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Silver Creek High School

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Silver Creek High School ranks 70 th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 79% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Silver Creek High School is a public high school located in Longmont, Colorado, serving 1,215 students in grades 9-12 as part of the St. Vrain Valley School District, which is ranked 27th out of 115 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Silver Creek High School consistently ranks among the top 70 high schools in Colorado, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as CMAS, SAT, and PSAT, is significantly higher than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 78% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Reading and Writing, compared to 62% at the state level. The school's performance in mathematics is also noteworthy, with 48% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to 32% at the state level. Silver Creek High School also performs well across various student subgroups, including female, male, and disabled students, who rank in the top 75 high schools in Colorado.

While Silver Creek High School generally outperforms its nearby counterparts, such as Erie High School, Mead High School, and Longmont High School, in academic performance, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance, Niwot High School, located just 3.53 miles away, consistently ranks higher than Silver Creek High School in statewide rankings and performs better on standardized tests, particularly in CMAS Science and SAT Mathematics. Additionally, Silver Creek High School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.8% to 27.7% in recent years, and the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 15.49% in 2021-2022 to 22.06% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

1,208

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,264

Per pupil spending ?

27%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4901 Nelson Road
Longmont, CO 80503-6001

(720) 494-3721

District: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Feeder schools for Silver Creek High School:

Elementary:	Blue Mountain Elementary
	Eagle Crest Elementary School
	Longmont Estates Elementary School
Middle:	Altona Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.4%

Hispanic:

21.9%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (63% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Colorado high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg55%

Colorado avg47%

70^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9High Schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

27^th of 115St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J 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	78.3	70 of 328	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	72 of 349	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	61 of 349	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	55 of 221	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	32 of 210	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	44 of 411	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	48 of 388	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	57.3	74 of 256	71.1%	★★★★☆
2016	56.5	64 of 255	74.9%	★★★★☆
2015	48.9	105 of 292	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	82.6	53 of 369	85.6%	★★★★☆
2013	84.7	43 of 349	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	83.8	39 of 334	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	81.0	48 of 337	85.8%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	55 of 327	83.2%	★★★★☆
2009	85.4	35 of 310	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	83.4	40 of 301	86.7%	★★★★☆
2007	78.4	56 of 298	81.2%	★★★★☆
2006	81.2	43 of 286	85.0%	★★★★☆
2005	75.1	65 of 280	76.8%	★★★★☆
2004	68.9	88 of 279	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	28 of 43	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.5	12 of 43	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	40.8	29 of 43	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.1	15 of 45	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	17 of 41	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	15 of 59	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	11 of 84	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	19 of 74	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	75 of 247	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	59 of 257	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	53 of 254	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	31 of 257	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	29 of 239	87.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	54 of 136	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	73 of 140	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.6	45 of 135	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	60 of 108	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.1	17 of 118	85.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	85 of 187	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	71 of 199	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	62 of 198	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	53 of 205	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	35 of 181	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	63 of 194	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	80 of 211	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	53 of 200	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	56 of 203	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	35 of 188	81.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	53 of 246	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	58 of 256	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	57 of 252	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	57 of 253	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	30 of 240	87.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	58.0	30 of 77	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.3	6 of 60	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	65 of 209	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	77 of 229	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	67 of 234	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	56 of 228	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	33 of 225	85.3%	★★★★☆

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)78th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2022)61st percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)60th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing78%+16 vs state

