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Best Public Schools in Grant County, NM

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Schools

3,197

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedHurley Elementary32^nd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Bayard Elementary up 78 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hurley Elementary 8.9 students per teacher

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2025)	NM-ASR Science (2025)				NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Aldo Leopold Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	410 W 10th St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Aldo Leopold Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 538-2547	201	21	9.6	47.3%	103 (51.2%)	1 (0.5%)	76 (37.8%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.5%)								(n/a)	52.6			73.1		79.6				64.7	44.4	69.2	58.6							22.9	$24,523
Bayard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Park St	Bayard	88023	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	156	15	10.3	100.0%	16 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.3	83^rd of 345 public elementary schools	75.9%		52	161^st of 413 public elementary schools	61.0%	78							45.8	46.7	65.0				52.5							20.3	$14,521
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Cedar St	Santa Clara	88026	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	133	12	11.1	100.0%	7 (5.3%)	1 (0.8%)	125 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							41.2						30.0								$14,745
Cobre High	Public	9-12	1300 Tom Foy Blvd	Bayard	88023	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 537-4020	257	20	12.5	100.0%	18 (7.0%)	3 (1.2%)	231 (89.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	49.7	51^st of 131 public high schools	61.1%		31.5	101^st of 172 public high schools	41.3%	50	34.0				54.2																$12,533
Hurley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Carasco Ave	Hurley	88043	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	114	13	8.9	100.0%	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.1	32^nd of 345 public elementary schools	90.7%		82.4	60^th of 413 public elementary schools	85.5%	28			61.1				62.5		61.1				71.7	56.3		44.4				47.8	$14,663
San Lorenzo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5 Galaz St	San Lorenzo	88041	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	78	7	11.2	100.0%	36 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (47.4%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)								(n/a)								78.6					65.5							27.6	$15,066
Snell Middle	Public	6-8	501 Tom Foy Blvd	Bayard	88023	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	201	12	17.3	100.0%	12 (6.0%)	3 (1.5%)	185 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	27.1	138^th of 192 public middle schools	28.1%		35.6	86^th of 165 public middle schools	47.9%	52				19.4						35.9	41.8	41.8	39.8				26.6	14.8	13.4	18.4	$13,012
Cliff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	622 State Hwy 211	Cliff	88028	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 535-2051	92	9	9.8	100.0%	66 (71.7%)	1 (1.1%)	23 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	81.9	43^rd of 345 public elementary schools	87.5%		90.8	30^th of 413 public elementary schools	92.7%	13			43.8						50.0				50.0	53.9	58.3	56.3				50.0	$8,507
Cliff High	Public	7-12	622 State Hwy 211	Cliff	88028	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 535-2051	95	12	7.7	100.0%	78 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)	63.6			62.5		55.6					50.0	50.0	50.0					60.0		47.2	$17,283
Harrison Schmitt Elementary	Public	1-6	4042 Hwy 90 SW	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2170	337	25	13.4	100.0%	89 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	45.5	166^th of 345 public elementary schools	51.9%		38.7	224^th of 413 public elementary schools	45.8%	58							34.4	65.0	27.9	38.9			40.3		47.5		35.2			22.9	$8,850
Jose Barrios Elementary	Public	1-6	1625 Little Walnut	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2120	199	15	13.0	99.5%	58 (29.1%)	1 (0.5%)	125 (62.8%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	69.2	76^th of 345 public elementary schools	78.0%		72.4	87^th of 413 public elementary schools	78.9%	11			58.3				58.5	48.7	63.9	56.5			56.9	24.4	32.4	52.8	47.8			38.0	$9,483
La Plata Middle	Public	7-8	3500 North Silver St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2060	259	23	11.3	99.6%	51 (19.7%)	3 (1.2%)	197 (76.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	45.8	84^th of 192 public middle schools	56.3%		50.4	49^th of 165 public middle schools	70.3%	35				39.8							40.7	48.4	44.7					33.1	14.1	23.2	$11,347
Silver High	Public	9-12	3200 North Silver St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2158	618	33	18.8	99.8%	134 (21.7%)	5 (0.8%)	456 (73.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	51.8	49^th of 131 public high schools	62.6%		42.9	76^th of 172 public high schools	55.8%	27	45.6	12.8			53.7																$10,601
Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K	405 West 6th	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2150	123	10	12.6	100.0%	27 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.7%)								(n/a)																					$12,088
G.W.Stout Elementary	Public	1-6	2601 North Silver St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2100	334	22	15.2	99.7%	50 (15.0%)	4 (1.2%)	273 (81.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	49.1	140^th of 345 public elementary schools	59.4%		56.6	142^nd of 413 public elementary schools	65.6%	2			17.3				43.4	56.6	32.7	59.3			48.4	26.4	32.1	25.0	55.9			35.5	$9,874

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.