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Enrollment
748
Middle
DISTRICT 804 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SILVER CREEK SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180021301537
Silver Creek Middle School
495 N Indiana Ave, Sellersburg, IN 47172 · (812) 246-4421 · Clark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL748 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Indiana public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
266 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 230 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 240 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 278 | 37% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Silver Creek Middle School→Silver Creek High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Silver Creek School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
42.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Middle School
Silver Creek Middle School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Middle School this school | 748 | 35.6% | 43.7% |
| North Wood Middle School Wakarusa | 653 | 37.2% | 62.3% |
| Pendleton Heights Middle School Pendleton | 730 | 37.4% | 47.1% |
| Northridge Middle School Middlebury | 963 | 33.6% | 51.4% |
| East Noble Middle School Kendallville | 767 | 38.1% | 32.7% |
| Western Middle School Russiaville | 589 | 34.1% | 47.7% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Silver Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #115 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #117 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #122 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 748 | #92 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #271 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #178 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #262 of 330 |
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
748
+74 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 748 | 42 | 17.8:1 | 36% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 754 | 41.5 | 18.2:1 | 37% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 760 | 43.5 | 17.5:1 | 33% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 31% (211) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Creek Middle School.
About Silver Creek Middle School
In Sellersburg, Indiana, Silver Creek Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Total enrollment is 748 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Indiana enroll about 594 students on average.
The 4 schools of Silver Creek School Corporation, including Silver Creek Middle School, enroll 3,214 students.
At Silver Creek Middle School, 79% of students are White. The school is also 11% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put Clark County at about 82% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
The school's 42 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. Middle schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 15.6:1. At Silver Creek Middle School, 36% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 50% average for public schools in Clark County.
Silver Creek Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 53% of Indiana public middle schools.
Silver Creek Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (43.7%) and its predicted rate (50.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
In the surrounding county, Clark County, the median household earns about $74,214 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Silver Creek Middle School, Clark County has 33 public schools.
Silver Creek Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Silver Creek Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Silver Creek Middle School holds 6 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 40.0%, lower than Silver Creek Middle School's 43.7%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment rose 11% over 4 years, reaching 748 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.7:1 in 2020-21, and 17.8:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,354
Census ACS
Median income
$74,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
23,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Silver Creek School Corporation
- Silver Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 980 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 976 students
- Silver Creek Primary SchoolElementary · 510 students
Other schools in Sellersburg
- Silver Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 980 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 976 students
- Rock Creek Community AcademyCombined · 672 students
- Silver Creek Primary SchoolElementary · 510 students
Other Silver Creek Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Silver Creek Middle. Silver Creek Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Silver Creek MiddleKensington, MD · 751 students
- SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLSILVER CREEK, NY · 200 students
Nearby schools
- Silver Creek Elementary School0.1 mi · 980
- Silver Creek High School0.2 mi · 976
- Silver Creek Primary School0.6 mi · 510
- Rock Creek Community Academy0.9 mi · 672
- Community Montessori4.7 mi · 487
- Grant Line Elementary School4.7 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Creek Middle SchoolHow many students attend Silver Creek Middle School?
Silver Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 748 students in grades 06-08.
Is Silver Creek Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Silver Creek Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Silver Creek Middle School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Silver Creek Middle School.
How diverse is Silver Creek Middle School?
Silver Creek Middle School reports a student body of 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Silver Creek Middle School public or private?
Silver Creek Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Silver Creek School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.