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Silver Hills Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Silver Hills Middle School is a public middle school located in Northglenn, Colorado, serving 930 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, which is ranked 52 out of 115 school districts in the state.

Despite being part of a mid-ranking district, Silver Hills Middle School has consistently performed below average compared to other Colorado middle schools. The school has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years, indicating it struggles to serve its diverse student population. Proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages, ranging from 15.5% in Math to 30.3% in English Language Arts. The school also faces challenges with high dropout rates and chronic absenteeism.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, such as Shadow Ridge, Thornton, and Northglenn Middle Schools, also perform poorly, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. In contrast, Westlake Middle School and Broomfield Heights Middle School, which are part of the higher-performing Boulder Valley School District, significantly outperform Silver Hills and the other Adams 12 schools.

965

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,977

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12400 Huron Street
Northglenn, CO 80234-1724

(720) 972-5000

District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Students who attend Silver Hills Middle School usually attend:

High:

Northglenn High School

Feeder schools for Silver Hills Middle School:

Elementary:	Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School
	Cotton Creek Elementary School
	Hillcrest Elementary School
	Westview Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.9%

White:

23.2%

Asian:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg38%

Colorado avg40%

365^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Middle Schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools

52^nd of 115Adams 12 Five Star Schools among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	365 of 469	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	376 of 485	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	405 of 480	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	344 of 448	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	303 of 369	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	302 of 458	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	274 of 418	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	271 of 424	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.4	258 of 400	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.5	283 of 436	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.0	332 of 461	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.8	305 of 454	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.0	264 of 425	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.6	235 of 422	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.3	261 of 409	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.2	223 of 377	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.9	232 of 362	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.3	234 of 360	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.3	191 of 346	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.0	169 of 340	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.1	163 of 336	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	19.0	24 of 25	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	296 of 347	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	292 of 350	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	319 of 363	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	273 of 326	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	239 of 254	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	255 of 352	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	235 of 315	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	124 of 132	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	113 of 126	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	111 of 125	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	55 of 134	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	27 of 121	77.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	181 of 218	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	162 of 199	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	184 of 198	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	148 of 169	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	161 of 220	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	110 of 165	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	208 of 241	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	204 of 244	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	233 of 241	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	166 of 197	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	102 of 114	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	160 of 240	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	143 of 222	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	290 of 352	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	297 of 357	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	323 of 356	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	263 of 328	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	216 of 249	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	231 of 343	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	213 of 317	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	252 of 275	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	239 of 273	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	263 of 286	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	225 of 265	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	117 of 203	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	214 of 283	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	153 of 199	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2019)4th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

Science18%-18 vs state

Math16%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

My student was very excited to go to Silver Hills, it is a nice new building and appeared like a excellent school for learning and personal growth. However, my 6th grader had a very tough time with SHMS. Not with academics, nor so much with teachers or administrators, but with disruptive students.

His sixth grade experience is filled with stories of out-of-control students disrupting class, bullying other students, stealing school supplies and personal property and yes, defecating on the bathroom floor. Half the teachers don't appear to have the experience or ability to control the classroom. This makes it a real challenge to learn and focus on classwork. The counselor we consulted was absolutely unwilling to help us move our student to another core, as in my opinion she worthless and of no help whatsoever. The administrators counseled my student how to best deal with the situations, but didn't appear to do anything about the unruly students. Perhaps it is just a sad reflection on Adams 12 school district (five stars, I think not). They either do not have the ability or desire to expel or remove students who cannot behave themselves.

To be fair...
* Surprisingly, my student still managed to make honor roll.
* Not all cores appeared to be as bad as the one my student's.
* Speaking with many of other students who also attended SHMS, None of the students really liked it. Most said that grades 7 was better than 6 & 8 better than 7, but that was usually followed by "I hated 6th grade!".

