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Silver Creek Central School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 231 students in Silver Creek Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Silver Creek Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority American Indian and Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,656 Schools
# Students
979 Students
889,568 Students
# Teachers
115 Teachers
84,014 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Silver Creek Central School District, which is ranked #657 of all 1,017 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#642 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
75-79%
78%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.73
# American Indian Students
99 Students
6,890 Students
% American Indian Students
10%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
78,879 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
9%
# Hispanic Students
92 Students
261,701 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
29%
# Black Students
6 Students
178,523 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
701 Students
332,953 Students
% White Students
72%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
2,164 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
80 Students
28,638 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
48
8,272
# Students in K Grade:
64
25,405
# Students in 1st Grade:
65
27,225
# Students in 2nd Grade:
61
26,902
# Students in 3rd Grade:
82
27,296
# Students in 4th Grade:
56
28,343
# Students in 5th Grade:
63
43,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
81
155,845
# Students in 7th Grade:
77
186,412
# Students in 8th Grade:
71
190,934
# Students in 9th Grade:
76
40,985
# Students in 10th Grade:
75
36,781
# Students in 11th Grade:
72
34,389
# Students in 12th Grade:
80
33,539
# Ungraded Students:
8
23,938
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $30,589 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,353. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $28,857 is less than the state median of $32,230. The school district spending/student has declined by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$30 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$28 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$30,589
$31,353
Spending / Student
$28,857
$32,230
Best Silver Creek Central School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Silver Creek Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1 Dickinson St
Silver Creek, NY 14136
(716) 934-2603
Silver Creek, NY 14136
(716) 934-2603
Grades: 6-8
| 231 students
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