Silver High High School
3200 North Silver St
Silver City NM, 88061, Grant County
Phone: 505-956-2000
Ranking: 
(42 out of 146, top 29%)*
(42 out of 146, top 29%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Silver City Consolidated Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 41 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 45 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 728 | 730 | 727 | 730 | 754 | 734 | 787 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 205 | 28.2% | 196 | 26.8% | 196 | 27.0% | 193 | 26.4% | 259 | 34.4% | 267 | 36.4% | 266 | 33.8% |
| Grade 10: | 193 | 26.5% | 188 | 25.8% | 179 | 24.6% | 214 | 29.3% | 206 | 27.3% | 161 | 21.9% | 198 | 25.2% |
| Grade 11: | 179 | 24.6% | 184 | 25.2% | 190 | 26.1% | 174 | 23.8% | 143 | 19.0% | 147 | 20.0% | 147 | 18.7% |
| Grade 12: | 151 | 20.7% | 162 | 22.2% | 162 | 22.3% | 149 | 20.4% | 146 | 19.4% | 159 | 21.7% | 176 | 22.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 375 | 51.5% | 399 | 54.7% | 409 | 56.3% | 396 | 54.2% | 407 | 54.0% | 374 | 51.0% | 390 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 353 | 48.5% | 331 | 45.3% | 318 | 43.7% | 334 | 45.8% | 347 | 46.0% | 352 | 48.0% | 393 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 483 | 66.3% | 479 | 65.6% | 460 | 63.3% | 439 | 60.1% | 413 | 54.8% | 390 | 53.1% | 443 | 56.3% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.8% |
| White: | 226 | 31.0% | 235 | 32.2% | 253 | 34.8% | 275 | 37.7% | 323 | 42.8% | 326 | 44.4% | 324 | 41.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 259 | 35.6% | 243 | 33.3% | 245 | 33.7% | 286 | 39.2% | 279 | 37.0% | 205 | 27.9% | 228 | 29.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 7.8% | 57 | 7.8% | 54 | 7.4% | 51 | 7.0% | 98 | 13.0% | 54 | 7.4% | 77 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.58 | 18.72 | 18.25 | 17.25 | 16.11 | 16.30 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SBA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 19.9% | 23.9% | 29% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 29.0% | 30.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 35.9% | 34.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 47.4% | 41.0% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 39% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 35.4% | 30.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 33.3% | 31.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 41.8% | 33.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 28.9% | 33.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 34.5% | 36.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 41.1% | 38% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.2% | 32.2% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 42.3% | 42.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 67.5% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 61.7% | 58% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 59.7% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58.8% | 49.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 50.6% | 50.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 57.1% | 54.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 51% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 36.1% | 45.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 58.4% | 55.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 45.9% | 33.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 38.9% | 32.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37% | 34.3% | 33.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 48.6% | 38.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42.3% | 39.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 52.1% | 37.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 38.9% | 38.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 44% | 40.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 59.1% | 46.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29.8% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 35.6% | 32.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 34.7% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 45.2% | 42.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 44.1% | 43.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 50.2% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 9th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 45.9% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 9th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 36% | 35.6% |
| 2007 | Science | 9th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 42.6% | 38.3% |
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* Silver High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.