Silver Consolidated Schools closes on the sales of Sixth Street Elementary and Jose Barrios ElementaryPhotos below Courtesy of Will HawkinsSilver Consolidated Schools Superintendent William Hawkins told the Beat that the school district had closed on the sale of Sixth Street Elementary to Western New Mexico University to be used as a facility for the Early Childhood Education Center of Excellence. Hawkins also shared some photos of some of those involved in the purchase on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. He oppressed his appreciation and gratitude for the university purchasing the historic school building near downtown Silver City. He noted the closing for Jose Barrios Elementary School to Aldo Leopold Charter School would take place on July 30, 2026 . Photos at Sixth Street Elementary School on July 29, 2026, of personnel involved in the closing and the walk through of the building- Wiliam Hawkins