Best Public Schools in Zip Code 88028

Summary:

The 88028 zip code area is home to two standout schools, Cliff Elementary and Cliff High, both of which have consistently demonstrated strong academic performance and high rankings in the state of New Mexico.

Cliff Elementary is a highly-ranked elementary school, scoring a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 43rd out of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. The school has outperformed the Silver City district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across multiple grade levels, with particularly impressive Mathematics scores. Additionally, Cliff Elementary has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 23.76% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 8.7.

Cliff High is also a standout school, ranking 31st out of 172 New Mexico high schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 school years. The school has achieved a 78% 4-year graduation rate, outpacing the district and state averages, and has outperformed the district and state in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across multiple grade levels. Cliff High also has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 26.73% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.6.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (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	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th 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 7th 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

Cities Near Zip Code 88028

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cliff	0.51 mi	2	15^th
Silver City	23.11 mi	8	28^th
Santa Clara	29.67 mi	1
Bayard	30.81 mi	3	38^th
Hurley	33.57 mi	1	7^th

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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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