Enrollment
204
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SILVERTON ISD·NCES 484029004565
SILVERTON SCHOOL
700 LORETTA ST, SILVERTON, TX 79257 · (806) 823-2476 · Briscoe County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
103 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
204
-3 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.4:1
% White
60%
was 52%
% Hispanic
39%
was 45%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SILVERTON SCHOOL
SILVERTON SCHOOL is one of the small unified-grade schools in SILVERTON, Texas, run under SILVERTON ISD, with 204 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 58% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.
SILVERTON SCHOOL sits inside SILVERTON ISD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
Looking at the student body, SILVERTON SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school lists 39% Hispanic. By comparison, Briscoe County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, SILVERTON SCHOOL lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at SILVERTON SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, SILVERTON SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.1%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Briscoe County indicate the typical household earns roughly $45,417 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Briscoe County runs 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 384 students), of which SILVERTON SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is VALLEY SCHOOL, roughly 19.7 miles away. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SILVERTON SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 32.4%.
SILVERTON SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SILVERTON SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 207 students in 2018 to 204 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 52% to 60% over that span.
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Briscoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,301
Census ACS
Median income
$45,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
384 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- VALLEY SCHOOL19.7 mi · 180
- LOCKNEY H S25.4 mi · 130
- LOCKNEY J H25.4 mi · 84
- LOCKNEY EL25.5 mi · 170
- KRESS EL25.9 mi · 135
- KRESS H S26.0 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About SILVERTON SCHOOLHow many students attend SILVERTON SCHOOL?
SILVERTON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 204 students in grades PK-12.
Is SILVERTON SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SILVERTON SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SILVERTON SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SILVERTON SCHOOL is approximately 10.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SILVERTON SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SILVERTON SCHOOL are roughly 60% White, 39% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees SILVERTON SCHOOL?
SILVERTON SCHOOL is overseen by SILVERTON ISD in Briscoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.