Silverado Middle

Silverado Middle is one of the expansive middle-grades schools in Roseville, California, one of the schools within Dry Creek Joint Elementary, with 1,010 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 53% larger than typical.

Across the 9 schools in Dry Creek Joint Elementary (6,785 students total), Silverado Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Silverado Middle reports that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 12% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Roughly 33% of students at Silverado Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Silverado Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.0%.

Around the school, Placer County reports that median household income runs about $115,998, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Silverado Middle is one of 123 public schools in Placer County (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students).

The closest other public school is Woodcreek High, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Silverado Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Silverado Middle at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Silverado Middle's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,076 (now 1,010). White enrollment moved from 61% to 48% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.