📍 1500 North Silver, T Or C, Sierra County, 87901
Sierra Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in T Or C, Sierra County. The school has 144 pupils enrolled. It is part of the T Or C Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 8.9 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 Elementary enrolls 144 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 45% White and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 49% |
| White | 65 | 45% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
144 of the school's 144 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 144 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 35, state house district 38.
Sierra Elementary is one of 5 schools in T OR C, based in T OR C, New Mexico. The district serves 1,246 students district-wide and employs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 144 students, Sierra Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 249 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote