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Silver Creek Elementary School

Q: Is Silver Creek Elementary School a good school?

Silver Creek Elementary School ranks 353 rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Silver Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Berea, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 474 students. The school is part of the Madison County School District, which is ranked 27th out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Silver Creek Elementary School has a higher spending per student compared to the state and county averages, the school faces several challenges. It has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates than the state and county averages, and its student performance on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) is generally lower than the state and county averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics was 33%, compared to the state and county averages of 43% and 42%, respectively. Additionally, the school's special education students consistently perform lower than the state and county averages on the KSA assessments.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Shannon Johnson Elementary School, Silver Creek Elementary School generally performs lower on state assessments and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. Over the past several years, the school's statewide ranking has declined, suggesting that its performance may be declining relative to other schools in the state. To address these challenges, the school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes and close performance gaps among different student subgroups.

490

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,295

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Old US 25 N
Berea, KY 40403

(859) 387-3200

District: Madison County

Students who attend Silver Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Foley Middle School
High:	Madison Southern High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.2%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg49%

Kentucky avg44%

353^rd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Madison County

27^th of 157Madison County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	353 of 685	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	367 of 685	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	328 of 687	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	353 of 684	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	421 of 517	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.3	204 of 700	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	253 of 691	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.1	338 of 694	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.3	311 of 690	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.4	226 of 698	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.5	171 of 705	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	69.6	174 of 719	75.8%	★★★★☆
2012	66.0	208 of 713	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	64.7	223 of 688	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.6	94 of 683	86.2%	★★★★☆
2009	66.0	220 of 658	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.5	261 of 651	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.2	330 of 638	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	29.1	162 of 206	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	219 of 474	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	209 of 445	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	262 of 648	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	413 of 644	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	319 of 639	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	293 of 641	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	201 of 312	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.7	98 of 671	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	229 of 663	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	322 of 672	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	319 of 665	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	286 of 670	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	338 of 667	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	178 of 664	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	253 of 631	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	397 of 653	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	326 of 652	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	301 of 652	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	413 of 657	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	283 of 676	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	269 of 665	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	268 of 306	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	210 of 279	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	165 of 257	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.7	152 of 661	77.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	390 of 659	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	402 of 659	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	370 of 658	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	379 of 656	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	269 of 337	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	207 of 592	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	376 of 593	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)60th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing48%+10 vs state

Reading47%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics46%~ state avg

Science41%+4 vs state

Social Studies38%~ state avg

Mathematics38%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Silver Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Old US 25 N	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3200	490	34	14.3	58.8%	452 (92.2%)	9 (1.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	47.8	353^rd of 685 public elementary schools	48.5%		45.4	367^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.4%	14	33.0		42.0	41.0	52.0	48.0	41.0	48.0	38.0	46.0	$19,295	$1,281	$217	$1,498	$10,191	$2,175	$12,366
Shannon Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Oakwood Dr	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3400	473	31	15.0	57.3%	412 (87.1%)	8 (1.7%)	21 (4.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	70.4	169^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.3%		66.8	196^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.4%	27	43.0	70.0	46.0	59.0	61.0	65.0	39.0	52.0	48.0	58.0	$17,947	$901	$287	$1,188	$9,400	$1,735	$11,135
Berea Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4065	448	35	12.8	69.0%	358 (79.9%)	20 (4.5%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.4%)	45	380^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.5%		45.5	364^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.9%	16	32.0	39.0	50.0	46.0	45.0	58.0	41.0	24.0	37.0	45.0	$17,359	$1,385	$801	$2,191	$11,871	$3,296	$15,168
Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Battlefield Memorial HWY	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6091	608	37	16.2	54.8%	539 (88.7%)	15 (2.5%)	28 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	57.6	278^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.4%		69.2	174^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.6%	104	33.0	39.0	56.0	36.0	51.0	70.0	27.0	67.0	57.0	57.0	$17,345	$1,151	$245	$1,396	$8,622	$1,796	$10,418
Kirksville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2399 Lancaster Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 624-4582	662	42	15.6	63.7%	498 (75.2%)	39 (5.9%)	64 (9.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (7.3%)	76.4	129^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.2%		64.9	215^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.6%	86	55.0	55.0	62.0	46.0	49.0	73.0	47.0	74.0	54.0	68.0	$16,898	$1,051	$353	$1,404	$8,204	$1,767	$9,971
Madison Kindergarten Academy	Public	PK-K	300 Bond St.	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6050	403	26	15.5	64.8%	277 (68.7%)	30 (7.4%)	41 (10.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	44 (10.9%)								(n/a)											$17,792	$1,147	$274	$1,421	$9,086	$1,741	$10,827
Roundstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 N Wilderness Rd	Mount Vernon	40456	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 256-2235	267	22	12.1	69.3%	250 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	47.3	360^th of 685 public elementary schools	47.4%		36	450^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.3%	90	36.0	58.0	43.0	40.0	52.0	49.0	36.0	29.0	47.0	41.0	$16,216	$1,294	$929	$2,224	$12,173	$1,819	$13,992
Paint Lick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6798 Richmond Rd	Paint Lick	40461	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-2122	260	24	10.8	70.4%	234 (90.0%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	61.3	243^rd of 685 public elementary schools	64.5%		63.8	220^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.9%	23	47.0	46.0	53.0	62.0	54.0	67.0		35.0	51.0	35.0	$16,147	$1,605	$86	$1,691	$11,545	$2,911	$14,456
Daniel Boone Elementary School	Public	1-5	710 N 2nd St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6070	469	34	13.6	65.7%	323 (68.9%)	44 (9.4%)	46 (9.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (9.0%)	41.8	414^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.6%		39.4	424^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.1%	10	39.0	41.0	41.0	40.0	51.0	45.0	32.0	18.0	49.0	48.0	$17,310	$1,014	$214	$1,228	$8,533	$1,928	$10,461
Kit Carson Elementary School	Public	1-5	450 Tates Creek Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6103	445	29	15.1	53.9%	348 (78.2%)	28 (6.3%)	26 (5.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.6%)	47.3	361^st of 685 public elementary schools	47.3%		54.8	296^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.8%	65	25.0	45.0	34.0	43.0	43.0	64.0	38.0	45.0	47.0	46.0	$17,115	$1,195	$181	$1,376	$8,405	$1,902	$10,307

Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Creek Elementary School

Is Silver Creek Elementary School a good school?

Silver Creek Elementary School ranks 353^rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Silver Creek Elementary School in?

Madison County

How many students attend Silver Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Silver Creek Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Silver Creek Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Foley Middle School
High : Madison Southern High School

What is the racial makeup of Silver Creek Elementary School?

Students at Silver Creek Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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