Our student will be attending a different school for 7th grade. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Can you rate a school with negative stars??? This school doesn't seem to be committed to the educational future of their students at all. There is no accountability for the school, students or parents...Students passing with FAILING GRADES in core classes for the ENTIRE YEAR, students not expected to finish classwork, homework etc. Students can display poor behavior, have 300+ absences during the year, have 70+ missing assignments, and not have to worry about passing through to the next grade. Summer school not required... Very hard to communicate with some of the staff, even harder to communicate with staff of the District...This school does a horrible dis-service to it's students. Every issue a parent would want to avoid...this school has them. If you're hopeful that school will have a positive impact for your child's future...stay away from Silver Hills!!! You might want to check into the entire District...Many, many problems!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Silver Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	12400 Huron Street	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5000	965	54	17.9	68.8%	224 (23.2%)	20 (2.1%)	636 (65.9%)	42 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.4%)	20.1	365^th of 469 public middle schools	22.2%		19.3	376^th of 485 public middle schools	22.5%	11	28.6	35.1	27.3	30.3	13.1	15.5	17.9	15.5	18.0	$15,977
Century Middle School	Public	6-8	13000 Lafayette Street	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5240	717	39	18.5	49.5%	309 (43.1%)	10 (1.4%)	307 (42.8%)	43 (6.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)	34.5	279^th of 469 public middle schools	40.5%		34.1	287^th of 485 public middle schools	40.8%	8	37.5	34.6	38.8	37.0	27.1	13.7	29.1	23.5	34.1	$16,969
Westlake Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 West 135th Avenue	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5200	853	46	18.6	32.7%	503 (59.0%)	7 (0.8%)	252 (29.5%)	29 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.0%)	70.1	123^rd of 469 public middle schools	73.8%		72.7	113^th of 485 public middle schools	76.7%	10	55.2	53.6	58.0	55.6	44.3	39.3	49.6	44.5	47.7	$15,756
Northglenn Middle School	Public	6-8	1123 Muriel Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5080	672	43	15.6	85.3%	128 (19.0%)	7 (1.0%)	469 (69.8%)	45 (6.7%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	8.4	451^st of 469 public middle schools	3.8%		13.4	424^th of 485 public middle schools	12.6%	27	10.8	16.0	22.1	16.0	5.8	4.4	10.1	6.6	9.7	$17,438
Rocky Top Middle School	Public	6-8	14150 York Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2200	1,052	57	18.4	27.6%	584 (55.5%)	17 (1.6%)	293 (27.9%)	81 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	72 (6.8%)	75.5	100^th of 469 public middle schools	78.7%		76.2	92^nd of 485 public middle schools	81.0%	8	62.7	54.4	48.9	55.7	53.0	48.2	50.9	50.6	55.3	$15,203
Shadow Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	12551 Holly Street	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5040	632	39	16.3	57.4%	218 (34.5%)	11 (1.7%)	353 (55.9%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	12.9	424^th of 469 public middle schools	9.6%		12.4	435^th of 485 public middle schools	10.3%	11	12.9	26.9	19.1	19.4	9.0	11.2	11.2	10.4	22.3	$16,872
Thornton Middle School	Public	6-8	9451 Hoffman Way	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5160	721	44	16.3	84.2%	77 (10.7%)	23 (3.2%)	557 (77.3%)	52 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	5.1	467^th of 469 public middle schools	0.4%		5.2	481^st of 485 public middle schools	0.8%	14	9.3	9.4	10.8	9.8			5.7	4.5	6.2	$18,637
Broomfield Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1555 Daphne Street	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8400	490	30	16.5	34.3%	315 (64.3%)	6 (1.2%)	123 (25.1%)	13 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	70.3	122^nd of 469 public middle schools	74.0%		56.9	179^th of 485 public middle schools	63.1%	57	59.3	63.7	56.9	60.2	35.5	42.0	44.1	40.8	47.3	$21,740
Shaw Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	8780 Circle Drive	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-9533	321	18	17.7	86.6%	47 (14.6%)	10 (3.1%)	240 (74.8%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	10.2	441^st of 469 public middle schools	6.0%		11.9	440^th of 485 public middle schools	9.3%	1	9.2	28.1	20.2	19.7	7.8	6.6	9.2	7.9	9.5	$21,463
Mandalay Middle School	Public	6-8	9651 North Pierce St	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9802	443	26	16.8	39.3%	245 (55.3%)	9 (2.0%)	140 (31.6%)	25 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	49.6	205^th of 469 public middle schools	56.3%		47.2	228^th of 485 public middle schools	53.0%	23	44.1	48.2	50.7	47.6	22.2	31.0	35.0	29.2	41.3	$17,011

Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Hills Middle School

Is Silver Hills Middle School a good school?

Silver Hills Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Colorado middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Silver Hills Middle School attend?

Students who attend Silver Hills Middle School usually go on to attend Northglenn High School

How many students attend Silver Hills Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 965 students attended Silver Hills Middle School.

What district is Silver Hills Middle School in?

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

What is the racial makeup of Silver Hills Middle School?

Students at Silver Hills Middle School are 66% Hispanic, 23% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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