Sierra Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Las Cruces, New Mexico

Sierra Middle in Las Cruces, New Mexico enrolled 698 students in 2024-25 with 65.5 full-time teachers, 10.7 students per teacher against the New Mexico middle-school median of 12.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 32%

799 students in 2022-23, 752 students in 2023-24, 698 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.5 to 65.5.

Students enrolled at Sierra Middle by school year2022-23: 799, 2023-24: 752, 2024-25: 69802004006008002022-237992023-247522024-25698
Students enrolled at Sierra Middle by school year2022-23: 799, 2023-24: 752, 2024-25: 69802004006008002022-237992023-247522024-25698
Students enrolled at Sierra Middle by school year2022-23: 799, 2023-24: 752, 2024-25: 69802004006008002022-237992023-247522024-25698
Students enrolled at Sierra Middle by school year2022-23: 799, 2023-24: 752, 2024-25: 69802004006008002022-237992023-247522024-25698
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2379949.516.1
2023-2475247.116.0
2024-2569865.510.7

10.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 New Mexico middle schools

Among the 154 New Mexico middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Sierra Middle 10.7; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSierra Middle 10.7state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Sierra Middle 10.7; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSierra Middle 10.7state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Sierra Middle 10.7; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSierra Middle 10.7state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Sierra Middle 10.7; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSierra Middle 10.7state median 12.6U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sierra Middle enrolled 835 students and reported no counselor; it reported 88 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions88
  • Chronically absent44.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.2% of students were Hispanic, 13.8% White, 2.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic82.2%
  2. White13.8%
  3. Black2.1%
  4. Two or more races0.7%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sierra Middle scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235%33%33.8%
Math, 2022-2322%22% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Las Cruces

8 public middle schools in Las Cruces report 2024-25 enrollment; Sierra Middle is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Camino Real Middle93311.1100.0%
Mesa Middle72815.7100.0%
Sierra Middle69810.799.7%
Picacho Middle69811.4100.0%
Zia Middle61610.3100.0%
Vista Middle57410.3100.0%
Lynn Middle5079.899.8%
La Academia Dolores Huerta6611.669.7%

All public schools in Las Cruces →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sierra Middle

  1. Mesilla Valley Leadership AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 94 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Lynn MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 507 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Sierra Middle with Mesilla Valley Leadership AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Las Cruces Public Schools spends per student$14,613 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,613
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoSierra Middle is the number 16 by size of 158 New Mexico middle schools open in 2024-25.#16 of 158
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher10.7 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.6 for middle schools.10.7:1
  7. 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 Sierra Middle

  1. How many students attend Sierra Middle?
    698 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 799 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Las Cruces, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierra Middle?
    10.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for middle schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sierra Middle a Title I school?
    Sierra Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sierra Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sierra Middle scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sierra Middle in?
    Las Cruces Public Schools, NCES district ID 3501500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350150000455 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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