Impact of COVID-19 on Sierra Middle
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 90th of 200 Middle schools | Ranks 97th of 239 Middle schools | 4.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Language Arts (Sierra Middle) | 34 | 32.4 | 1.6% |
6th Grade Language Arts (Las Cruces) | 33 | 29.7 | 3.3% |
6th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico) | 31 | 32.9 | 1.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Sierra Middle) | 23 | 24.1 | 1.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Las Cruces) | 17 | 25.5 | 8.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico) | 19 | 32.5 | 13.5% |
7th Grade Language Arts (Sierra Middle) | 26 | 35.7 | 9.7% |
7th Grade Language Arts (Las Cruces) | 30 | 31.3 | 1.3% |
7th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico) | 31 | 34.8 | 3.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Sierra Middle) | 18 | 24.9 | 6.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Las Cruces) | 16 | 18.4 | 2.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico) | 19 | 24.8 | 5.8% |
8th Grade Language Arts (Sierra Middle) | 27 | 35.8 | 8.8% |
8th Grade Language Arts (Las Cruces) | 31 | 31.8 | 0.8% |
8th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico) | 31 | 33.2 | 2.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Sierra Middle) | 23 | 20.4 | 2.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Las Cruces) | 17 | 17.4 | 0.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico) | 20 | 19.7 | 0.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 905 | 799 | 11.7% |
African American | 19 | 15 | 21.1% |
American Indian | 8 | 1 | 87.5% |
Asian | 6 | 5 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 704 | 661 | 6.1% |
Pacific Islander | 7 | 3 | 57.1% |
White | 155 | 106 | 31.6% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 8 | 33.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.6% | 100% | 36.4% |