Leaders from Chesterfield County Public Schools and Chesterfield County government cut a ribbon on Aug. 1 to officially open the new Falling Creek Middle School. Completed on time and under budget next to the old Falling Creek Middle, the new building is Chesterfield’s first three-story middle school and the largest middle school in central Virginia. It cost $103 million and was financed by Virginia Public School Authority bonds.
Built for 1,800 students, the 238,963-square-foot school in the Dale District positions sixth, seventh and eighth graders on separate floors. Each “grade house” contains 19 regular classrooms and five science labs, as well as dispersed conference rooms, teacher workrooms and offices. In addition to the grade houses, an exploratory wing offers electives in such courses as art, world language, technology/fabrication, business and family and consumer science.
Eventually, the old Falling Creek Middle building will be demolished and the site will be developed to include an eight-lane running track around a soccer field, a softball field and tennis and basketball courts. But through spring 2026, the old building will house Bensley Elementary while a replacement school is built on the current Bensley Elementary site.