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Sierra Vista Elementary

Summary:

Sierra Vista Elementary is a public middle school in Las Vegas, New Mexico, serving 253 students in grades 4-6. The school is part of the Las Vegas City School District, which is ranked 76th out of 119 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sierra Vista Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than the state averages, but higher than the scores of the nearby West Las Vegas Middle School and Memorial Middle School. In 2021-2022, the school's proficiency rates were 34.7% in English Language Arts, 22.4% in Mathematics, and 31.7% in Science, compared to the state averages of 33.8%, 24.5%, and 33.2%, respectively. The school has a high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15 to 18.9 students per teacher over the past three years, which is higher than the nearby Union Elementary and Memorial Middle School.

The high poverty levels in the area, as indicated by the 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate at Sierra Vista Elementary and the surrounding schools, suggest that the Las Vegas, NM community faces significant economic challenges. While Sierra Vista Elementary's academic performance is below the state averages, it generally outperforms the nearby middle schools, which are also part of the low-performing Las Vegas City and West Las Vegas districts. This indicates that the school may be providing a relatively stronger educational experience compared to its immediate peers, despite the overall challenges faced by the district and the community. The consistent underperformance in Mathematics across Sierra Vista Elementary and the surrounding schools highlights an area that may require focused attention and targeted interventions to improve student learning and proficiency.


Detail:

Public 4-6

 475 Legion Dr
       Las Vegas, NM  87701

(505) 454-5740

District: Las Vegas City

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,509 Help


Students who attend Sierra Vista Elementary usually attend:

High:    Robertson High

Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  253

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
94.1%
White:
4.7%
African American:
0.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sierra Vista Elementary ranks worse than 64.7% of elementary schools in New Mexico. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.28. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.1%), White (4.7%), American Indian (0.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sierra Vista Elementary is 16.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sierra Vista Elementary is $10,509.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sierra Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sierra Vista Elementary 280th of 433 New Mexico public elementary schools. (See Sierra Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Las Vegas City:

SchoolDigger ranks Las Vegas City 76th of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sierra Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sierra Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 33.31 280th 389 28.0%
2006 32.05 283rd 390 27.4%
2007 29.07 308th 398 22.6%
2008 27.70 322nd 405 20.5%
2009 30.80 312th 411 24.1%
2010 27.05 330th 419 21.2%
2011 20.98 338th 402 15.9%
2012 17.27 351st 398 11.8%
2013 17.03 372nd 412 9.7%
2014 43.96 246th 442 44.3%
2015 18.20 388th 421 7.8%
2016 36.73 255th 410 37.8%
2017 24.29 294th 374 21.4%
2018 34.67 247th 383 35.5%
2019 46.55 190th 396 52.0%
2022 39.00 225th 420 46.4%
2023 44.67 226th 435 48.0%
2024 33.28 280th 433 35.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sierra Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 74.15 14th 98 85.7%
2022 47.19 106th 203 47.8%
2023 62.61 73rd 191 61.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sierra Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.57 199th 356 44.1%
2019 59.26 120th 361 66.8%
2022 47.05 167th 410 59.3%
2023 53.35 195th 426 54.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Sierra Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.09 302nd 339 10.9%
2019 37.63 209th 343 39.1%
2022 40.64 200th 395 49.4%
2023 39.01 236th 390 39.5%
2024 27.24 297th 393 24.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Sierra Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.59 146th 333 56.2%
2019 47.64 156th 337 53.7%
2022 34.14 222nd 392 43.4%
2023 45.79 212th 414 48.8%
2024 36.03 247th 410 39.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sierra Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.72 204th 329 38.0%
2019 41.54 187th 320 41.6%
2022 41.12 188th 389 51.7%
2023 43.27 227th 395 42.5%
2024 33.53 261st 390 33.1%
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Rank History for White students at Sierra Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 68.34 73rd 325 77.5%
2023 36.57 258th 413 37.5%
2024 29.41 209th 293 28.7%
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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: New Mexico Public Education Department

