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Which teacher or staff member at Silverbrook Intermediate deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
704
Middle
DISTRICT 709 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BEND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551629002134
Silverbrook Intermediate
120 N Silverbrook Dr, West Bend, WI 53095 · (262) 335-5499 · Washington County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
226 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 350 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 354 | 50% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Silverbrook Intermediate→Badger Middle
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Bend School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
70.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.1% | 70.2% |
| 2023-24 | 68.2% | 72.6% |
% 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
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Silverbrook Intermediate
Silverbrook Intermediate's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverbrook Intermediate this school | 704 | 32.1% | 69.5% |
| Badger Middle West Bend | 714 | 32.9% | 62.6% |
| River Bluff Middle Stoughton | 569 | 28.3% | 50.4% |
| Marshfield Middle Marshfield | 537 | 35.2% | 61.6% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle Port Washington | 677 | 27.5% | 64.8% |
| Riverview Middle Plymouth | 555 | 29.2% | 59.1% |
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 Silverbrook Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #60 of 323 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #80 of 327 ▼ 27 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #69 of 327 ▼ 17 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #56 of 389 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #169 of 265 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #146 of 265 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #191 of 323 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #23 of 176 | N/A |
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
704
-138 (-16%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 704 | 51.5 | 13.7:1 | 32% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 47.7 | 15.0:1 | 34% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 718 | 53.2 | 13.5:1 | 35% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 842 | 56 | 15.0:1 | 32% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 943 | 59.5 | 15.8:1 | 29% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 974 | 60 | 16.2:1 | 36% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 34% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 12% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 591 | 41 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silverbrook Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (943 to 704); teachers down 14% (59.5 to 51.5).
About Silverbrook Intermediate
Students in West Bend, Wisconsin, attend Silverbrook Intermediate, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. The school serves grades 5 through 6. Enrollment is 704 students. That is 85% larger than the average of about 381 students for middle schools in Wisconsin.
West Bend School District, which runs Silverbrook Intermediate, has 12 schools and 5,365 students.
White students are 81% of those enrolled at Silverbrook Intermediate. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. In Washington County overall, about 91% of residents are White. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at Silverbrook Intermediate are from different groups.
Silverbrook Intermediate lists 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.7 students per teacher. The school's 13.7:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for middle schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 32% of the student body. The gap from the 23% average for public schools in Washington County is 9 points.
Silverbrook Intermediate posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.5%, compared with a predicted 58.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
Washington County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $96,359 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Washington County number 34, with about 17,746 students.
Among nearby public schools, McLane Elementary is closest at about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Silverbrook Intermediate comes in 2nd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment decreased 16% over 4 years, reaching 704 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.0:1 in 2020-21 to 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Silverbrook Intermediate lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,879
Census ACS
Median income
$96,359
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
17,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Bend School District
- West HighHigh · 1,085 students
- East HighHigh · 854 students
- Badger MiddleMiddle · 714 students
- Decorah ElementaryElementary · 349 students
- Fair Park ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- McLane ElementaryElementary · 340 students
Other schools in West Bend
- West HighHigh · 1,085 students
- East HighHigh · 854 students
- Badger MiddleMiddle · 714 students
- Decorah ElementaryElementary · 349 students
- Fair Park ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- McLane ElementaryElementary · 340 students
Nearby schools
- McLane Elementary0.5 mi · 340
- Green Tree Elementary0.9 mi · 334
- Badger Middle0.9 mi · 714
- West Bend School District 4K1.0 mi · 285
- Rolf's Early Childhood Center1.0 mi · 44
- Fair Park Elementary1.1 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Silverbrook IntermediateHow many students attend Silverbrook Intermediate?
Silverbrook Intermediate enrolls approximately 704 students in grades 05-06.
Is Silverbrook Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Silverbrook Intermediate is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Silverbrook Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Silverbrook Intermediate is approximately 13.7:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Silverbrook Intermediate?
At Silverbrook Intermediate, the student body is approximately 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Silverbrook Intermediate in?
Silverbrook Intermediate is part of West Bend School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.