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What's the biggest difference between Silver Creek Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690002028
Silver Creek Elementary
15101 FILLMORE STRE, THORNTON, CO 80602 · (720) 972-3941 · Adams County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
106 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
54.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 56.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Silver Creek Elementary
Silver Creek Elementary's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Elementary this school | 538 | 19.7% | 57.4% |
| Erie Elementary School ERIE | 486 | 17.5% | 66.2% |
| Highlands Elementary School ERIE | 528 | 15.3% | 65.0% |
| Meridian Elementary School BROOMFIELD | 525 | 22.9% | 69.6% |
| Willow Creek Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 462 | 14.7% | 65.8% |
| Chinook Trail Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 632 | 16.9% | 64.3% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Silver Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #186 of 931 | #2 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #207 of 940 ▼ 50 | #2 of 89 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #211 of 946 ▼ 33 | #2 of 89 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #176 of 1,056 | #23 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #763 of 896 | #65 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #307 of 896 | #33 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #835 of 983 | #90 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #471 of 664 | #42 of 63 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
538
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 747
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 20% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 23% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 31.5 | 17.9:1 | 16% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 28 | 20.0:1 | 12% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 28.5 | 21.1:1 | 12% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 33 | 18.6:1 | 9% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 747 | 33 | 22.6:1 | 7% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (600 to 538); teachers up 5% (28.5 to 30).
About Silver Creek Elementary
Silver Creek Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Colorado, located in THORNTON. Its enrollment is 538 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students, which makes this school 42% bigger than average.
Silver Creek Elementary is one of the 54 schools that make up Adams 12 Five Star Schools (34,466 students in total).
The share of White students at Silver Creek Elementary is 62%, a majority. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 17.9:1 is based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Colorado have an average ratio of 16.6:1. In all, 20% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Adams County average 62%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 54.8% at Silver Creek Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.4%.
Census data for Adams County show the median household earns about $94,571 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Adams County number 171, with about 87,938 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Rocky Top Middle School, is about 1.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Silver Creek Elementary places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% decrease, from 561 to 538. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.0:1 to 17.9:1.
People who know Silver Creek Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Northglenn High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Mountain Range High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 students
Other schools in THORNTON
- Riverdale Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,784 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Thornton High SchoolHigh · 1,439 students
- Rocky Top Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,052 students
- Rodger Quist Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- York InternationalCombined · 776 students
Other Silver Creek Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Silver Creek Elementary. Silver Creek Elementary is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Silver Creek Elementary SchoolSellersburg, IN · 980 students
- Silver Creek ElementaryTroy, IL · 757 students
- Silver Creek Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 679 students
- Silver Creek Elementary SchoolBerea, KY · 490 students
- Silver Creek Elementary SchoolAZLE, TX · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Rocky Top Middle School1.4 mi · 1,052
- Discovery Magnet School1.5 mi · 692
- Stargate Charter School1.5 mi · 1,572
- Prairie Hills Elementary School1.8 mi · 378
- Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver1.9 mi · 305
- Tarver Elementary School2.4 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Creek ElementaryHow large is Silver Creek Elementary?
Silver Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 538 students in grades KG-05.
Is Silver Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Silver Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Silver Creek Elementary is approximately 17.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Silver Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Silver Creek Elementary are roughly 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Silver Creek Elementary in?
Silver Creek Elementary is part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.