SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL

SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as an one-room-style middle school in SILVER CREEK, New York, part of SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 200 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 62% smaller than typical.

Within SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 912 students, SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 8% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 54% of students at SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.4%.

Across the wider county, Chautauqua County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,351 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Chautauqua County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,056 students), of which SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 21%, going from 253 students in 2018 to 200 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 6.5:1 today.

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