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Silver Hills Middle School

Q: Is Silver Hills Middle School a good school?

Silver Hills Middle School ranks 341 st of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Silver Hills Middle School serves 965 students in grades 6–8 in Northglenn, Colorado, as part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools. The school currently ranks in the 27th percentile of Colorado middle schools, placing it in the bottom third statewide with a 1-star rating. About 68.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty school community. While the school has shown modest improvement after a low point in 2022–2023, it still trails its own historical performance from a decade ago.

On the most recent CMAS assessments, Silver Hills students trail district and state averages by substantial margins: 28.3% are proficient in English Language Arts (compared to 42.3% district and 44.7% state) and just 18.9% in math (compared to 35.5% district and 37.3% state). Math is especially tough for incoming 6th graders, with only 12% proficient, though the rate rises to 23.5% by 8th grade. Science proficiency is 21.8%. Across every measured student group—including low-income students and Gifted and Talented learners—the school's statewide percentile ranks between 7th and 24th, with no subgroup above the 24th percentile. Encouragingly, math and science scores have trended upward over the past three years, though ELA has plateaued in the high-20s.

Chronic absenteeism is the school's most striking red flag: 47.8% of students are chronically absent, compared to 32.2% for the district and 28.4% statewide. This rate is nearly double that of nearby Westlake Middle School (23.8%) and Rocky Top Middle School (24.4%), both of which post dramatically higher proficiency rates and rank in the 73rd and 78th percentiles. Among seven nearby Adams 12 middle schools, Silver Hills ranks 4th—ahead of Thornton Middle School, Northglenn Middle School, and Shadow Ridge Middle School—but well behind Century Middle School and the top-performing pair. For parents, the twin priorities are clear: improving attendance and strengthening early middle-school math support.

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: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2023 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2026) from a 16th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

341^st of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

50^th 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
2026	22.8	341 of 469	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.9	25 of 27	7.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	24 of 25	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	287 of 365	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	33.2	121 of 154	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.2	157 of 207	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.5	175 of 230	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.3	298 of 369	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.2	243 of 275	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)7th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

Math19%-18 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	22.8	341^st of 469 public middle schools	27.3%		20.1	365^th of 469 public middle schools	22.2%	24	27.9	34.1	22.6	28.3	12.0	20.2	23.5	18.9	21.8	$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%)	28	313^th of 469 public middle schools	33.3%		34.5	279^th of 469 public middle schools	40.5%	34	32.7	41.7	21.0	31.7	25.2	25.0	17.6	22.7	19.8	$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%)	76.7	102^nd of 469 public middle schools	78.3%		70.1	123^rd of 469 public middle schools	73.8%	21	59.6	61.7	56.6	59.5	49.6	44.9	51.7	48.5	47.3	$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%)	8.1	454^th of 469 public middle schools	3.2%		8.4	451^st of 469 public middle schools	3.8%	3	11.9	19.2	10.7	14.2			8.8	6.0	8.8	$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%)	69.7	126^th of 469 public middle schools	73.1%		75.5	100^th of 469 public middle schools	78.7%	26	58.1	59.4	41.8	53.4	47.5	45.8	45.6	46.3	44.4	$15,203
Shadow Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	12551 Holly Street	Thornton	80602	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%)	11.4	436^th of 469 public middle schools	7.0%		12.9	424^th of 469 public middle schools	9.6%	12	9.9	20.2	20.2	17.0	6.7	10.4	15.5	10.9	14.8	$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%)	5.3	467^th of 469 public middle schools	0.4%		5.1	467^th of 469 public middle schools	0.4%		8.2	7.7	6.6	7.5	3.1	3.6	7.1	4.7	5.0	$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%)	65.9	139^th of 469 public middle schools	70.4%		70.3	122^nd of 469 public middle schools	74.0%	17	58.8	58.1	53.5	56.5	35.6	35.3	43.9	38.7	44.4	$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%)	11.9	434^th of 469 public middle schools	7.5%		10.2	441^st of 469 public middle schools	6.0%	7	19.5	20.8	23.8	21.4	7.8	7.6	6.8	7.4	14.3	$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%)	48.7	198^th of 469 public middle schools	57.8%		49.6	205^th of 469 public middle schools	56.3%	7	35.0	52.6	44.7	44.0	28.3	34.7	36.2	33.1	33.9	$17,011

Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Hills Middle School

What district is Silver Hills Middle School in?

Adams 12 Five Star 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

Is Silver Hills Middle School a good school?

Silver Hills Middle School ranks 341^st of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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.

How many students attend Silver Hills Middle School?

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

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