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Silver Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
450th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 78% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Silver Creek Elementary is a public elementary school located in Troy, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 751 students. The school is part of the Triad CUSD 2 district, which is ranked 162 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Silver Creek Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 65.9% compared to the state's 53.1%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 55.7% compared to the state's 38.5%. The school's performance is also strong relative to its district, with Silver Creek outperforming Triad CUSD 2 in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. Notably, the school's 5th-grade students have particularly high proficiency rates, with 73.2% proficient or better in ELA and 61% in Mathematics.

Silver Creek Elementary's performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools within the Triad CUSD 2 district, such as St. Jacob Elementary and Marine Elementary, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, when compared to schools in the Edwardsville CUSD 7 district, such as Woodland Elementary, the performance gap is smaller, with Woodland performing at a similar or slightly lower level than Silver Creek. Additionally, Silver Creek Elementary has seen a significant decrease in its chronic absenteeism rate, from 26.3% in 2023-2024 to 6.9% in 2024-2025, a notable improvement.

757
Students ?
16.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,481
Per pupil spending ?
17.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 209 N Dewey St
       Troy, IL  62294-1214

(618) 667-5403

District: Triad CUSD 2


Students who attend Silver Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Triad Middle School
High:    Triad High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
89.2%
Hispanic:
4.1%
Two or more races:
4.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Illinois average (61% vs 44% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 22% of Illinois elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of Triad CUSD 2's ranking
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school61%
District avg60%
Illinois avg44%
450th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 22%▲ up 27 pts since 2015
From top 49% (2015) to top 22% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Triad CUSD 2
162nd of 811Triad CUSD 2 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202577.2450 of 205678.1%★★★★☆
202466.3625 of 206769.8%★★★☆☆
202364.3669 of 207767.8%★★★☆☆
202261.0741 of 208264.4%★★★☆☆
202167.6538 of 194872.4%★★★★☆
201965.6661 of 208668.3%★★★☆☆
201880.1360 of 203782.3%★★★★☆
201760.8731 of 204464.2%★★★☆☆
201651.9919 of 204655.1%★★★☆☆
201545.31002 of 205251.2%★★★☆☆
201463.9789 of 209362.3%★★★☆☆
201368.8696 of 216767.9%★★★☆☆
201272.0660 of 216669.5%★★★☆☆
201177.3455 of 214778.8%★★★★☆
201082.9216 of 213989.9%★★★★☆
200979.5364 of 212082.8%★★★★☆
200874.6562 of 209273.1%★★★★☆
200775.5478 of 209577.2%★★★★☆
200671.5647 of 208669.0%★★★☆☆
200563.3901 of 202255.4%★★★☆☆
200469.2717 of 203064.7%★★★☆☆
200361.8936 of 202053.7%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202558.0332 of 104968.4%★★★☆☆
202446.4389 of 88656.1%★★★☆☆
202362.1231 of 90774.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202575.5431 of 194277.8%★★★★☆
202469.9514 of 194273.5%★★★★☆
202366.2575 of 195770.6%★★★★☆
202258.6716 of 197063.7%★★★☆☆
202159.2591 of 168064.8%★★★☆☆
201964.4658 of 201967.4%★★★☆☆
201880.5323 of 196483.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202570.5388 of 180078.4%★★★★☆
202463.2485 of 179373.0%★★★★☆
202361.8524 of 180871.0%★★★★☆
202252.7718 of 176359.3%★★★☆☆
202169.9256 of 151483.1%★★★★☆
201945.3959 of 181647.2%★★☆☆☆
201878.4203 of 176588.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202576.2427 of 194778.1%★★★★☆
202460.2673 of 195965.6%★★★☆☆
202360.1683 of 198465.6%★★★☆☆
202261.3664 of 197766.4%★★★☆☆
202167.7449 of 170773.7%★★★★☆
201965.9607 of 201969.9%★★★☆☆
201877.5385 of 197280.5%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.6523 of 129259.5%★★★☆☆
202444.8557 of 119553.4%★★★☆☆
202347.2501 of 115656.7%★★★☆☆
202233.6685 of 111338.5%★★☆☆☆
202138.7354 of 64044.7%★★☆☆☆
201942.8581 of 119451.3%★★★☆☆
201848.9296 of 76361.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202560.4550 of 138960.4%★★★☆☆
202447.2735 of 139247.2%★★☆☆☆
202343.2814 of 141942.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.7870 of 142538.9%★★☆☆☆
202150.1605 of 130853.7%★★★☆☆
201949.1751 of 146248.6%★★☆☆☆
201864.7475 of 146367.5%★★★☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile~ school
Male (2025)78th percentile~ school
Female (2025)78th percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)68th percentile-10 vs school
White (2025)60th percentile-18 vs school
Special Education (2025)60th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts66%+13 vs state
Science60%+20 vs state
Mathematics56%+17 vs state

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Students at Silver Creek Elementary are 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Silver Creek Elementary.

Silver Creek Elementary ranks 450th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Silver Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Triad Middle School
High : Triad High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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