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Jose Barrios Elementary

Q: Is Jose Barrios Elementary a good school?

Jose Barrios Elementary ranks 75 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Jose Barrios Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Jose Barrios Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Jose Barrios Elementary?

Students at Jose Barrios Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 29% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Jose Barrios Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jose Barrios Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : La Plata Middle High : Silver High

Public Grades 1-6

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Jose Barrios Elementary is a public school in Silver City, NM, serving grades 1–6 with 199 students as part of Silver Consolidated Schools. In 2025–2026, it ranked 75th of 346 elementary schools statewide—78th percentile with 4 stars—well above its district’s 66th percentile and 3-star rating. The school has held a 4-star rating and a percentile rank between 76 and 81 most years since 2014–2015, with a peak of 93rd percentile and 5 stars in 2016–2017. It serves a high-poverty population: 99.5% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and 100% did in 2022–2023. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 13.0.

Academically, Jose Barrios Elementary is strong in English language arts, math, and science. Its all-grades ELA proficiency is 57.35%, compared with 49.63% for Silver Consolidated Schools and 43.34% for New Mexico. Math proficiency is 37.5% overall, versus 27.76% district and 25.54% state, though 3rd grade math is 20%, slightly below the district and below the state. Fifth-grade science is exceptional at 64.1%, about double the state rate and second among nearby schools only to Hurley Elementary at 75%. Among same-district schools, it outranks Harrison Schmitt Elementary and G.W. Stout Elementary overall, while Hurley Elementary outranks it overall but belongs to Cobre Consolidated Schools. It also exceeds Bayard Elementary and Central Elementary in many measures.

A major strength is its work with low-income students: the low socioeconomic status subgroup ranked in the 94th percentile with 5 stars in 2025–2026, higher than the school’s overall rank. Special education effectiveness appears to be a relative gap, ranking in the 37th–39th percentile with 2 stars in 2022–2023 and 2021–2022. Jose Barrios Elementary achieves these results without the smallest class sizes; its 13.0 ratio is moderate compared with nearby schools. Some nearby data are limited: Hurley Elementary’s 3rd and 5th grade ELA were reported as at least 80%, Harrison Schmitt Elementary’s 3rd grade math as under 20%, and Bayard Elementary’s grade-level math and Central Elementary’s science were suppressed by the state. The school’s own data is largely complete.

199

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,483

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1625 Little Walnut
Silver City, NM 88061

(575) 956-2120

District: Silver Consolidated Schools

Students who attend Jose Barrios Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Plata Middle
High:	Silver High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.8%

White:

29.1%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (50% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of New Mexico elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg42%

New Mexico avg36%

75^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Silver Consolidated Schools

30^th of 87Silver Consolidated Schools among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	75 of 346	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	76 of 345	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	87 of 413	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	87 of 435	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	87 of 420	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	95 of 396	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	90 of 383	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	87.1	28 of 374	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	74.8	79 of 410	80.7%	★★★★☆
2015	72.5	83 of 421	80.3%	★★★★☆
2014	72.2	95 of 442	78.5%	★★★★☆
2013	65.5	115 of 412	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.1	96 of 398	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	69.5	104 of 402	74.1%	★★★★☆
2010	76.2	79 of 419	81.1%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	71 of 411	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	67 of 405	83.5%	★★★★☆
2007	85.9	43 of 398	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	70.7	91 of 390	76.7%	★★★★☆
2005	66.6	103 of 389	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	49 of 252	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	59 of 398	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	70 of 390	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	70 of 395	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	66 of 343	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	45 of 339	86.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	49 of 273	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	64 of 255	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	114 of 384	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	129 of 395	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	77 of 389	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	81 of 320	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	78 of 329	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	16 of 256	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	71.3	63 of 325	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	73 of 356	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	41 of 426	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	78.6	32 of 410	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	43 of 361	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	33 of 356	90.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	54 of 251	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	92 of 397	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	96 of 414	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	97 of 392	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	83 of 337	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	87 of 333	73.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	40.6	60 of 91	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	41.5	104 of 165	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	80 of 132	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	79 of 304	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.6	74 of 304	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	101 of 339	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	108 of 413	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	68 of 325	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	61 of 199	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	48 of 187	74.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

White (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)37th percentile-43 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)34th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

Science64%+32 vs state

English Language Arts57%+13 vs state

Mathematics38%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

I am one of many parents that I have interacted with who's children suffered
horrendous bullying at this school. The Principle is a completely inept local good ol boy. The counsellers do nothing except get paid. All of the really good teachers have left ! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)		NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)					NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)					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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th 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 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 All Grades	Total
Jose Barrios Elementary	Public	1-6	1625 Little Walnut	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver Consolidated Schools	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%)	68.8	75^th of 346 public elementary schools	78.3%		69.2	76^th of 345 public elementary schools	78.0%	1	64.1		54.3	58.8	59.0	57.1	57.4	20.0	41.2	43.6	46.4	37.5	$9,483
Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K	405 West 6th	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver Consolidated Schools	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 Consolidated Schools	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%)	58.8	110^th of 346 public elementary schools	68.2%		49.1	140^th of 345 public elementary schools	59.4%	30	42.0		61.1	47.3	36.0	61.2	50.5	38.9	25.5	48.0	46.9	39.5	$9,874
Harrison Schmitt Elementary	Public	1-6	4042 Hwy 90 SW	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver Consolidated Schools	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%)	48.3	157^th of 346 public elementary schools	54.6%		45.5	166^th of 345 public elementary schools	51.9%	9	43.2		42.9	62.1	48.7	36.8	48.9	< 20%	22.4	35.1	31.6	22.5	$8,850
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Cedar St	Santa Clara	88026	Grant County	Cobre Consolidated Schools	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)				68.8			46.8			47.4		25.5	$14,745
Bayard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Park St	Bayard	88023	Grant County	Cobre Consolidated Schools	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%)	51.4	143^rd of 346 public elementary schools	58.7%		67.3	83^rd of 345 public elementary schools	75.9%	60	41.2		37.0	45.5	76.5		50.0					12.1	$14,521
Hurley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Carasco Ave	Hurley	88043	Grant County	Cobre Consolidated Schools	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%)	92.5	18^th of 346 public elementary schools	94.8%		87.1	32^nd of 345 public elementary schools	90.7%	14	75.0		≥ 80%	82.4	≥ 80%		88.4		47.1			37.2	$14,663

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