📍 615 South Sycamore Ave, Roswell, Chaves County, 88203
Sierra Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Roswell, Chaves County. The school has 627 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Roswell Independent Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sierra Middle enrolls 627 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 3.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 482 | 77% |
| White | 117 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
627 of the school's 627 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 627 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 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-30, state senate district 33, state house district 59.
Sierra Middle is one of 22 schools in ROSWELL, based in ROSWELL, New Mexico. The district serves 9,230 students district-wide and employs 580 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 627 students, Sierra Middle is larger than the district average of about 420 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote