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Schools in Gila

Gila’s public schools

Silver City Consolidated Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gila. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in New Mexico’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
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.3K
▲ 9% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
NM 12.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
569 students on the public path
In brief

Gila’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Gila’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Cliff High places highest (better than 62%); Cliff High lowest (62%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Gila, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: La Plata Middle and Cliff High. 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 Gila, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Silver City Consolidated Schools.

The district

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

Silver City Consolidated SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 2,100 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$19,309NM $17,681 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 33.8% · 1178 students tested
Math30%
State average 24.5% · 1174 students tested

Gila vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Gila’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gila—Silver City Consolidated Schools

Every school in Gila

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

Also serving Gilain other towns
Cliff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cliff
92 students10:1Rate it →
Sixth Street Elementary
Elementary · Grades K · Silver City
123 students13:1Rate it →
La Plata Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Silver City
259 students11:1Rate it →
Cliff High
High · Grades 7–12 · Cliff
B
95 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Gila’s schools

Are Gila’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gila. Silver City Consolidated Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gila. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gila in?

Silver City Consolidated Schools.

Where do Gila kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: La Plata Middle and Cliff High.

Parents talk

What Gila families are saying about 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.