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Schools in Sunset Bay

Sunset Bay’s public schools

Silver Creek Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunset Bay. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 80% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.7K
▼ 20% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.1
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
912 students on the public path
In brief

Sunset Bay’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sunset Bay’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Silver Creek High School places highest (better than 95%); Silver Creek Middle School lowest (13%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sunset Bay, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Silver Creek Elementary Schoolin Silver CreekC+
6–8Silver Creek Middle Schoolin Silver CreekD
9–12Silver Creek High Schoolin Silver CreekA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Silver Creek Central School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Silver Creek Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 912 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 8.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,667NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 48.9% · 421 students tested
Math43%
State average 46.5% · 404 students tested

Sunset Bay vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Sunset Bay’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sunset Bay—Silver Creek Central
HanoverB−Forestville Central PK–12 · Silver Creek Central PK–12

Every school in Sunset Bay

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Sunset Bayin other towns
Silver Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Creek
C+
428 students8:1Rate it →
Silver Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Silver Creek
D
200 students6:1Rate it →
Silver Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Silver Creek
A+
284 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Sunset Bay’s schools

Are Sunset Bay’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sunset Bay. Silver Creek Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunset Bay. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sunset Bay in?

Silver Creek Central School District.

Where do Sunset Bay kids go to high school?

Silver Creek High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.