Silver High

3200 North Silver St, Silver City NM, 88061 | Silver City Consolidated Schools | 505-956-2000
  • grades 9-12
  • students 627
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 17% 38% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 12 in Silver City
  • Ranked #0 of 1075 in New Mexico
Proficiency Averages
30%Silver City
27%New Mexico

Silver High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Silver City Consolidated Schools" in Silver City, NM. There are a total of 627 students and 41 teachers at Silver High, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Silver High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 17.0%, which is 38% lower than the New Mexico average.

Silver High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students627
Teachers41
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment0
Taking some courses0
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses0
Passing no courses0

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Silver High, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All7%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School7%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School27%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Silver High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew MexicoNational
White 31.6% 35.3% 24.4% 51.1%
Black 0.5% 0.8% 2.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.5% 0.5% 1.3% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 65.9% 61.7% 60.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.7% 10.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.5% 0.8% 1.6% 3.1%

Silver City demographics profile

StatisticSilver CityNew MexicoNational
Population9,5302,096,829328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)9421791
Median age37.137.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)35%52%55%
Speak English76%65%79%
Speak Spanish22%28%13%

Education level achieved in Silver City

IndexSilver CityNew MexicoNational
Completed 8th grade79.6%81.4%84.3%
Completed high school76.3%80.0%83.0%
Completed some college62.2%58.2%59.4%
Completed associate degree37.5%34.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors31.3%26.7%30.3%
Completed masters15.4%11.6%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.8%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.2%1.8%1.3%
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Source: The Silver High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.