The school at Silver Valley was built by the Western Land Corporation as part of its development of the “New” Silver Valley in 1910.  Many of the students from the “Old” Silver Valley, as well as from other directions, came to this school.  In 1911, it was classed as an intermediate school under Robertson Peak, a second class high school.  The school grew with the town and did well for a few years.  Silver Valley, Mount View and White Chapel consolidated to form District #20, Rock Crusher; but this was discontinued in 1917, with the schools going back to the original districts.  Adverse conditions hit the area: World War I, no crops due to drought and dust storms, the flu epidemic of 1918, many leaving for work in other places, and the price of cotton dropping, so many were forced to leave the area.  The school received another blow in 1939 when the high school building was destroyed by fire caused by a faulty flue.  With government help, the building was soon replaced.  It consolidated with Novice in 1949.  The school building is still in use today (1983) as a community center, where the Silver Valley Homecoming is held on the first Sunday in May of each year.