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What's something Silver Creek Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 210372000950
Silver Creek Elementary School
75 Old US 25 N, Berea, KY 40403 · (859) 387-3200 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Kentucky public elementary 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.
- ·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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
288 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
37.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 School
Silver Creek Elementary School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Elementary School this school | 490 | 58.8% | 41.7% |
| Northern Elementary School Butler | 501 | 58.7% | 49.4% |
| Oran P Lawler Elementary School Leitchfield | 470 | 59.1% | 50.9% |
| Louisa East Elementary School Louisa | 512 | 59.6% | 38.5% |
| Taylor Elementary School Brooksville | 490 | 60.2% | 34.6% |
| Roy G. Eversole Elementary School Hazard | 457 | 57.8% | 50.0% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #383 of 669 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #439 of 668 | #10 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #395 of 674 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #258 of 744 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #258 of 674 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #504 of 674 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #488 of 721 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #399 of 437 | #8 of 8 |
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
490
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 490 | 34.3 | 14.3:1 | 59% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 33.3 | 14.2:1 | 62% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 33.3 | 15.4:1 | 59% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 58% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 61% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 63% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 61% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 20 | 28.3:1 | 50% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 33 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (500 to 490); teachers up 1% (34 to 34.3).
About Silver Creek Elementary School
Silver Creek Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Berea, Kentucky. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 490 students.
Madison County has 11,132 students spread across 20 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Silver Creek Elementary School is 92% White. Enrollment also includes 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Madison County overall, the White share is about 89%. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Silver Creek Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Silver Creek Elementary School totals 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Federal data show 59% of students (288) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Silver Creek Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Test results at Silver Creek Elementary School are 1.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.7% actual, 43.2% predicted).
Looking at the county, Madison County, median household income comes to about $63,351, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 27 public schools and about 12,103 students.
Silver Creek Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Madison Southern High School, about 1.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Silver Creek Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Silver Creek Elementary School ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.7% against a local average of 49.3%.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 490, compared with 464 in 2020-21.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,769
Census ACS
Median income
$63,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Madison Southern High SchoolHigh · 1,224 students
- Kirksville Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Clark Moores Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
Other schools in Berea
- Madison Southern High SchoolHigh · 1,224 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Shannon Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Farristown Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Berea Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Foley Middle SchoolMiddle · 429 students
Other Silver Creek Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Silver Creek Elementary. Silver Creek Elementary School is the 5th 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 ElementaryTHORNTON, CO · 538 students
- Silver Creek Elementary SchoolAZLE, TX · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Southern High School1.1 mi · 1,224
- Shannon Johnson Elementary School1.1 mi · 473
- Foley Middle School1.1 mi · 429
- Berea Community Elementary School1.6 mi · 448
- Berea Community High School1.7 mi · 309
- Berea Community Middle School1.7 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Silver Creek Elementary School?
Silver Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Silver Creek Elementary School serve?
Silver Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Silver Creek Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Silver Creek Elementary School?
Silver Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Silver Creek Elementary School?
Silver Creek Elementary School is overseen by Madison County in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.