Schools in Buckhorn · Silver City Consolidated Schools
Buckhorn’s public schools beat 58% of New Mexico districts
The public schools Buckhorn’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Reading proficiency
50%
▼ 9 pts vs NM 58%
2020–21
Math proficiency
10%
▼ 13 pts vs NM 23%
2020–21
Graduate on time
81%
▲ 4 pts vs NM 77%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$19.3K
▲ 9% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Buckhorn compares
B Graduation
New Mexico school districts we grade (93)Better than 58%
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Lower confidence. Built on 0 tested students and a graduating class of 205. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Mexico’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Mexico only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Buckhorn.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Buckhorn’s district. Which one depends on your address: Harrison Schmitt Elementary, G.w.stout Elementary, Jose Barrios Elementary and Cliff Elementary.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Buckhorn’s district. Which one depends on your address: Harrison Schmitt Elementary, G.w.stout Elementary, Jose Barrios Elementary and Cliff Elementary.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Buckhorn’s district. Which one depends on your address: Harrison Schmitt Elementary, G.w.stout Elementary, Jose Barrios Elementary and Cliff Elementary.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Buckhorn’s district. Which one depends on your address: Harrison Schmitt Elementary, G.w.stout Elementary, Jose Barrios Elementary and Cliff Elementary.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Buckhorn’s district. Which one depends on your address: Harrison Schmitt Elementary, G.w.stout Elementary, Jose Barrios Elementary and Cliff Elementary.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Buckhorn’s district. Which one depends on your address: Harrison Schmitt Elementary, G.w.stout Elementary, Jose Barrios Elementary and Cliff Elementary.
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Mexico. Stars are from neighbors.