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Falcon Creek Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
6100 South Genoa Street
Aurora, CO 80016
Phone
(720) 886-7600
District
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
County
ARAPAHOE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
687
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.6% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Falcon Creek Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
37%
42%
44%
31%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
37%
57%
45%
36%
28%
47%
37%
57%
45%
36%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
39%
51%
44%
49%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 212 30.9%
Grade 7 226 32.9%
Grade 8 249 36.2%
Total 687 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 53.9% 52.3% 53.6%
Black 7.9% 12.9% 4.9%
Hispanic 29.5% 24.1% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.8% 9.8% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 31.4% 30.1% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 20.2% 23.2% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.2% 6.8% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 321,649 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,990.1 55
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.7% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 12.7% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 122,149 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 7.7% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.8% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 52.6% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 32.4% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.6% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.9% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.5% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.9% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,912 $466,915,000 59.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $815 $42,677,000 5.5%
Staff $308 $16,144,000 2.1%
General Administration $138 $7,232,000 0.9%
School Administration $623 $32,622,000 4.2%
Operation $1,058 $55,423,000 7.1%
Transportation $448 $23,463,000 3.0%
Other $550 $28,819,000 3.7%
Total Support $3,939 $206,380,000 26.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,072 $108,534,000 13.9%
Total Expenditures $14,923 $781,829,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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