The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in English language arts. The lowest is 46% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Silver Hills Elementary School
Silver Hills Elementary School sits in Osburn, a small residential community in the Silver Valley mining region of Shoshone County, Idaho. The town has held a stable, modest population over recent decades, with an older median age and a substantial portion of residents living alone. Mullan Avenue serves as the main civic corridor, where the city clerk's office and other municipal functions are located. Publicly reported sources identify no major employers within Osburn itself, and no walkability scores, transit service, or library and parks information surfaced in available searches. The broader Silver Valley region provides the surrounding context, but specifics about regional amenities tied to Osburn were sparse.
Housing in the school's zip code is affordable relative to both the Idaho state benchmark and the national figure, with typical home values sitting well below both. The price-to-income ratio suggests that homeownership is within reach for many local families compared with what buyers face elsewhere in the state. Recent values have declined modestly year over year, against a statewide market that has continued to appreciate.
Silver Hills is a regular public school within the Wallace School District, serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. Its enrollment is small for a school spanning that full grade range. The student body is nearly entirely white, with only a handful of students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Information on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available in the data provided. The school does not carry charter or magnet status.
On Idaho's state assessments, Silver Hills shows solid reading performance across the tested grades. English language arts proficiency came in above half in every grade tested, with fourth grade standing out as a particular strength. Math results were more mixed. Third and fourth grade math proficiency was reported only as a range rather than a point estimate, with upper bounds that suggest potential strength, though suppressed student counts mean the precise rates are not available. Fifth grade math landed around the middle, while sixth grade math was the weakest result, with fewer than half of tested students reaching proficiency. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly if their child is approaching the upper elementary grades. Science was tested only in fifth grade, and that result was also reported as a range, so a clear read is not possible from the available data. Average scale scores were missing across all grades and subjects, and participation rates were not reported.
Because Silver Hills is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report, which is expected for a school that does not serve high school grades. We looked for district-level parent-relevant changes such as recent levies, curriculum shifts, or strategic initiatives, and found little documented, so we left that out rather than guess.
For a family weighing this school, Silver Hills offers a small, community-scale elementary environment with steady reading results and some room to grow in math at the upper grades. The setting is rural and residential, with housing costs that compare favorably to state and national levels. Information on staffing, course access, discipline, attendance, and civil-rights indicators was not available, which limits a fuller picture of the school environment. A parent would benefit from a direct conversation with the school about math instruction in the intermediate grades, support services, and what the school day looks like across the grade bands served.
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