SIERRA MIDDLE

SIERRA MIDDLE is one of the expansive intermediate schools in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, part of LAS CRUCES, with 698 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 335 students per school, that is 108% above typical.

LAS CRUCES runs 39 schools in total, collectively educating 22,670 students. SIERRA MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, SIERRA MIDDLE lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). Beyond that, the school records 14% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Doñan Ana County as a whole is about 68% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at SIERRA MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SIERRA MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Doñan Ana County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,848 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. SIERRA MIDDLE is one of 81 public schools in Doñan Ana County (combined enrollment of about 36,561 students).

Nearest neighbor: EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SIERRA MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SIERRA MIDDLE at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SIERRA MIDDLE has decreased 23%, going from 901 students in 2018 to 698 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 76% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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