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Enrollment
751
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048001741
Silver Creek Middle
3701 Saul Rd, Kensington, MD 20895 · (240) 740-2200 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL751 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Maryland public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Maryland public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
245 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
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 | 247 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 253 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 251 | 33% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
64.9%
MD avg 50.6% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.4% | 40.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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
Silver Creek Middle's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Middle this school | 751 | 32.6% | 52.6% |
| William H. Farquhar Middle Olney | 682 | 27.7% | 52.6% |
| Ballenger Creek Middle Frederick | 777 | 42.3% | 43.3% |
| Old Mill Middle North Millersville | 958 | 41.3% | 31.3% |
| Cockeysville Middle Cockeysville | 928 | 42.3% | 40.8% |
| Dumbarton Middle Baltimore | 1,064 | 29.3% | 51.7% |
Matched among Maryland 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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #51 of 223 | #12 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #51 of 223 ▼ 12 | #14 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #58 of 223 ▼ 8 | #14 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 751 | #122 of 230 | #32 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #90 of 225 | #16 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #37 of 225 | #12 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #173 of 227 | #29 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.8% | #7 of 95 | #2 of 19 |
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
751
-87 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 751 | 54 | 13.9:1 | 33% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 55.4 | 13.8:1 | 31% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 778 | 53.6 | 14.5:1 | 33% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 838 | 53 | 15.8:1 | 27% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 35.8 | 15.3:1 | 24% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Creek Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (549 to 751); teachers up 51% (35.8 to 54).
About Silver Creek Middle
Families in Kensington, Maryland, are served by Silver Creek Middle, a mid-sized middle school. The school enrolls 751 students in grades 6 through 8.
The 208 schools of Montgomery County Public Schools, including Silver Creek Middle, enroll 159,181 students.
White students account for 41% of enrollment at Silver Creek Middle, more than any other group. Other students are 27% Black, 17% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Montgomery County residents are about 42% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
The school lists 54 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. It is about the same as the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. A total of 245 students, or 33%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Silver Creek Middle lands at A-, ahead of 82% of Maryland public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Silver Creek Middle would score about 54.9%. It scores 52.6%, 2.3 points below that figure.
The county, Montgomery County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $132,450 a year, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Silver Creek Middle, Montgomery County has 211 public schools.
The closest school to Silver Creek Middle is Flora M. Singer Elementary, located about 1.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Silver Creek Middle. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Silver Creek Middle ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Silver Creek Middle is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, Silver Creek Middle enrolled 838 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 751. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.9:1) than in 2020-21 (15.8:1).
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Kensington
- Albert Einstein HighHigh · 1,991 students
- Garrett Park ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Newport Mill MiddleMiddle · 652 students
- Rock View ElementaryElementary · 588 students
- Kensington Parkwood ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Stephen Knolls SchoolCombined · 51 students
Other Silver Creek Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Silver Creek Middle. Silver Creek Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Silver Creek Middle SchoolSellersburg, IN · 748 students
- SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLSILVER CREEK, NY · 200 students
Nearby schools
- Flora M. Singer Elementary1.1 mi · 653
- Kensington Parkwood Elementary1.1 mi · 535
- North Chevy Chase Elementary1.2 mi · 237
- Oakland Terrace Elementary1.3 mi · 500
- Rock View Elementary1.6 mi · 588
- Woodlin Elementary1.6 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Creek MiddleHow large is Silver Creek Middle?
Silver Creek Middle enrolls approximately 751 students in grades 06-08.
Is Silver Creek Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Silver Creek Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Creek Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Silver Creek Middle is approximately 13.9:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Silver Creek Middle?
At Silver Creek Middle, the student body is approximately 41% White, 17% Hispanic, 27% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Silver Creek Middle in?
Silver Creek Middle is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
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