SIERRA ELEMENTARY

SIERRA ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment K-5 school in T OR C, New Mexico, part of T OR C. The school works with 184 students in grades 4 through 5. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so SIERRA ELEMENTARY sits 36% leaner than that benchmark.

SIERRA ELEMENTARY is one of 5 schools operated by T OR C, a district that educates 1,246 students overall.

On the student-mix side, SIERRA ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 42% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at SIERRA ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SIERRA ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.4%.

Across the wider county, Sierra County reports that median household earnings sit near $41,600, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Sierra County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,246 students), of which SIERRA ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: T OR C ELEMENTARY, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around SIERRA ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SIERRA ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 28.5%.

SIERRA ELEMENTARY operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. SIERRA ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked up 9% since 2018, when it stood at 169 (now 184). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 46% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.