Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMOGORDO·NCES 350003000013
SIERRA ELEMENTARY
2211 PUERTO RICO AVE, ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 · (575) 812-5800 · Otero County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
283 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
47.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in New Mexico's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
284
-88 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.4:1
% White
37%
was 49%
% Hispanic
47%
was 36%
% Black
4%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SIERRA ELEMENTARY
SIERRA ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier K-5 school in ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico, part of ALAMOGORDO. The school educates 284 students in grades K through 5.
SIERRA ELEMENTARY is one of 14 schools operated by ALAMOGORDO, a district that educates 5,227 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SIERRA ELEMENTARY records that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 37% White, 11% multiracial, 4% Black.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, SIERRA ELEMENTARY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 53.3%, a residual of +19.8 points.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Otero County indicate the typical household earns roughly $55,876 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. SIERRA ELEMENTARY is one of 26 public schools in Otero County (combined enrollment of about 7,639 students).
NM SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SIERRA ELEMENTARY comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SIERRA ELEMENTARY has shrank 24%, going from 372 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 49% to 37%.
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Otero County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,816
Census ACS
Median income
$55,876
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALAMOGORDO
- ALAMOGORDO HIGHHigh · 1,440 students
- HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 517 students
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 513 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 479 students
- DESERT STAR ELEMENTARYElementary · 466 students
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 436 students
Other schools in ALAMOGORDO
- ALAMOGORDO HIGHHigh · 1,440 students
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 513 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 479 students
- DESERT STAR ELEMENTARYElementary · 466 students
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 436 students
- BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARYElementary · 222 students
Nearby schools
- NM SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED0.6 mi · 45
- NORTH ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 159
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLE1.1 mi · 513
- STEPPING STONES PRESCHOOL1.1 mi · 114
- BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 222
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About SIERRA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend SIERRA ELEMENTARY?
SIERRA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 284 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does SIERRA ELEMENTARY serve?
SIERRA ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SIERRA ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SIERRA ELEMENTARY is approximately 17.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SIERRA ELEMENTARY?
At SIERRA ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 37% White, 47% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is SIERRA ELEMENTARY public or private?
SIERRA ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALAMOGORDO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.