7023 Sagerock Rd
Castle Pines, CO 80108

RC has solid grounds for a good highschool education. However, with them having some of the highest SAT/AP scores in the state, and the highest GPA in DCSD, there's so much room for perfectionism and toxic motivation. Which is absolutely present. It is under no circumstances normal for freshmen to be crying over a B and for students to be shamed for their GPA, how many AP classes they've taken, etc. School Admin is also terrible at handling situations. If you can steer your child away from perfectionism/toxic mindsets, they'll be fine at Canyon. Besides those factors, it's got great clubs and extracirriculars. I'd rate it higher but I genuinely have to see a therapist to rewire my own mindset for studying in college because of how much pressure RC's student body/staff can put on these kids. Please remember that we're all humans.

This middle school is incredible! Chris Cook, the principal, and his staff are some of the most dedicated, committed, professional, and engaging educators is Douglas County. As a former teacher myself, I am so impressed by what goes on at Rocky Heights Middle School. Our son who is in 7th grade absolutely loves this school. The offer gifted and advanced programming that absolutely meets our son's needs. We love RHMS and the Douglas Country School District... it's amazing and we couldn't be happier!

If I could give this school a zero I would with exception one second grade teacher, Mrs. Wilson. She was awesome. However, my children hated this school and were constantly bullied! The school and especially the principle, Mrs. Radke, did nothing to address the issues. Not only were our kids being emotionally bullied but physically as well. Mrs. Radke doesn’t inform the parents when an incident happens and I kids who are bullied are singled out. Our kids grades actually went down at this school and parents are shamed for it. We personally know of 6 families that pulled out of this school in 21-22 due to these types of issues. Not to mention, there is no security!! One of the people on our “do not pick up list” walked right in and picked up our kids. He didn’t have to show an ID or anything. We were so scared and furious. No apology was ever made and they brushed it off like it was no big deal. If you want to keep your kids safe and have a good academic background, do not send them to TYE!