LA PLATA MIDDLE (SILVER CITY SCH DIST.), New Mexico - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

LA PLATA MIDDLE is a Middle in SILVER CITY, NM. It currently serves 288 students (grades 07-08). The school is part of the SILVER CITY School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in SILVER CITY School District and all schools in New Mexico.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:288
Number of Teachers: 24
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.23

Location Info

Location: 3500 NORTH SILVER ST, SILVER CITY, NM 88061
Mailing Address: 3500 NORTH SILVER ST, SILVER CITY, NM 88061
Phone: (575)956-2060
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 7 136
Grade 8 152
Gender/Sex of LA PLATA MIDDLE Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 153 53.13
Female 135 46.88
Race/Ethnicity Demography of LA PLATA MIDDLE Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.35
Asian 1 0.35
Black or African American 4 1.39
Hispanic/Latino 221 76.74
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.35
Two or more races 5 1.74
White 55 19.10
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.65
Black or African American 2 1.31
Hispanic/Latino 110 71.90
Two or more races 4 2.61
White 36 23.53
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.74
Black or African American 2 1.48
Hispanic/Latino 111 82.22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.74
Two or more races 1 0.74
White 19 14.07

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 2 1.47
Hispanic/Latino 105 77.21
Two or more races 1 0.74
White 28 20.59
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.66
Asian 1 0.66
Black or African American 2 1.32
Hispanic/Latino 116 76.32
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.66
Two or more races 4 2.63
White 27 17.76