High Schools in Silver City

Summary:

The Silver City area is home to two high schools: Silver High and Cliff High. Based on the available data, Cliff High appears to be the standout school in the area, consistently outperforming Silver High and the state/district averages across multiple metrics.

Cliff High has a higher statewide ranking, reaching as high as 31st out of 172 New Mexico high schools in the 2023-2024 school year. It also outperforms Silver High in test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. Both schools have the same 78.0% four-year graduation rate, which is a positive indicator. However, Cliff High has a much lower student-teacher ratio of 9.6, compared to 17.6 at Silver High, suggesting a more personalized learning environment.

The Silver City school district, which both schools are a part of, is ranked 33rd out of 82 districts in New Mexico and rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. Cliff High's lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (26.73%) compared to Silver High (43.57%) indicates that it may serve a more economically advantaged student population, which could contribute to its higher academic performance.

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 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
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
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

Districts nearby

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.

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.