Silver Crest Elementary

Silver Crest
About Silver Crest Elementary

Silver Crest Elementary is located in the rapidly growing city of Herriman. Our students come to us from Riverton City as well as from Herriman. The Silver Crest faculty is dedicated to giving students a well-rounded education with a good foundation in basic skills and ample opportunities for social and emotional development. Our focus is on student learning and achievement in the areas of literacy, numeracy, and on creating and maintaining a positive school atmosphere.

  • Silver Crest Knight EmblemGeneral Information
  • Silver Crest Elementary serves over 800 students from K-6.
  • The modern, attractive, two-story building, which opened in August of 2009, features large spacious classrooms, which are equipped with audio enhancement and digital projection systems. Students have easy access to a centrally located media center and one-to-one computers. In addition, students have access to two mobile computer labs.
  • The teacher/pupil ratio is 1:23 in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades, and 1:27 in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. Actual class sizes may vary.
  • A nutritious hot breakfast and lunches are prepared and served daily. Free and reduced price meals are available to qualifying students.
  • School Highlights
  • Silver Crest has a dedicated faculty of well-trained teachers who work together in Professional Learning Communities to provide excellent education opportunities for students in each learning center.
  • All certificated staff hold current teaching certificates with several teachers having earned advanced degrees and educational endorsements beyond the regular teaching certificates.
  • All staff members receive formal evaluations on a regular basis for the purpose of improving performance. Teachers continually participate in professional development courses to improve instructional skills.
  • The curriculum meets or exceeds all district and state requirements. Teachers use the Wit & Wisdom literacy materlials to teach reading and writing. Math is taught using Investigations in K-5 and Open Up in grade 6.
  • Technology is an important aspect of the school curriculum. One-to-one Chromebooks enable students (K-6) to learn and practice keyboarding skills, word processing programs, safe Internet skills, and to work with software in all curriculum areas.
  • There is an expectation for students to attend school regularly and to dress in clean, appropriate clothing.
  • Students learn responsible citizenship as teachers set reasonable limits, reinforce positive behavior, and employ programs to build student self-esteem.
  • Our student council and student recess coaches give student leaders an opportunity to gain valuable leadership and communication skills as they work together to build school pride and to serve others.
  • An active PTA and School Community Council assist with activities and regularly give input on important school issues.
  • Visitors and volunteers support the educational process through their work within the classroom.
Student Achievement
RISE

The Readiness Improvement Success Empowerment (RISE) computer-adaptive assessments in English language arts (ELA), math and science, provide questions that assess students’ ability to apply higher-order thinking skills and better emulate real tasks students may encounter in education and in life.

Development of RISE assessments came through a joint effort of Utah teachers, parents, test development experts, and the Utah State Board of Education (USBE). The RISE assessment, together with the state’s suite of assessments in grades K-12, provide information that assists in determining students’ progress towards preparing for college and careers upon completion of secondary school. Due to the school soft closure in March 2020, scores are not available for the 2019-20 school year.

Test Subject 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Language Arts 49.7% N/A 43.3% 41.3% 46.5% 43.3%
Mathematics 48.7% N/A 46.2% 45.6% 45.4% 43.0%
Science 55.4% N/A 41.7% 38.7% 46.6% 41.8%
School Accountability Report Cards

The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) issues an annual School Accountability Report Cards for each public school. Elementary and middle school report cards have four main grade categories: achievement, growth, English leamer progress, and growth of the lowest 25%. Achievement and growth calculations come from the RISE assessment for grades 3-8 and the Utah Aspire Plus assessment for grades 9-10. The English learner progress category score derive from the annual administration of the WIDA ACCESS test, which assesses students’ academic language proficiency in English.

The state’s School Accountability Report Cards inform educators, parents, and community stakeholders about school performance as they work collaboratively to improve student outcomes. Due to the school soft closure in March 2020, scores are not available for the 2019-20 and the 2020-21 school years.

Category 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Achievement 29 N/A N/A 24 27 26
Growth 31 N/A N/A 33 37 27
ELL Progress 7 N/A N/A 5 7 4
Growth of the Lowest 25% 17 N/A N/A 15 16 16
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