📍 1700 e Spruce Ave, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, 88001
Sierra Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 799 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Las Cruces Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sierra Middle enrolls 799 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 1.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 661 | 83% |
| White | 106 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
799 of the school's 799 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 799 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 Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 37, state house district 37.
Sierra Middle is one of 40 schools in LAS CRUCES, based in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico. The district serves 22,782 students district-wide and employs 1,513 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 799 students, Sierra Middle is larger than the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize