Best Public Schools in Zip Code 88028

Summary:

The 88028 zip code area is home to two schools - Cliff Elementary and Cliff High, both part of the Silver Consolidated Schools district. While Cliff Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, Cliff High faces some challenges, particularly in mathematics.

Cliff Elementary is a standout school in the area, consistently ranking highly among New Mexico elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores exceed the state averages across language arts, math, and science, indicating that it is providing a quality education to its students, despite the high level of economic need in the community, with 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

In contrast, while Cliff High performs better than the state average in language arts and science, its math scores lag behind, which could be an area of concern and focus for improvement. Both schools have a relatively homogeneous racial makeup, with a predominance of White students and smaller percentages of other racial groups, which could be an area to explore in terms of promoting diversity and inclusivity.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NM Combined Language Arts (2023)	NM Combined Mathematics (2023)	NM Combined Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM Combined Language Arts All Grades	NM Combined Mathematics All Grades	NM Combined Science All Grades	Total
Cliff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	622 State Hwy 211	Cliff	88028	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 535-2051	111	15	7.6	100.0%	89 (80.2%)	2 (1.8%)	18 (16.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	94.4	34^th of 435 public elementary schools	92.2%		93.3	18^th of 420 public elementary schools	95.7%	16	58.0	58.0	62.0	$8,507
Cliff High	Public	7-12	622 State Hwy 211	Cliff	88028	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 535-2051	105	13	8.4	100.0%	81 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	66.7	45^th of 170 public high schools	73.5%		45.4	73^rd of 177 public high schools	58.8%	28	46.0	25.0	52.0	$17,283

Cities Near Zip Code 88028

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cliff	0.51 mi	2	21^st
Silver City	23.11 mi	8	43^rd
Santa Clara	29.67 mi	1	71^st
Bayard	30.81 mi	3	113^th
Hurley	33.57 mi	1	83^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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