📍 3500 North Silver St, Silver City, Grant County, 88061
La Plata Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Silver City, Grant County. The school has 344 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Silver Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
La Plata Middle enrolls 344 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 255 | 74% |
| White | 71 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 344 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 344 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.
La Plata Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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.
La Plata Middle 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 344 students, La Plata Middle is larger than the district average of about 234 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote