Silver Hills Middle School

Public 6-8

 12400 Huron Street
       Northglenn, CO  80234-1724


(720) 972-5000

District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
406th of 481 Colorado Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,508 Help


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

Student/teacher ratio:  17.7 Help
Number of students:  957

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.2%
White:
26.1%
Two or more races:
5.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  69.9% Help


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Compare Details Silver Hills Middle School ranks worse than 84.4% of middle schools in Colorado. It also ranks 4th among 7 ranked middle schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.2%), White (26.1%), two or more races (5.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 69.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Silver Hills Middle School is 17.7. 4 middle schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Silver Hills Middle School is $12,508. 4 middle schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Silver Hills Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Silver Hills Middle School 406th of 481 Colorado public middle schools. (See Silver Hills Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hispanic students:
White students:


Adams 12 Five Star Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Adams 12 Five Star Schools 51st of 115 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Silver Hills Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Silver Hills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 52.13 163rd 336 51.5%
2005 52.97 169th 340 50.3%
2006 48.28 191st 346 44.8%
2007 41.32 234th 360 35.0%
2008 40.86 232nd 362 35.9%
2009 47.22 223rd 377 40.8%
2010 41.29 261st 409 36.2%
2011 49.60 235th 422 44.3%
2012 41.02 264th 425 37.9%
2013 37.80 305th 454 32.8%
2014 31.00 332nd 461 28.0%
2015 33.46 283rd 436 35.1%
2016 33.40 258th 400 35.5%
2017 32.86 271st 424 36.1%
2018 31.63 274th 418 34.4%
2019 30.18 302nd 458 34.1%
2021 22.55 303rd 369 17.9%
2022 20.92 344th 448 23.2%
2023 15.00 405th 480 15.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Silver Hills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.93 143rd 222 35.6%
2019 33.38 160th 240 33.3%
2021 22.40 102nd 114 10.5%
2022 23.51 166th 197 15.7%
2023 15.45 233rd 241 3.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Silver Hills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.94 235th 315 25.4%
2019 26.84 255th 352 27.6%
2021 14.98 239th 254 5.9%
2022 16.77 273rd 326 16.3%
2023 12.83 319th 363 12.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Silver Hills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.68 27th 121 77.7%
2019 59.83 55th 134 59.0%
2023 18.38 111th 125 11.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Silver Hills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.60 213th 317 32.8%
2019 28.35 231st 343 32.7%
2021 21.10 216th 249 13.3%
2022 18.99 263rd 328 19.8%
2023 12.87 323rd 356 9.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Silver Hills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.99 24th 25 4.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Silver Hills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.69 110th 165 33.3%
2019 28.60 161st 220 26.8%
2022 18.16 148th 169 12.4%
2023 13.35 184th 198 7.1%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Silver Hills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.21 153rd 199 23.1%
2019 26.28 214th 283 24.4%
2021 40.66 117th 203 42.4%
2022 15.96 225th 265 15.1%
2023 9.85 263rd 286 8.0%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Open Quote 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

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Silver Hills Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 406 5 17 57 3 n/a n/a 0 488
1989 462 8 15 67 1 n/a n/a 0 553
1990 511 9 12 72 2 n/a n/a 0 606
1991 556 10 18 74 2 n/a n/a 0 660
1992 622 9 18 68 3 n/a n/a 0 720
1993 646 13 17 80 3 n/a n/a 0 759
1994 637 12 18 79 8 n/a n/a 0 754
1995 704 8 21 87 28 n/a n/a 0 848
1996 704 8 21 87 28 n/a n/a 0 848
1997 689 14 47 100 4 n/a n/a 0 854
1998 697 17 52 106 5 n/a n/a 0 877
1999 601 14 45 98 5 n/a n/a 0 763
2000 578 19 50 113 2 n/a n/a 0 762
2001 531 24 52 109 3 n/a n/a 0 719
2002 551 13 53 145 2 n/a n/a 0 764
2003 551 13 53 145 2 n/a n/a 0 764
2004 556 16 59 150 7 n/a n/a 0 788
2005 564 24 52 156 7 n/a n/a 0 803
2006 519 21 42 156 5 n/a n/a 0 743
2007 488 25 32 180 5 n/a n/a 0 730
2008 662 23 66 237 9 n/a n/a 0 997
2009 632 35 78 280 6 n/a n/a 0 1031
2010 632 32 73 305 8 n/a n/a 0 1050
2011 702 6 22 357 0 1 10 0 1098
2012 610 37 54 368 7 1 15 0 1092
2013 550 33 50 400 8 1 21 0 1063
2014 535 28 59 434 14 0 19 0 1089
2015 485 29 63 462 11 0 15 0 1065
2016 480 24 65 484 10 0 17 0 1080
2017 453 28 61 518 8 1 31 0 1100
2018 429 27 60 567 7 0 30 0 1120
2019 406 21 61 585 6 1 35 0 1115
2020 375 19 44 614 7 1 28 0 1088
2021 339 19 45 601 8 0 36 0 1048
2022 309 22 38 600 7 1 44 0 1021
2023 250 19 44 586 5 4 49 0 957

