Total enrollment
2,100
-214 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in SILVER CITY
New Mexico · 2,100 students · 2 cities
SILVER CITY is a public-school district inside New Mexico, running 9 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 2,100 students, broken out as 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high.
4-year change in SILVER CITY
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How SILVER CITY ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Mexico | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #2 of 23 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,100 | #28 of 50 | #4,284 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #23 of 50 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #27 of 49 | #3,798 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.8% | #26 of 49 | #182 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #18 of 37 | #3,467 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside SILVER CITY
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from JOSE BARRIOS ELEMENTARY at 49.7% proficient to LA PLATA MIDDLE at 35.5%, a gap of 14.2 points. That is the 27th widest gap among 28 New Mexico districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 2,497 to 2,057 students (down 18%) and from 193 to 149 full-time teachers (down 23%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SILVER HIGH | Silver City | High | 09-12 | 618 |
| HARRISON SCHMITT ELEMENTARY | Silver City | Elementary | 01-06 | 337 |
| G.W.STOUT ELEMENTARY | Silver City | Elementary | 01-06 | 334 |
| LA PLATA MIDDLE | Silver City | Middle | 07-08 | 259 |
| JOSE BARRIOS ELEMENTARY | Silver City | Elementary | 01-06 | 199 |
| SIXTH STREET ELEMENTARY | Silver City | Elementary | KG-KG | 123 |
| CLIFF HIGH | Cliff | High | 07-12 | 95 |
| CLIFF ELEMENTARY | Cliff | Elementary | PK-06 | 92 |
| SILVER SCHOLARS ACADEMY | Silver City | Elementary | PK-PK | 43 |
About SILVER CITY
Across 9 schools, SILVER CITY serves about 2,100 students in New Mexico. By footprint it is a compact district.
On the school-mix side, SILVER CITY is made up of 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in SILVER CITY is about 233, below the New Mexico average of roughly 343.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 9%: 2,314 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,100 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for SILVER CITY discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.