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Silver Creek High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4901 Nelson Rd

Longmont CO, 80503, Boulder County

Phone: 720-494-3721

Ranking:

(43 out of 304, top 14%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	47		45		47		49		49		49		46
Total Students:	1,129		1,013		1,036		1,057		1,077		1,054		1,032
Grade 9:	316	28.0%	270	26.7%	278	26.8%	266	25.2%	234	21.7%	284	26.9%	303	29.4%
Grade 10:	268	23.7%	264	26.1%	275	26.5%	230	21.8%	276	25.6%	304	28.8%	279	27.0%
Grade 11:	269	23.8%	262	25.9%	218	21.0%	270	25.5%	302	28.0%	273	25.9%	210	20.3%
Grade 12:	276	24.4%	217	21.4%	265	25.6%	291	27.5%	265	24.6%	193	18.3%	240	23.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	565	50.0%	494	48.8%	523	50.5%	539	51.0%	547	50.8%	548	52.0%	543	52.6%
Female:	564	50.0%	519	51.2%	513	49.5%	518	49.0%	522	48.5%	498	47.2%	485	47.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.5%	6	0.6%	8	0.8%	9	0.9%	9	0.8%	7	0.7%	5	0.5%
Asian:	30	2.7%	24	2.4%	33	3.2%	33	3.1%	36	3.3%	35	3.3%	28	2.7%
Hispanic:	160	14.2%	152	15.0%	158	15.3%	146	13.8%	133	12.3%	137	13.0%	111	10.8%
Black:	12	1.1%	9	0.9%	15	1.4%	18	1.7%	19	1.8%	12	1.1%	9	0.9%
White:	901	79.8%	808	79.8%	808	78.0%	839	79.4%	880	81.7%	863	81.9%	879	85.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	19	1.7%	13	1.3%	13	1.3%	10	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	180	15.9%	130	12.8%	145	14.0%	123	11.6%	120	11.1%	118	11.2%	111	10.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	30	2.7%	22	2.2%	38	3.7%	21	2.0%	40	3.7%	20	1.9%	26	2.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	23.96		22.35		22.15		21.58		22.10		21.30		22.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	30	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	32	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	37	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	34	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	37	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	35	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	38	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	37	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	66	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	70	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	81	73	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	78	72	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	72	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	84	76	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	81	71	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	66	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	51	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	54	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	55	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	70	59	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	53	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	53	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	51	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	54	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	57	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	53	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	52	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	73	56	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	67	53	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	52	47
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	57	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	57	56
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	82	67	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	69	67
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	57	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	61	59
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	41	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	49	46
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	61	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	80	67	64
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	53	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	57	56
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	48	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	47	44
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	84	69	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81	67	64
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	55	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	53	51
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	55	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	54	52
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	31	38	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	39	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	56	46	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	42	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	45	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	47	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	46	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	43	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	74	70	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	88	71	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	83	72	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	77	69	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	83	73	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82	73	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82	75	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	81	69	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	56	57	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	71	57	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	56	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	52	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	56	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	58	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	51	54	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	69	56	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	41.2	36.2	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	53.4	40.7	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	85.0	72.0	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	82.5	71.8	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	54.9	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	64.4	56.1	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	71.1	54.4	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	68.2	53.6	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	56.9	43.8	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	60.2	45.8	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82.2	73.4	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82.1	71.0	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	62.7	55.6	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	72.5	57.9	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.8%	62.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.2%	37.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	44.4%	65.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	55.6%	34.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,660.0	$42,513.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,317.0	$38,059.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,534.0	$51,015.0

* Silver Creek High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.