not stated): 70 colleges. See the full list ↓
Their published matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
Colorado Rocky Mountain School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 70 colleges, in the document's own order.
The document does not state a class year for this list.
Ivy+ and most selective · 4
Brown University · Dartmouth College · University of Pennsylvania · Yale University
University of California · 3
University of California-Berkeley · University of California-Santa Barbara · University of California-Santa Cruz
Other California · 7
Chapman University · Occidental College · Pitzer College · Pomona College · Santa Clara University · Scripps College · University of Southern California
Out of state · 50
Alcorn State University · American University · Barnard College · Bates College · Baylor University · Berklee College of Music · Boston University · Bowdoin College · Carleton College · Colby College · Colgate University · Colorado College · Colorado School of Mines · Davidson College · and 36 more below
Not matched to a college page · 6
CA Polytechnic State Univ.-San Luis Obispo · McGill University · Quest University Canada · St. John’s College · University of British Columbia · University of St Andrews
Is my kid's college on this list?
The school down the road: The Peak School
| College | Colorado Rocky Mountain School | The Peak School |
|---|---|---|
| Boston University | ✓ named | — |
| Brown University | ✓ named | — |
| Dartmouth College | ✓ named | — |
| Georgetown University | ✓ named | — |
| New York University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Northeastern University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Tufts University | ✓ named | — |
| University of California-Berkeley | ✓ named | — |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | ✓ named | — |
| University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | ✓ named | — |
| University of Pennsylvania | ✓ named | — |
| University of Southern California | ✓ named | — |
Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.
All 70 colleges, as the document prints them
and 40 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Colorado Rocky Mountain School — College Counseling page -- "College Acceptances" list ↗. Found at: "College Acceptances" list on the College Counseling page; college_names = only the names the page prints in italics.
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How Colorado Rocky Mountain School compares for families
What families should know about Colorado Rocky Mountain School.
- ▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Liberty Classical Academy, Paonia Experiential Leadership Academy, High Mountain Institute and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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University of Colorado Boulder
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $25,346/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +2.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 182 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Classical Academy New Castle |
Private | 20.0 | 117 | +14.7% |
| Paonia Experiential Leadership Academy Paonia |
Private | 43.4 | 26 | — |
| High Mountain Institute Leadville |
Private | 47.2 | 96 | +0.0% |
| Vail Mountain School Vail |
Private | 51.1 | 444 | +3.0% |
| The Peak School Frisco |
Private | 61.1 | 83 | +33.9% |
| Steamboat Mountain School Steamboat Springs |
Private | 77.4 | 158 | — |
| Telluride Mountain School Telluride |
Private | 107.0 | 108 | +9.1% |
| September School Boulder |
Private | 110.7 | 74 | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantColorado Rocky Mountain School is a private high school in Carbondale, CO, enrolling 182 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
Enrollment is up 9% from 2018 to 2022.
Colorado Rocky Mountain School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the not stated: 70 colleges. Source: College Counseling page -- "College Acceptances" list.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do Colorado Rocky Mountain School graduates go to college? Colorado Rocky Mountain School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the not stated: 70 colleges. Source: College Counseling page -- "College Acceptances" list.
How many students attend Colorado Rocky Mountain School? Colorado Rocky Mountain School is a private high school in Carbondale, CO, enrolling 182 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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