📍 2211 Puerto Rico Ave, Alamogordo, Otero County, 88310
Sierra Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alamogordo, Otero County. The school has 301 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alamogordo Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sierra Elementary enrolls 301 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 42% White and 8.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 130 | 43% |
| White | 125 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 8.3% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 6 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 301 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 124 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sierra Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 33, state house district 51.
Sierra Elementary is one of 15 schools in ALAMOGORDO, based in ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico. The district serves 5,251 students district-wide and employs 326 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 301 students, Sierra Elementary is close to the district average of about 350 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote