Summary:
The two middle schools in Dry Creek Joint Elementary—Antelope Crossing Middle and Silverado Middle—serve grades 6–8 and each enrolls about 1,000 students. Both schools scored above the state in all three subjects in 2025–2026, but the area’s clearest strength is science: the schools averaged 53%, 17 percentage points above the state. Math is the comparatively weaker subject, averaging 43%, or 4 points above the state.
Silverado leads in all-grade English language arts (ELA) and math, with scores of 64% and 44%, compared with 58% and 42% at Antelope Crossing—gaps of 6 and 2 points. Antelope narrowly leads science: 53.1% versus 52.8%, a 0.3-point difference. Silverado leads ELA in every tested grade, by 3 to 9 points. The math lead varies: Silverado is 9 points ahead in grade 6, while Antelope is ahead by 0.2 points in grade 7 and 4 points in grade 8. Both schools exceed the state in every listed grade and subject, so neither is the across-the-board leader.
Both schools improved in ELA and science between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, while their math trends differed. Antelope gained 8 points in ELA, 3 in math and 9 in science; Silverado gained 7 in ELA and 5 in science, while its math score dipped by less than 1 point. SchoolDigger rates both schools four stars and places them in the 79th percentile for 2025–2026; its ranking history shows Antelope rising from the 68th to the 75th percentile since 2023–2024, while Silverado moved from the 80th to the 79th. Enrollment and student–teacher ratios are similar—1,051 students and 23.9 at Antelope, versus 1,010 and 24.3 at Silverado. Their 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares differ: 55% at Antelope and 34% at Silverado, a 22-point gap; this is context, not an explanation for score differences.
Thank you for your feedback!