Silver City

Summary:

The Silver City school district in New Mexico serves a diverse population of students across 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. The district's performance is mixed, with some standout schools like Cliff Elementary and Jose Barrios Elementary ranking among the top in the state, while others like Harrison Schmitt Elementary and G.W. Stout Elementary lag behind.

The top-performing elementary schools, Cliff and Jose Barrios, stand out with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, as well as low free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a relatively affluent student population. In contrast, the lower-performing elementary schools have higher rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. At the secondary level, La Plata Middle, Cliff High, and Silver High all perform well, with 3- and 4-star ratings and solid test scores.

The district's smallest schools, Cliff Elementary and Cliff High, stand out with their low student-teacher ratios and strong academic performance, suggesting that smaller school size may be a contributing factor to their success. Overall, the Silver City school district offers a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with the top-ranked institutions providing a model for the rest of the district to emulate.

District Detail

2810 N. Swan Street
Silver City, NM 88061

(575) 956-2000

SchoolDigger Rank:
33^rd of 82 New Mexico districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,100

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
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
Silver Scholars Academy	Public	PK	600 E 32nd Street	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 956-2140	43	6	7.1	100.0%	8 (18.6%)	1 (2.3%)	34 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aldo Leopold Charter	23.13 mi	1
Cobre	29.55 mi	6	36^th
Lordsburg	43.14 mi	4

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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.

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