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Sierra Elementary Primary School
2211 Puerto Rico Ave
Alamogordo NM, 88310, Otero County
Phone: 505-439-3270
Ranking: 
(37 out of 593, top 6%)*
(37 out of 593, top 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Alamogordo Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 398 | 378 | 363 | 352 | 331 | 338 | 337 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 16.3% | 75 | 19.8% | 72 | 19.8% | 69 | 19.6% | 57 | 17.2% | 69 | 20.4% | 59 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 72 | 18.1% | 67 | 17.7% | 63 | 17.4% | 54 | 15.3% | 63 | 19.0% | 51 | 15.1% | 53 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 78 | 19.6% | 68 | 18.0% | 59 | 16.3% | 66 | 18.8% | 48 | 14.5% | 57 | 16.9% | 55 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 64 | 16.1% | 58 | 15.3% | 57 | 15.7% | 56 | 15.9% | 55 | 16.6% | 45 | 13.3% | 67 | 19.9% |
| Grade 4: | 59 | 14.8% | 50 | 13.2% | 56 | 15.4% | 55 | 15.6% | 47 | 14.2% | 68 | 20.1% | 51 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 60 | 15.1% | 60 | 15.9% | 56 | 15.4% | 52 | 14.8% | 61 | 18.4% | 48 | 14.2% | 52 | 15.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 202 | 50.8% | 185 | 48.9% | 187 | 51.5% | 177 | 50.3% | 170 | 51.4% | 170 | 50.3% | 171 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 196 | 49.2% | 193 | 51.1% | 176 | 48.5% | 175 | 49.7% | 161 | 48.6% | 160 | 47.3% | 162 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 16 | 4.0% | 8 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.8% | 7 | 2.0% | 13 | 3.9% | 11 | 3.3% | 9 | 2.7% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.3% | 10 | 3.0% | 9 | 2.7% | 10 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 138 | 34.7% | 139 | 36.8% | 131 | 36.1% | 118 | 33.5% | 99 | 29.9% | 103 | 30.5% | 103 | 30.6% |
| Black: | 32 | 8.0% | 31 | 8.2% | 13 | 3.6% | 37 | 10.5% | 25 | 7.6% | 20 | 5.9% | 17 | 5.0% |
| White: | 193 | 48.5% | 186 | 49.2% | 193 | 53.2% | 178 | 50.6% | 184 | 55.6% | 195 | 57.7% | 198 | 58.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 184 | 46.2% | 184 | 48.7% | 168 | 46.3% | 150 | 42.6% | 144 | 43.5% | 121 | 35.8% | 111 | 32.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 12.6% | 51 | 13.5% | 39 | 10.7% | 53 | 15.1% | 50 | 15.1% | 60 | 17.8% | 64 | 19.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.34 | 18.90 | 19.11 | 16.76 | 17.42 | 16.10 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SBA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 54.8% | 43.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 57.5% | 45.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | N/A | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 55.9% | 43.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 64.2% | 54.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 68.3% | 58.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 64.3% | 51.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 60.2% | 52.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 61.3% | 51.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 64.3% | 55% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 69.1% | 54.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | N/A | 54.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 73.6% | 58.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 73.2% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 72.6% | 57.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 62.7% | 52.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 58.7% | 52.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 55.4% | 55.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 85% | 76.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 87.8% | 78.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | N/A | 79% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 88.9% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 88.8% | 82% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 90.6% | 82.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 53.7% | 39.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 53.2% | 41.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 58.5% | 45.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 57.9% | 39% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 60.1% | 42% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 57.7% | 45.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 59.6% | 44.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57.7% | 44% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 57.6% | 45.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 61.5% | 51.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 65% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 67.7% | 54.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 68.2% | 50.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 66.7% | 51.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 60.5% | 51.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 56% | 46.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 59.7% | 49.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 49.2% | 45.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 66.4% | 51.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 63.9% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 63.8% | 55.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.3% | 50.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 62.4% | 51.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 57.9% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 60.1% | 46.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 58.4% | 53.0% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 40.3% | 26.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 41.2% | 34.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 47.8% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 50.2% | 40.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 55.8% | 43.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 59.4% | 45.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 53.4% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57.6% | 43.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 54.8% | 43.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 65.5% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 71.1% | 57.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 72.7% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 69.3% | 56% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71% | 58.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 72.1% | 59.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 56% | 51.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 63.4% | 55% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 59.7% | 51.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 55.8% | 40.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 56.4% | 42.4% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 55.2% | 44.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 54.9% | 46.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 58.7% | 52.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.8% | 52.2% |
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* Sierra Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.