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Silver Hills Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 488 27.9 17.4 n/a
1989 553 30.5 18.1 4.9
1990 606 34.7 17.4 5.1
1991 660 34.2 19.2 5.8
1992 720 38.0 18.9 5.4
1993 759 42.2 18.0 5.4
1994 754 42.0 18.0 6.9
1995 848 40.8 20.8 6.7
1996 848 40.8 20.8 6.7
1997 854 42.2 20.2 5
1998 877 43.4 20.2 7.1
1999 763 40.2 19.0 6.8
2000 762 39.0 19.5 15.5
2001 719 38.0 18.9 18.4
2002 764 41.0 18.6 19.4
2003 764 41.0 18.6 19.4
2004 788 41.3 19.1 21.6
2005 803 41.2 19.5 23.5
2006 743 44.2 16.8 27.7
2007 730 38.0 19.2 32.7
2008 997 50.0 19.9 31.1
2009 1031 52.3 19.7 34.4
2010 1050 53.3 19.7 38.8
2011 1098 53.9 20.3 42.9
2012 1092 55.2 19.7 43.1
2013 1063 48.2 22.0 46.9
2014 1089 56.8 19.1 53.1
2015 1065 60.0 17.7 50
2016 1080 57.0 18.9 56
2017 1100 57.3 19.1 57.1
2018 1120 56.5 19.8 60.2
2019 1115 57.0 19.5 53.9
2020 1088 59.0 18.4 57.5
2021 1048 57.8 18.1 62.2
2022 1021 57.0 17.9 60.5
2023 957 54.0 17.7 69.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Silver Hills Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 488 27.9 17.4 n/a
1989 553 30.5 18.1 4.9
1990 606 34.7 17.4 5.1
1991 660 34.2 19.2 5.8
1992 720 38.0 18.9 5.4
1993 759 42.2 18.0 5.4
1994 754 42.0 18.0 6.9
1995 848 40.8 20.8 6.7
1996 848 40.8 20.8 6.7
1997 854 42.2 20.2 5
1998 877 43.4 20.2 7.1
1999 763 40.2 19.0 6.8
2000 762 39.0 19.5 15.5
2001 719 38.0 18.9 18.4
2002 764 41.0 18.6 19.4
2003 764 41.0 18.6 19.4
2004 788 41.3 19.1 21.6
2005 803 41.2 19.5 23.5
2006 743 44.2 16.8 27.7
2007 730 38.0 19.2 32.7
2008 997 50.0 19.9 31.1
2009 1031 52.3 19.7 34.4
2010 1050 53.3 19.7 38.8
2011 1098 53.9 20.3 42.9
2012 1092 55.2 19.7 43.1
2013 1063 48.2 22.0 46.9
2014 1089 56.8 19.1 53.1
2015 1065 60.0 17.7 50
2016 1080 57.0 18.9 56
2017 1100 57.3 19.1 57.1
2018 1120 56.5 19.8 60.2
2019 1115 57.0 19.5 53.9
2020 1088 59.0 18.4 57.5
2021 1048 57.8 18.1 62.2
2022 1021 57.0 17.9 60.5
2023 957 54.0 17.7 69.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Silver Hills Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,863
2020 $10,709
2021 $11,285
2022 $12,508

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Silver Hills Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 302nd of 458 Middle schoolsRanks 405th of 480 Middle schools
 18.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Silver Hills Middle School)26.516.9
 9.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)39.938.3
 1.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)43.643.4
 0.2%
6th Grade Math (Silver Hills Middle School)16.59.2
 7.3%
   6th Grade Math (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)3228.2
 3.8%
   6th Grade Math (Colorado)29.528.2
 1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Silver Hills Middle School)32.521.7
 10.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)46.743.2
 3.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.545
 1.5%
7th Grade Math (Silver Hills Middle School)15.17.4
 7.7%
   7th Grade Math (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)33.924.7
 9.2%
   7th Grade Math (Colorado)31.626.3
 5.3%
8th Grade Science (Silver Hills Middle School)29.812.6
 17.2%
   8th Grade Science (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)34.229.4
 4.8%
   8th Grade Science (Colorado)31.531.3
 0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Silver Hills Middle School)49.428.2
 21.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)47.336.9
 10.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.942.4
 4.5%
8th Grade Math (Silver Hills Middle School)30.717.8
 12.9%
   8th Grade Math (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)40.130
 10.1%
   8th Grade Math (Colorado)36.932.7
 4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Silver Hills Middle School)35.922.1
 13.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)44.740.9
 3.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (Silver Hills Middle School)20.611.4
 9.2%
   All Grades Math (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)3532
 3%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1115957
 14.2%
African American2119
 9.5%
American Indian65
 16.7%
Asian6144
 27.9%
Hispanic585586
 0.2%
Pacific Islander14
 300%
White406250
 38.4%
Two or More Races3549
 40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.9%69.9%
 16%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Hills Middle School

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

Students at Silver Hills Middle School are 61% Hispanic, 26% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

Silver Hills Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.6% of Colorado middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 957 students attended Silver Hills Middle School.


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