Grant Ranch K-8 School

I have to DISAGREE with the last comment. The middle school team needs some work; especially the 8th grade team! I may not be a teacher but I am a parent and I have dealt with quite a few schools and with numerous teachers for about 15 years and I have to say that I am not impressed by the GR staff! Someone made a comment about how unhappy they appear to be and I agree wholeheartedly as I HAVE an 8th grader at this school! I have seen some of the behaviors described in other posts FIRST HAND and I find it to be extremely unprofessional and highly unethical! If I had known then what I know now, my child would have never been placed at Grant Ranch. This school is in serious need of change and I hope no other child has to endure what my child has!!!
--Submitted by a parent

I have been a teacher for 20 years and the middle school instructional staff is by far one of the best I have ever encountered; especially the 8th grade team. They prepare students for high school better than any of the other area middle schools. My children also have the opportunity to engage in leadership opportunities they wouldn't get at a middle school. I can't sing the praises of the middle school at GRS enough.
--Submitted by a parent

The parking at this school is completly insane. There is no where for parents to park I have a pre-school child that I have to take in, can not just be dropped off. We had to park 2 blocks way & walk on pure ice because the streets & walks were not salted or plowed. My child fell right in front of a school bus, as did a mother & her child behind be. This is completely unexcusable. Im disgusted at how the school is handleling this situation, and @ 75% of the students were tardy today because of this chaos! NOT ACCEPTABLE!
--Submitted by a parent

When we first saw this school that our daughters were going to go to, we were pleased, but the old saying don't judge a book by it's cover is right on when it comes to Grant Ranch. My 4th grader's teacher was absolutely heinous. I asked for a meeting with her for several weeks and when I got tired of waiting for her response, I called her back. She told me that they were planning on having the meeting that day, of course without giving me any notice. She has been extremely rude the whole school year and I feel, since we as taxpayers pay her wage, that we should be looking at the waiting list for a different teacher. My advice, don't go to this school.
--Submitted by a parent

Our daughter has been at Grant Ranch going on 8 yrs now, she will be starting 6th grade this year, and has been at Grant Ranch since ECE. It has been a wonderful school for her! Great teachers, great staff. We love the fact that our daughter already knows the middle school teachers , as she has already worked with them in prior years, either through reading buddies, or after school activities. Our daughter has been part of the Gifted and Talented Program, and has been involved in the many after school activities that Grant Ranch offers. We've heard that many Jeffco school do not offer what we get at Grant Ranch , so we feel fortunate that our daughter has had the opportunity to be part of Grant Ranch. Love Grant Ranch and look forward to the next 3 yrs in middle school !
--Submitted by a parent

Don't be fooled by the neighborhood. It looks like 70% of the studets are coming from 'other' areas of Denver, even being bussed in! There is a serious lack of discipline and the bullies rule the school! There is also a rumor that they want to go K-12! Its bad enough 8th graders are running over 5yr olds in the hall, can you imagine the already overcrowded parking lot full of high school kids? Ugly.
--Submitted by a parent

I have really enjoyed having my kids in Grant Ranch School. All my kids' teachers have been outstanding, and my kids have really flourished. I am really upset that we are moving out of the district, and I have to send my kids to a lesser quality school.
--Submitted by a parent

I agree with the last two comments. The elementary section is 'ok' but the middle school is awful. My suggestion as a parent of a former student is to get out of this school by the 4th grade and attend the excellent jeffco or littleton schools in the area (especially if your child is gifted!)Mr. Kullhem needs to come back...current administration needs to leave and the middle school teachers (pretty much all of them) need to be reassigned or at least get some training on how to teach!
--Submitted by a parent

I pulled my children from this school. I agree with many of the previous comments if the teachers, princple seems to like your child or you, the sky is the limit. Everyone else to bad. They seem to lack a curriculum worth talking about. Yes if your child is struggling you are on your own and on the other end if you have a highly gifted childe oh well. Nice looking school, lots of parent involment, if you are a parent that works and can't be as involved your child pays. Definitely not the best school available in the area!
--Submitted by a parent

The elementary part of the school is good, but the middle part is bad. If a teacher doesn't like the child or the parent they treat them unfair. My child was there and a certain teacher did not like her, so if she didn't do the homework to the teachers satisfaction my child had to stay in for lunch, call me, redo the homework for no credit, and if it happened more than 3 times she was suspended from school. I feel that if the child works on the homework they should at least get the credit and if they didn't they get an 'F', not suspension.
--Submitted by a parent