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Schools in Silver Cliff

Silver Cliff’s public schools

Custer County School District C-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Silver Cliff. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▲ 0% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
313 students on the public path
In brief

Silver Cliff’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Silver Cliff’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Custer County High School places highest (better than 88%); Custer Middle School lowest (46%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Silver Cliff, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Custer County Elementary Schoolin WestcliffeB−
6–8Custer Middle Schoolin WestcliffeB−
9–12Custer County High Schoolin WestcliffeA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Custer County School District C-1.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Custer County School District C-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 313 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$15,890CO $15,889 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 44.9% · 173 students tested
Math22%
State average 31.8% · 173 students tested

Silver Cliff vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Silver Cliff’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Silver Cliff—Custer County School District C-1
Westcliffe—Custer County School District C-1

Every school in Silver Cliff

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Silver Cliffin other towns
Custer County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westcliffe
B−
146 students10:1Rate it →
Custer Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westcliffe
B−
69 students10:1Rate it →
Custer County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Westcliffe
A
98 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Silver Cliff’s schools

Are Silver Cliff’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Silver Cliff. Custer County School District C-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Silver Cliff. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Silver Cliff in?

Custer County School District C-1.

Where do Silver Cliff kids go to high school?

Custer County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.