Sixth Street Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten · Silver City, New Mexico
Sixth Street Elementary in Silver City, New Mexico enrolled 123 students in 2024-25 with 9.8 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
134 students in 2022-23, 135 students in 2023-24, 123 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.3 to 9.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 134 | 10.3 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 10.2 | 13.2 |
| 2024-25 | 123 | 9.8 | 12.6 |
12.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools
Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 161 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sixth Street Elementary enrolled 161 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 161 of the 161 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent59.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.5% of students were Hispanic, 22.0% White, 5.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic71.5%
- White22.0%
- Two or more races5.7%
- American Indian0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Silver City
4 public elementary schools in Silver City report 2024-25 enrollment; Sixth Street Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Schmitt Elementary | 337 | 13.5 | 100.0% |
| G.W.Stout Elementary | 334 | 15.2 | 99.7% |
| Jose Barrios Elementary | 199 | 13.0 | 99.5% |
| Sixth Street Elementary | 123 | 12.6 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sixth Street Elementary
- Jose Barrios ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 199 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- G.W.Stout ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 334 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Sixth Street Elementary with Jose Barrios ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Silver Consolidated Schools spends per student$16,057 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,057
- The largest public schools in New MexicoSixth Street Elementary is the number 375 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#375 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.12.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sixth Street Elementary
How many students attend Sixth Street Elementary?
123 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 134 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Silver City, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sixth Street Elementary?
12.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sixth Street Elementary a Title I school?
Sixth Street Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Sixth Street Elementary in?
Silver Consolidated Schools, NCES district ID 3502430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350243000565 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.