The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in Science. The lowest is 21% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Sixth Street Elementary
Sixth Street Elementary is a regular public school in Silver City, New Mexico, serving only kindergarten. It operates within the Silver Consolidated Schools district. The school enrolls a small group of children, all in kindergarten, with a student body that is predominantly Hispanic and includes a smaller share of White students. A sizeable share of families qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Data on individualized education programs and English learner status was not reported, so those figures are not available here.
Because the school serves only kindergarten, state assessment results do not apply to its current students. New Mexico's statewide testing begins in grade 3. The available academic data includes math and science proficiency rates from an earlier period when the school appears to have served tested grades, but those results do not reflect the current kindergarten-only configuration. A single English language arts proficiency figure appears in the records for a recent year, but given the school's kindergarten-only grade band, it is unclear how this figure relates to the current student body. Parents seeking academic performance indicators specific to this school's kindergarten program may want to speak directly with school staff about how student progress is measured and reported.
No graduation rate applies here, as the school does not serve high school grades. Civil-rights data, discipline information, course access details, staffing figures, and attendance data were not provided. Title I status was not reported. Program offerings were not listed in the available data.
Silver City, where the school sits, is a mixed-use town in the foothills of the Pinos Altos Range, adjacent to the Gila National Forest. Publicly reported sources describe a place that blends a historic downtown commercial core with residential neighborhoods and the campus of Western New Mexico University. The downtown grid along Broadway and Bullard Street is compact and walkable, with restaurants, galleries, and festivals that bring street life. Outside the core, the terrain becomes hillier and more residential, with lower walkability and greater dependence on cars. No major public transit system was identified. The town's economy mixes university employment, government functions as the Grant County seat, healthcare, mining through Freeport-McMoRan's nearby copper operations, and a tourism and arts sector. The Santa Rita open-pit copper mine, one of the largest in the world, continues the area's deep mining heritage.
The town's population has been gradually declining over recent census cycles rather than growing. Rather than large-scale new development, Silver City's trajectory appears centered on downtown revitalization, arts and cultural tourism, and university programming. No major new housing subdivisions or development projects surfaced in available sources.
Housing in the school's zip code is relatively affordable compared with state and national benchmarks, with typical home values sitting well below both the New Mexico and national medians. Home values have declined over the past year. Rent data was not available for this area. The price-to-income ratio sits below the national average, suggesting relative affordability for buyers, though mortgage rates remain elevated in the current environment.
We looked for recent district-level changes affecting families in Silver Consolidated Schools, including bond elections, curriculum shifts, or budget changes, but found little concrete evidence of parent-relevant changes within the available search window.
For a family considering Sixth Street Elementary, the central question is about the kindergarten program itself and the transition into first grade and beyond within the Silver Consolidated Schools system. The school's data profile is thin, reflecting in part its narrow grade band and the absence of state-tested grades. A parent would benefit from contacting the school directly to understand classroom structure, how student progress is assessed in kindergarten, and how children move into the district's elementary schools for first grade and beyond.
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