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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Silver Spring Intermediate administration to hear?
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Enrollment
758
Middle
DISTRICT 762 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550603003118
Silver Spring Intermediate
N58W22350 Silver Spring Dr, Sussex, WI 53089 · (262) 246-1973 · Waukesha County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
90 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 42%
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 5 | 381 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 377 | 50% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hamilton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
80.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.6% | 80.3% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 78.2% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
77.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Spring Intermediate
Silver Spring Intermediate's state test result (77.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Spring Intermediate this school | 758 | 11.9% | 77.7% |
| Pilgrim Park Middle Elm Grove | 898 | 8.4% | 77.9% |
| Glacier Creek Middle Cross Plains | 924 | 14.3% | 75.5% |
| Wisconsin Hills Middle Brookfield | 812 | 9.2% | 73.5% |
| Templeton Middle Sussex | 766 | 13.4% | 79.5% |
| Forest Park Middle Franklin | 1,056 | 20.9% | 67.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Spring Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #16 of 323 | #6 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #24 of 327 ▲ 3 | #7 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #16 of 327 ▲ 5 | #5 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 758 | #40 of 389 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #256 of 265 | #16 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #89 of 265 | #7 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.9% | #308 of 323 | #10 of 17 |
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
758
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 758 | 44.9 | 16.9:1 | 12% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 783 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 13% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 747 | 45.1 | 16.6:1 | 13% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 16% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Spring Intermediate.
About Silver Spring Intermediate
This page covers Silver Spring Intermediate, a large middle school in Sussex, Wisconsin. It has an enrollment of 758 students in grades 5 through 6. That compares with an average of about 381 students for middle schools in Wisconsin.
Hamilton School District counts 5,131 students in its 8 schools, and Silver Spring Intermediate is one of them.
At Silver Spring Intermediate, 70% of students are White. The remaining students are 15% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Waukesha County is about 87% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
Staffing at Silver Spring Intermediate comes to 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.9:1. Middle schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 12.8:1. On the income side, 12% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Silver Spring Intermediate sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 77.7% and a predicted 70.4%.
Looking at the county, Waukesha County, the median household earns about $106,076 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Waukesha County has 113 public schools with about 60,032 students, including Silver Spring Intermediate.
About 0.3 miles separate Silver Spring Intermediate from the closest public school, Templeton Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Silver Spring Intermediate ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Silver Spring Intermediate in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 738 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 758 by 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Silver Spring Intermediate, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Waukesha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
411,762
Census ACS
Median income
$106,076
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
60,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton School District
- Hamilton HighHigh · 1,577 students
- Templeton MiddleMiddle · 766 students
- Marcy ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Maple Avenue ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Woodside ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Lannon ElementaryElementary · 350 students
Other schools in Sussex
- Hamilton HighHigh · 1,577 students
- Templeton MiddleMiddle · 766 students
- Maple Avenue ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Woodside ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Richmond ElementaryElementary · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Templeton Middle0.3 mi · 766
- Hamilton High0.3 mi · 1,577
- Willow Springs Learning Center1.1 mi · 279
- Maple Avenue Elementary1.8 mi · 457
- Lannon Elementary2.1 mi · 350
- Woodside Elementary2.4 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Spring IntermediateHow many students attend Silver Spring Intermediate?
Silver Spring Intermediate enrolls approximately 758 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Silver Spring Intermediate serve?
Silver Spring Intermediate serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Silver Spring Intermediate?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Silver Spring Intermediate.
How diverse is Silver Spring Intermediate?
Silver Spring Intermediate reports a student body of 70% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Silver Spring Intermediate in?
Silver Spring Intermediate is part of Hamilton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.