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Harrison Schmitt Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Silver City, Grant County. The school has 341 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Silver Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades 1–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harrison Schmitt Elementary enrolls 341 students across grades 1–6. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 230 | 67% |
| White | 100 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
341 of the school's 341 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 341 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harrison Schmitt Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 28, state house district 38.
Harrison Schmitt Elementary is one of 9 schools in SILVER CITY, based in SILVER CITY, New Mexico. The district serves 2,108 students district-wide and employs 167 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 341 students, Harrison Schmitt Elementary is larger than the district average of about 234 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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