LA PLATA MIDDLE

Middle school·Grades 7-8 Silver City, New Mexico·88061
Score
72.3/100
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#37
Among 132 New Mexico middle schools
Top 29%
In New Mexico

Score 72.3/100: better than 72% of New Mexico middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

Proficiency rate (accountability) on state tests in New Mexico, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar New Mexico schools.

English language arts
52%
Similar New Mexico schools ≈ 42%, better than 79% of them
233 students tested
Math
24%
Similar New Mexico schools ≈ 24%, better than 58% of them
233 students tested
Science
36%
Similar New Mexico schools ≈ 33%, better than 66% of them
114 students tested
All New Mexico schools (ELA / math)
43% / 26%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by New Mexico Public Education Department. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNM-MSSA/SAT ELA (attenuated proficiency rate)51.9233
MathAll gradesNM-MSSA/SAT Math (attenuated proficiency rate)23.6233
ScienceAll gradesNM-ASR Science (attenuated proficiency rate)36.0114

School profile

Grades
7-8
Students
288
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
288
Typical middle school: 307
Free or reduced-price lunch
90%
Typical middle school: 94%

District and location

School district
City
Grant County

Contact

Address
3500 NORTH SILVER ST
Silver City, NM 88061
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in New Mexico. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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LA PLATA MIDDLE at a glance

LA PLATA MIDDLE is a public middle school in Silver City, New Mexico, serving grades 7-8. It is part of the Silver City school district. It has about 288 students (a typical New Mexico middle school has 307). About 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical New Mexico middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 52% in English language arts (similar schools: 42%) and 24% in math (similar schools: 24%) reached the state standard (Proficiency rate (accountability)). On our score, which compares it only with other New Mexico middle schools, it scores 72.3 out of 100: better than 72% of them, ranking #37 of 132. Its English language arts result rose by 8 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.