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What's the most underrated thing about Silverland Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
677
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYON·NCES 320030000810
Silverland Middle School
1100 Jasmine Lane, Fernley, NV 89408 · (775) 575-1575 · Lyon County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Nevada public middle schools
- C+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 Nevada public middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
677 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 85%
Community
1
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 7 | 337 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 340 | 50% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70% · 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
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.4%
NV avg 45.8% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
21.3%
NV avg 35.6% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.4% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 22.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Nevada 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 Nevada'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 Silverland Middle School
Silverland Middle School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverland Middle School this school | 677 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
| Fernley Intermediate School Fernley | 658 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| Churchill County Middle School Fallon | 700 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| Cold Springs Middle School RENO | 612 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| Rosemary Clarke Middle School Pahrump | 1,030 | 100.0% | 27.9% |
| Carson Middle School Carson City | 833 | 100.0% | 31.5% |
Matched among Nevada 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 Silverland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #56 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #52 of 98 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #64 of 98 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #66 of 113 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #64 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #42 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #66 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.0% | #7 of 21 |
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
677
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 677 | 29.5 | 22.9:1 | 100% (677) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 31 | 20.7:1 | 100% (643) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 31 | 20.7:1 | 35% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 672 | 36 | 18.7:1 | 43% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 30 | 19.8:1 | 49% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 53% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 31 | 18.0:1 | 46% (257) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silverland Middle School.
About Silverland Middle School
Silverland Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school in Fernley, Nevada. The school's 677 students are in grades 7 through 8.
The district, Lyon, operates 19 schools serving 9,169 students.
Roughly 52% of students at Silverland Middle School are White. Enrollment also includes 30% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Native American. Among people living in Lyon County, the White share is about 74%. Silverland Middle School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 29.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 22.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in Nevada average 22.4:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Lyon County.
allk12 grades Silverland Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Nevada public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Silverland Middle School is 7.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Nevada schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Lyon County show that the median household income is $80,812, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 20 public schools in Lyon County, enrolling about 9,169 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Cottonwood Elementary School, is about 1.7 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Silverland Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Silverland Middle School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 672 in 2020-21 and 677 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 22.9 students per teacher, compared with 18.7 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,680
Census ACS
Median income
$80,812
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,169 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lyon
- Fernley High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Fernley Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 658 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- East Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Yerington Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
Other schools in Fernley
- Fernley High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Fernley Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 658 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- East Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Fernley Elementary SchoolElementary · 442 students
- Lyon County Adult EducationCombined
Nearby schools
- Cottonwood Elementary School1.7 mi · 572
- Fernley High School2.6 mi · 1,327
- Fernley Elementary School2.9 mi · 442
- Fernley Intermediate School3.0 mi · 658
- East Valley Elementary School3.2 mi · 518
- Natchez Elementary5.9 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About Silverland Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Silverland Middle School?
Silverland Middle School enrolls approximately 677 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Silverland Middle School serve?
Silverland Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Silverland Middle School?
Approximately 22.9:1 students per teacher at Silverland Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Silverland Middle School?
Student demographics at Silverland Middle School are roughly 52% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Silverland Middle School?
Silverland Middle School is overseen by Lyon in Lyon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.