Mathematics48%+16 vs state

Science34%+9 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 4, 2017

Joke. They will give you zero information about details of your kid's schedule, grades, homework or buses etc. You will have to spend half your day calling, leaving voicemails and emails with counselors or teachers and dig up information on your own. They never answer the phone or emails but will bomb you with information about fundraisers, football games and remind you that you owes fees. There are fees for literally everything! Last time I checked tax dollars pay for public school. Why I owe $200 at the end of the year is beyond me. Nothing is easy with this school. Trying to help your kid keep schedule's and homework straight is so time consuming, its like having a second job. There are no less than three websites you have to scan for any info and they are either confusing, or down for maintenance. You are on your own with this place. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Silver Creek High School	Public	9-12	4901 Nelson Road	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3721	1,208	53	22.9	27.0%	826 (68.4%)	17 (1.4%)	264 (21.9%)	56 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.5%)	78.3	70^th of 328 public high schools	78.7%		77.7	72^nd of 349 public high schools	79.4%	2	78.0	51.0	78.0	54.0	78.0	48.0										33.9	$15,264
New Meridian High School	Public	9-12	1200 South Sunset	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3961	95	10	9.5	64.2%	38 (40.0%)	1 (1.1%)	52 (54.7%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)																	$26,198
St. Vrain Virtual High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1200 South Sunset Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	Yes	No	(303) 591-8627	69	20	3.5	14.5%	54 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.6%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	84.5	44^th of 328 public high schools	86.6%					(n/a)					95.0	45.0											$20,728
Longmont High School	Public	9-12	1040 Sunset Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-6014	1,268	63	20.2	47.9%	667 (52.6%)	8 (0.6%)	523 (41.2%)	19 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (3.5%)	51.3	145^th of 328 public high schools	55.8%		51.8	158^th of 349 public high schools	54.7%	13	68.0	42.0	65.0	32.0	58.0	29.0										36.9	$15,575
Niwot High School	Public	9-12	8989 E. Niwot Road	Niwot	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 652-2550	1,509	65	23.2	25.6%	966 (64.0%)	20 (1.3%)	368 (24.4%)	84 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (4.4%)	86.1	40^th of 328 public high schools	87.8%		80.1	60^th of 349 public high schools	82.8%	20	82.0	56.0	86.0	60.0	80.0	54.0										49.4	$14,315
Skyline High School	Public	9-12	600 East Mountain View	Longmont	80504	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3741	1,082	59	18.4	64.1%	272 (25.1%)	13 (1.2%)	747 (69.0%)	11 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.0%)	24	249^th of 328 public high schools	24.1%		22.1	270^th of 349 public high schools	22.6%	21	48.0	25.0	46.0	22.0	50.0	20.0										15.6	$16,010
Boulder Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5075 Chaparral Court #1	Boulder	80301	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 545-6186	114	11	10.2		65 (57.0%)	4 (3.5%)	37 (32.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)								(n/a)																	$11,433
Lyons Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 McConnell Drive	Lyons	80540	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 823-6631	344	24	14.3	26.2%	294 (85.5%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	80.6	59^th of 328 public high schools	82.0%		86.3	42^nd of 349 public high schools	88.0%	17	70.0	55.0	95.0	54.0	85.0	42.0	80.0	73.0	77.1	76.8	51.2	47.4	69.4	55.6	68.8		$19,966
Mead High School	Public	9-12	12750 County Road #7	Longmont	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3940	1,174	56	21.1	26.1%	802 (68.3%)	9 (0.8%)	303 (25.8%)	22 (1.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.6%)	64.7	114^th of 328 public high schools	65.2%		57.4	130^th of 349 public high schools	62.8%	16	68.0	36.0	74.0	47.0	67.0	44.0										37.7	$15,447
Arapahoe Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6600 Arapahoe Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-5220	184	12	15.6	72.8%	66 (35.9%)	6 (3.3%)	97 (52.7%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	$26,054

Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Creek High School

Is Silver Creek High School a good school?

Silver Creek High School ranks 70^th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Silver Creek High School?

Students at Silver Creek High School are 68% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Silver Creek High School?

Silver Creek High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blue Mountain Elementary
Elementary : Eagle Crest Elementary School
Elementary : Longmont Estates Elementary School
Middle : Altona Middle School

What district is Silver Creek High School in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

How many students attend Silver Creek High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,208 students attended Silver Creek High School.

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