Falcon Creek Middle School
Aurora, CO 80016
Phone: (720) 886-7600
District: Cherry Creek 5 School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 6,7,8 • 701 students
Falcon Creek Middle School, a public school located in Aurora, CO, serves grades 6-8 in the Cherry Creek 5 School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Falcon Creek Middle School is a public school located in Aurora, CO. 701 students attend Falcon Creek Middle School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
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| Test Scores | 7/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) data from Colorado Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 4/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student Growth - CO CMAS - Cohort-referenced data from Colorado Department of Education, and using 2025 Student Growth - CO PSAT/SAT - Cohort-referenced data from Colorado Department of Education. |
Posted: March 4, 2026
unless your popular this school is HELL. thats all i have to say. would say more but that should explain it
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Posted: February 27, 2024
They let me get bullied and suspended me instead of the kid who grabbed me by the neck and threatened my life
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Posted: November 5, 2023
Falcon Creek is a great school! My son went there for all 3 years of school and he loved it! His teachers were super helpful, and he had so many great experiences! Although his school started during lockdown, the teachers got to work fast, making adaptive lessons and made sure the kids were able to navigate through their lessons. Although my son didn't need the counseling, his friends all loved the counselors, and at lunch they would talk to the counselors who were walking around in the cafeteria. There were lots of great opportunities like art shows and a day called the block party where new kids could learn about the great things the school did! When my son got to 8th grade, he was part of the SOAR group that introduced the 6th graders to the school, and the 6th graders could ask him for help and for any questions they had. Along with SOAR, they had a leadership class that did lots of projects around the school, and although there were a few teachers in the class, the kids decided all the projects themselves. They recently introduced this program called Sources of Strength and the leadership class got to teach it to all of the grades. The sources of strength program was a mental health program were the students could find out who their trusted adults were in the building, and things like kindness activities, and how to check up on each other. The thing I liked most about this school was the courses they offered. My son took almost everything and enjoyed it too, like Art, photography, yearbook, tech design, robotics, P.E, etc, and the teachers who taught the classes were very helpful to him. The school is very safe, they have a security guard in the main entrance, and a dean, and in things especially like the leadership class, they planned so manh fun activities for the kids who had disabilities or special ed to ensure they had fun at school too. Some examples are races in the hallways, book buddies, outside games, and PE games. My kid was always able to reach out to his teachers via email if he had a question, and he maintained A's and B's despite being in advanced classes. Hope this helps, I loved this school and recommend it to everyone.
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Posted: January 16, 2023
this school is great I'm in love, I moved in with no friends and I felt welcomed instantly. Everyone is great and has the best classes .
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Posted: September 22, 2019
My daughter has a learning disability and was supposed to be given extra assistance and time to complete assignments. It rarely happened.
Posted: September 22, 2019
At what? Because its certainly not teaching!
Posted: September 22, 2019
For the 3 years my daughter attended school the leadership was nonexistent. There is a new principal there who actually seems to care about the students.
Posted: September 22, 2019
Do not expect that children with learning disabilities will get what they need to be academically successful.
Posted: September 22, 2019
Nope! They only get involved after its become violent.
Posted: September 22, 2019
0 If I could give it negative marks I would!
Posted: February 11, 2019
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Absolutely the worst school weve experienced yet!!
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Posted: May 18, 2018
Abusive. After three years at Falcon, the whole family needs therapy.
Posted: May 18, 2018
If you have a child with an IEP they DO NOT follow it. We were totally confused about how to keep track of his homework with NO communication from Special Ed and NO PARA support!
Posted: May 18, 2018
If your child has learning disabilities , on the spectrum, or is otherwise not a high achiever they are DISCRIMINATORS!!
Posted: May 18, 2018
DISCRIMINATORS!!! At the end of 8th grade everyone who can handle Elitches basically alone gets to go and everyone else is shoved in the library or parents told keep them home.
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The AIM program really prepares you for high school and engages students effectively.
Posted: September 6, 2016
This school has to be the worst in the whole district. So disappointed with the teachers who don't care, who make kids feel bad. My student comes home upset every day, saying the teachers are rude and always mad. This is what our tax dollars are paying for???
Posted: February 16, 2016
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The staff are very caring and work really hard to make your middle schooler successful. My kids have had an amazing experience there. Even when they goofed up, I always thought they were treated fairly. The teachers have really prepared them for high school. Two thumbs up!!!
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Posted: March 31, 2015
A great school! Students at Falcon are cared for and given every opportunity to succeed. The teachers do their best...offering extra help and tailoring classes to the kids. Difficult to imagine a better group of teachers.
Posted: July 22, 2014
My daughter was bullied everyday! She would come home upset, teachers would not do anything to discipline bullies. Some teachers bullied kids, embarrassing them in front of their fellow classmates.
Posted: March 26, 2014
This is my second year with a child at this school, and we have been very happy with Falcon Creek. I love the overall philosophy of the school--they have really opened my eyes to the concept of caring for the "whole child" rather than just test scores. Teachers encourage kids to be responsible for themselves--keeping track of and turning in assignments--totally preparing them for high school and college. The rigorous AIM program is great for academically advanced kids, and the school has worked with us when even more was needed. When I've initiated contact with teachers or administrators I have always gotten a prompt response and a solution I can live with. The comments I've heard from teachers during conferences show me that the teachers really know and understand my kid. Most importantly, my son is happy here.
Posted: March 25, 2014
This is our first year at this school and I have not been very pleased. The reliance on Power School to find and print or submit assignments is much like taking an on - line college course and it has been confusing for both my child and me. The teachers are too hard on the children and expect too much independence, even to the point where teachers refuse to communicate directly with me because they expect my child to handle it?!?! It honestly feels like more effort is going into hurting my child's success then helping :( The thought of two more years of this is terrifying! !
Posted: November 6, 2013
The AIM program is great!! The teachers are caring and available to help kids. Most of the teachers my daughter has experienced are available either before or after school to help kids, in addition to the scheduled tutoring most days of the week. The new drama teacher is AWESOME. She really loves teaching kids, and puts her all into classes and afterschool. I only wish there would be more plays. My daughter has had a great 6th grade and 7th grade experience with Falcon Creek. Both counselors have also been great. They are caring and available to parents and students.
Posted: January 16, 2013
My kids are attending falcon creek middle school.Both my kids and I have experienced some kind of racism with some of the student and teachers.Ive addressed this issue with Counselors and Deans and they ignore the problem. No stars for ignoring this issue.
Posted: November 16, 2012
Falcon Creek is the school of choice for my daughter when she joined 6th grade. I am glad that our decision was right and my daughter is doing good in her AIM classes. AIM is a challenging academic program and sometimes my daughter struggles and she has a lot to work when she comes home. It looks like they are trainig the kids to go to college. I love it.
Posted: May 22, 2012
I don"t like how things are done . Some students over looked and pushed along. Very disappointing to me .
Posted: January 14, 2012
Like the review back in 9/5/2009, I too feel that the teachers and the administrators in this school do not properly work with the parents at all. The teachers and the administrators have not responded to any of my emails to request to meet to discuss my daughter's shortcomings. Also, during PTC days, every teacher was gone by noon, which I found it baffling. My regret is not sending my daughter to Challenge school like I did with my oldest son.
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