Falcon Creek Middle School

Falcon Creek Middle School is a large middle-grades school in AURORA, Colorado, run under Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. The school works with 701 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 52% bigger than the state mean of about 462.

Across the 70 schools in Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah (52,099 students total), Falcon Creek Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Falcon Creek Middle School reports that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Falcon Creek Middle School records 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Falcon Creek Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at Falcon Creek Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Arapahoe County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Falcon Creek Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Arapahoe County put median household earnings sit near $101,087, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Arapahoe County's 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), Falcon Creek Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Heritage Heights Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Falcon Creek Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.4%.

Falcon Creek Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Falcon Creek Middle School has edged down 24%, going from 925 students in 2018 to 701 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 16% to 23%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.