Rocky Mountain High School (Idaho) Explained
| Rocky Mountain High School |
| District: | West Ada School District (#2) |
| Established: | 2008 |
| Grades: | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment: | 1,917 (2022–23)[1] |
| Teaching Staff: | 84.15 (FTE) |
| Ratio: | 22.78 |
| Location: | 5450 North Linder Road |
| Zipcode: | 83646 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 43.654°N -116.412°W |
| Principal: | Daniel Lunt |
| Nickname: | Grizzlies |
| Colors: | Purple, black, silver |
| Conference: | Southern Idaho (5A) (SIC) |
| Free Label: | Elevation |
| Footnotes: | [2] |
Rocky Mountain High School is a four-year public secondary school in Meridian, Idaho, west of Boise.[3] Opened in the fall of 2008, it is the fifth major high school in the West Ada School District.[4] As of 2015, Rocky Mountain has had the largest enrollment in the state, beating out neighboring rival Mountain View.[5] The school colors are purple, black and silver and the mascot is a Grizzly bear.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,455 students enrolled in 2020-2021 was:
- Male - 51.4%
- Female - 48.6%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.5%
- Asian - 2.0%
- Black - 0.9%
- Hispanic - 8.8%
- White - 84.0%
- Two or More Races - 3.6%
14.1% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]
Athletics
IHSAA Class 5A, District III
Southern Idaho Conference (5A) (SIC)
The Grizzlies have achieved notable success in cross country, with the boys' teams securing 5th (2018), 1st (2021),[6] 3rd (2022),[7] and 4th (2023)[8] places at the NXR Northwest meet. Additionally, in 2021, the boys' team placed 22nd at the Garmin Runninglane Cross Country Championships.[9]
The girls' teams have finished 4th twice (2022, 2023) and 2nd once (2021) at the NXR Northwest meet.
State titles
Boys
- Soccer (1): 2018
- Football (3): 2015, 2018, 2020
- Basketball (2): 2017, 2018
- Cross Country (6): 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
- Baseball (2): 2012, 2017 [10]
- Tennis: 2022[11]
- Track (9): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 [12]
- Hockey (3): 2017, 2018, 2019
Girls
- Soccer (3): 2011, 2018, 2019 [13]
- Volleyball (1): 2010 [13]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL. Nced.ed.gov.
- Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Rocky Mountain High School. ed.gov. 11 December 2015.
- Web site: Rocky Mountain High School. https://web.archive.org/web/20100114220044/http://rmhs.meridianschools.org/ . 2010-01-14 . 14 January 2010. 25 July 2022.
- Web site: Home - Joint School District No. 2. Meridianschools.org. 11 December 2015. dead. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20130110091834/http%3A//www.meridianschools.org/Pages/Home.aspx. 10 January 2013.
- Web site: Class figures, 2012 - 14. IHSAA. October 11, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729091512/http://www.idhsaa.org/regforms/1214ClassFigs.pdf. July 29, 2012.
- https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/170655/info
- https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/206960/info
- https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/221698/info
- https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/206153/results/826860
- Web site: 5A state baseball tournament: 2012 bracket. IdahoSports.com. May 19, 2012. October 13, 2012.
- Web site: 5A Tennis Team Scores. Idhsaa.org. July 25, 2022.
- http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysTrack.pdf idhsaa.org
- http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/SoccerVolleyball.pdf idhsaa.org
