Sierra Vista Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Ruidoso, New Mexico

Sierra Vista Primary in Ruidoso, New Mexico enrolled 514 students in 2024-25 with 41.0 full-time teachers, 12.5 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

497 students in 2022-23, 485 students in 2023-24, 514 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.4 to 41.0.

Students enrolled at Sierra Vista Primary by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 485, 2024-25: 51402004006002022-234972023-244852024-25514
Students enrolled at Sierra Vista Primary by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 485, 2024-25: 51402004006002022-234972023-244852024-25514
Students enrolled at Sierra Vista Primary by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 485, 2024-25: 51402004006002022-234972023-244852024-25514
Students enrolled at Sierra Vista Primary by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 485, 2024-25: 51402004006002022-234972023-244852024-25514
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349735.414.0
2023-2448541.011.8
2024-2551441.012.5

12.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 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.

Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Sierra Vista Primary 12.5; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherSierra Vista Primary 12.5state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Sierra Vista Primary 12.5; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherSierra Vista Primary 12.5state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Sierra Vista Primary 12.5; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherSierra Vista Primary 12.5state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Sierra Vista Primary 12.5; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherSierra Vista Primary 12.5state median 12.4U.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).

One counselor per 473 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sierra Vista Primary enrolled 473 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 473 of the 473 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent45.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.9% of students were Hispanic, 25.1% White, 14.6% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic54.9%
  2. White25.1%
  3. American Indian14.6%
  4. Two or more races2.9%
  5. Asian1.4%
  6. Black1.0%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Ruidoso

2 public elementary schools in Ruidoso report 2024-25 enrollment; Sierra Vista Primary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sierra Vista Primary51412.596.3%
White Mountain Elementary37414.0100.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sierra Vista Primary

  1. White Mountain ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 374 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
  2. Capitan ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 207 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Sierra Vista Primary with White Mountain ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ruidoso Municipal Schools spends per student$15,052 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,052
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoSierra Vista Primary is the number 40 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#40 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.12.5:1
  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 Vista Primary

  1. How many students attend Sierra Vista Primary?
    514 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 497 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ruidoso, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierra Vista Primary?
    12.5 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.
  3. Is Sierra Vista Primary a Title I school?
    Sierra Vista Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Sierra Vista Primary in?
    Ruidoso Municipal Schools, NCES district ID 3502310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350231000464 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.

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