Silver Creek Middle

Silver Creek Middle is one of the moderately sized middle-grades schools in Kensington, Maryland, operated by Montgomery County Public Schools, with 751 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Montgomery County Public Schools runs 208 schools in total, collectively educating 159,181 students. Silver Creek Middle is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Silver Creek Middle shows that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Black, 17% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial. Compared to Montgomery County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 33% of students at Silver Creek Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Silver Creek Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.9%; this one delivers 52.6%.

Around the school, census data for Montgomery County shows the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Silver Creek Middle is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

Nearest neighbor: Flora M. Singer Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Silver Creek Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Silver Creek Middle at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

Silver Creek Middle operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Silver Creek Middle's enrollment has ticked up 37% since 2018, when it stood at 549 (now 751). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 48% to 41%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Silver Creek Middle typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.