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:

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

Girls

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL. Nced.ed.gov.
  2. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Rocky Mountain High School. ed.gov. 11 December 2015.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/170655/info
  7. https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/206960/info
  8. https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/221698/info
  9. https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/206153/results/826860
  10. Web site: 5A state baseball tournament: 2012 bracket. IdahoSports.com. May 19, 2012. October 13, 2012.
  11. Web site: 5A Tennis Team Scores. Idhsaa.org. July 25, 2022.
  12. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysTrack.pdf idhsaa.org
  13. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/SoccerVolleyball.pdf idhsaa.org