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If you could change one rule at Silver Creek High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,208
High
DISTRICT 997 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537001814
Silver Creek High School
4901 NELSON ROAD, LONGMONT, CO 80503 · (720) 494-3721 · Boulder County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,208 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
326 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 316 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 281 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 325 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 286 | 24% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High School
Silver Creek High School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek High School this school | 1,208 | 27.0% | 33.9% |
| Dakota Ridge Senior High School LITTLETON | 1,277 | 24.3% | 40.3% |
| Highlands Ranch High School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 1,323 | 23.7% | 39.2% |
| Niwot High School NIWOT | 1,509 | 25.6% | 51.0% |
| Broomfield High School BROOMFIELD | 1,693 | 24.7% | 48.4% |
| Rampart High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,305 | 31.4% | 44.7% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #88 of 231 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,208 | #84 of 409 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #236 of 250 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #128 of 250 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.0% | #260 of 320 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #77 of 139 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,208
-93 (-7%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 1,057
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
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 | 1,208 | 52.6 | 23.0:1 | 27% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 1,215 | 53.6 | 22.7:1 | 22% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 1,250 | 54.3 | 23.0:1 | 21% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 1,301 | 55 | 23.6:1 | 16% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 1,371 | 56.6 | 24.2:1 | 17% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 1,241 | 51 | 24.3:1 | 20% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 1,057 | 48 | 22.0:1 | 14% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Creek High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,371 to 1,208); teachers down 7% (56.6 to 52.6).
About Silver Creek High School
Silver Creek High School is a public high school run by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J in LONGMONT, Colorado. The latest federal count shows 1,208 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Colorado is about 627 students, so this school is 93% above average.
Silver Creek High School is one of 54 schools in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, which enrolls 31,607 students in total.
A majority of students at Silver Creek High School, 68%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 78%. By the diversity index, Silver Creek High School comes in at 48%.
Teachers at the school number 52.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.0:1. Among high schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Silver Creek High School scores 16.5 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.9%; the prediction is 50.4%.
Federal survey data for Boulder County show that median household income is about $103,994, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. A total of 86 public schools operate in Boulder County, serving about 42,200 students.
Altona Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 54.2% on proficiency, and Silver Creek High School is below that at 33.9%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,301 in 2020-21 and 1,208 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
Discussions about Silver Creek High School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Boulder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
328,961
Census ACS
Median income
$103,994
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,200 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Niwot High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Frederick Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Mead High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
Other schools in LONGMONT
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Mead High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,082 students
- Twin Peaks Classical AcademyCombined · 879 students
- Timberline PK-8Elementary · 762 students
- Flagstaff Charter AcademyElementary · 725 students
Other Silver Creek High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Silver Creek High. Silver Creek High School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Silver Creek HighSan Jose, CA · 2,139 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolSellersburg, IN · 976 students
- SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOLSILVER CREEK, NY · 284 students
- SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHAILEY, ID · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Altona Middle School0.5 mi · 715
- Blue Mountain Elementary0.6 mi · 542
- Eagle Crest Elementary School0.6 mi · 421
- Flagstaff Charter Academy2.2 mi · 725
- Westview Middle School2.5 mi · 621
- New Meridian High School2.5 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Creek High SchoolHow many students attend Silver Creek High School?
Silver Creek High School enrolls approximately 1,208 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Silver Creek High School serve?
Silver Creek High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Creek High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Silver Creek High School is approximately 23.0:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Silver Creek High School?
At Silver Creek High School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Silver Creek High School public or private?
Silver Creek High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.