44 out of 10GreatSchools

Columbia Middle School

Aurora, CO
  • Public
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  • Grades 6-8
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  • Enrollment: 751

Overview

Columbia Middle School
17600 East Columbia Avenue
Aurora, CO 80013
(303) 690-6570
Columbia Middle School is located in Aurora, CO and serves grades 6-8.It received a GreatSchool rating of 4 out of 10
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Student Diversity

Race

Percentage

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
Native American
1%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
8%
Black
17%
White
29%
Hispanic
42%

Reviews16 Reviews

3.5
other
I wish I had never gone there,
other
I went to this school for more than 2 years and I loved the experience. The teachers are very nice and this school made me feel very comforting.
parent
This school is a joke. The teachers have zero control over their students, my daughter was transferred from a Douglas County school and went into her 7th grade math class re-learning what she learned in the 7th grade. She never has homework, the teachers don't challenge their students at all. It seems like if 1 student is behind and struggling the entire class falls back with that student, causing the entire classroom to get behind. ON TOP OF THAT, the fighting among the students is out of control and the dean's seem to do very little to control the situation. This year there is a group of three girls that prey on innocent girls that don't have any social backing and then make their lives a living hell. All three girls have been told several times that the next time they will be expelled, yet still nothing happens. There most recent prey. My daughter, who has struggled since day one to make friends at this school. I put a call into the deans office over 3 hours ago stating that my issue was urgent and I needed to speak with someone right away. I still have yet to get a call back. Needless to say, yesterday was her last day at Columbia. I am pulling her out with less than two months left in the school year. If your child cannot feel safe at school and the faculty does NOTHING about it why would anyone keep their child there. Please if you are thinking of transferring your student to this school just DON'T!!!
student
Columbia Middle School is a fairly mediocre school. One of the biggest reasons why it doesn't deserve 5 or 4 stars for me, is because of the academics. The material being taught is not meticulous and not well thought out. Students don't feel challenged, instead, students like myself feel belittled by the teachers. Unless you have all honors classes, there will be no obstacle for you to jump over. Reasons that slightly impact the 3 star rating are based on lunch, staff, and discipline. The lunch is not very appetizing, but if you take into the consideration that 800 students have to be fed, that should put that matter at bay. The staff members are O-K, many come there just to come there; it's like there is/was no other option in which they could take their life. The counselors in the school discipline students more than the teachers in class, which is kind of silly. Some teachers put in little work to make their classroom a middle school classroom, and create challenging high school curriculums. This rant can go on forever, but in my eyes Columbia is one of those average schools. If you have the option to go to the Cherry Creek school district, please do so. I'm going to Smoky next year and they fill in the aspects that Columbia lacked in.
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