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What's something Silverado Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
673
Middle
DISTRICT 804 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062664004032
Silverado Middle
1133 Coombsville Rd., Napa, CA 94558 · (707) 253-3688 · Napa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
538 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 183 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 234 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 38% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.2pp since 2014
Math
16.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.0% | 25.8% | 26.4% | 39.8% |
| Math | 5.9% | 10.7% | 24.2% | 59.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.8% | 16.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 16.5% |
| 2022-23 | 24.9% | 16.1% |
| 2021-22 | 25.7% | 17.7% |
| 2018-19 | 35.0% | 26.9% |
| 2017-18 | 35.2% | 23.2% |
| 2016-17 | 32.7% | 24.9% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Silverado Middle
Silverado Middle's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverado Middle this school | 673 | 79.9% | 23.3% |
| Liberty Middle Lemoore | 636 | 81.3% | 48.1% |
| George T. Egling Middle Colusa | 553 | 77.4% | 28.0% |
| James E. Potter Intermediate Fallbrook | 828 | 81.5% | 36.1% |
| Salida Middle School - Vella Campus Salida | 673 | 79.8% | 34.6% |
| Cardozo Middle Riverbank | 544 | 82.5% | 21.8% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Silverado Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Napa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #960 of 1,224 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #976 of 1,227 ▼ 71 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #892 of 1,227 ▲ 127 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #455 of 1,214 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #645 of 1,377 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #293 of 1,279 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #822 of 1,278 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #551 of 1,329 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #211 of 930 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
673
-60 (-8%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 995
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 23.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 673 | 35.8 | 18.8:1 | 80% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 768 | 36.7 | 20.9:1 | 80% (611) |
| 2022-23 | 868 | 39.4 | 22.0:1 | 77% (671) |
| 2020-21 | 733 | 31 | 23.6:1 | 68% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 895 | 45.4 | 19.7:1 | 64% (575) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | 41 | 20.7:1 | 55% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 788 | N/A | N/A | 38% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 925 | 44 | 21.0:1 | 37% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 995 | 45 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silverado Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (895 to 673); teachers down 21% (45.4 to 35.8).
About Silverado Middle
Families in Napa, California, are served by Silverado Middle, a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 673 students.
Napa Valley Unified is made up of 26 schools with 16,077 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Silverado Middle is 75% Hispanic. Other groups make up 19% White, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Napa County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Silverado Middle are from different groups.
For every teacher at Silverado Middle, there are about 18.8 students; the school has 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is higher. There are 538 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 80% of enrollment. It compares with 64% for public schools in Napa County.
Silverado Middle holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 21% of California public middle schools.
Test results at Silverado Middle are 9.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (23.3% actual, 32.7% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Napa County show that median household income comes to about $111,471, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 43, with about 18,557 students.
Silverado Middle's closest public school neighbor is Alta Heights Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Silverado Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 23.3% is below the 25.5% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Silverado Middle is City: Small.
Enrollment decreased by 8% across 4 years, from 733 in 2020-21 to 673 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.6:1 in 2020-21, and 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Napa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,869
Census ACS
Median income
$111,471
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
18,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Napa Valley Unified
- American Canyon HighHigh · 1,720 students
- Napa HighHigh · 1,642 students
- Vintage HighHigh · 1,622 students
- American Canyon MiddleMiddle · 1,074 students
- Redwood MiddleMiddle · 868 students
- Canyon Oaks ElementaryElementary · 696 students
Other schools in Napa
- Napa HighHigh · 1,642 students
- Vintage HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Redwood MiddleMiddle · 868 students
- Browns Valley ElementaryElementary · 651 students
- Unidos MiddleMiddle · 599 students
- Napa Valley Language AcademyElementary · 560 students
Other Silverado Middle schools
One other US public school is named Silverado Middle. Silverado Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Silverado MiddleRoseville, CA · 1,010 students
Nearby schools
- Alta Heights Elementary0.8 mi · 318
- Phillips Elementary0.8 mi · 373
- Stone Bridge0.9 mi · 278
- Camille Creek Community1.2 mi · 60
- Mayacamas Countywide Middle1.5 mi · 127
- Shearer Elementary1.6 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Silverado MiddleHow many students attend Silverado Middle?
Silverado Middle enrolls approximately 673 students in grades 06-08.
Is Silverado Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Silverado Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Silverado Middle have?
Silverado Middle employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Silverado Middle?
At Silverado Middle, the student body is approximately 19% White, 75% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Silverado Middle?
Silverado Middle is overseen by Napa Valley Unified in Napa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.