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Enrollment information for Sierra Vista Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 66 0 3 370 0 n/a n/a 0 439
1991 61 1 1 380 4 n/a n/a 0 447
1992 50 0 1 286 2 n/a n/a 0 339
1993 46 0 0 289 1 n/a n/a 0 336
1994 35 0 1 275 1 n/a n/a 0 312
1995 31 0 0 278 1 n/a n/a 0 310
1996 31 0 0 278 1 n/a n/a 0 310
1997 47 0 1 269 1 n/a n/a 0 318
1998 42 1 0 239 1 n/a n/a 0 283
1999 33 1 0 219 0 n/a n/a 0 253
2000 33 2 1 225 0 n/a n/a 0 261
2001 31 0 1 175 0 n/a n/a 0 207
2002 18 0 1 166 0 n/a n/a 0 185
2003 18 0 1 166 0 n/a n/a 0 185
2004 10 0 1 136 1 n/a n/a 0 148
2005 10 0 0 111 0 n/a n/a 0 121
2006 6 0 2 117 0 n/a n/a 0 125
2007 12 2 2 171 2 n/a n/a 0 189
2008 16 1 1 204 4 n/a n/a 0 226
2009 16 2 1 193 4 n/a n/a 0 216
2010 14 2 3 182 3 0 0 0 204
2011 14 4 2 168 2 0 0 0 190
2012 12 2 1 161 4 0 2 0 182
2013 18 1 0 134 5 0 1 0 159
2014 19 1 0 127 2 0 2 0 151
2015 18 1 0 159 5 0 1 0 184
2016 16 0 0 150 3 0 0 0 169
2017 14 2 0 131 1 0 0 0 148
2018 25 0 2 304 2 0 1 0 334
2019 29 2 2 297 1 0 0 0 331
2020 19 4 0 285 3 0 0 0 311
2021 8 1 1 241 3 0 0 0 254
2022 9 1 1 232 1 0 1 0 245
2023 12 1 0 238 1 0 1 0 253

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sierra Vista Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 439 21.7 20.2 n/a
1991 447 22.6 19.7 n/a
1992 339 19.8 17.1 n/a
1993 336 19.8 17.0 n/a
1994 312 19.7 15.8 n/a
1995 310 17.4 17.8 n/a
1996 310 17.4 17.8 n/a
1997 318 18.4 17.3 n/a
1998 283 18.4 15.4 n/a
1999 253 15.1 16.8 74.3
2000 261 17.5 14.9 79.7
2001 207 15.7 13.2 84.5
2002 185 13.3 13.9 79.5
2003 185 13.3 13.9 79.5
2004 148 11.1 13.3 78.4
2005 121 11.1 10.9 77.7
2006 125 10.1 12.4 68.8
2007 189 13.5 14.0 71.4
2008 226 14.6 15.5 78.8
2009 216 17.0 12.7 71.3
2010 204 19.7 10.3 76
2011 190 13.4 14.1 78.4
2012 182 15.1 12.0 86.3
2013 159 15.0 10.6 95
2014 151 12.0 12.5 98
2015 184 13.0 14.1 72.8
2016 169 10.0 16.9 100
2017 148 10.3 14.3 99.3
2018 334 17.2 19.3 100
2019 331 19.1 17.2 100
2020 311 21.0 14.7 100
2021 254 16.9 15.0 100
2022 245 12.9 18.9 100
2023 253 15.2 16.5 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sierra Vista Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 439 21.7 20.2 n/a
1991 447 22.6 19.7 n/a
1992 339 19.8 17.1 n/a
1993 336 19.8 17.0 n/a
1994 312 19.7 15.8 n/a
1995 310 17.4 17.8 n/a
1996 310 17.4 17.8 n/a
1997 318 18.4 17.3 n/a
1998 283 18.4 15.4 n/a
1999 253 15.1 16.8 74.3
2000 261 17.5 14.9 79.7
2001 207 15.7 13.2 84.5
2002 185 13.3 13.9 79.5
2003 185 13.3 13.9 79.5
2004 148 11.1 13.3 78.4
2005 121 11.1 10.9 77.7
2006 125 10.1 12.4 68.8
2007 189 13.5 14.0 71.4
2008 226 14.6 15.5 78.8
2009 216 17.0 12.7 71.3
2010 204 19.7 10.3 76
2011 190 13.4 14.1 78.4
2012 182 15.1 12.0 86.3
2013 159 15.0 10.6 95
2014 151 12.0 12.5 98
2015 184 13.0 14.1 72.8
2016 169 10.0 16.9 100
2017 148 10.3 14.3 99.3
2018 334 17.2 19.3 100
2019 331 19.1 17.2 100
2020 311 21.0 14.7 100
2021 254 16.9 15.0 100
2022 245 12.9 18.9 100
2023 253 15.2 16.5 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sierra Vista Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,509

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sierra Vista Elementary

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 190th of 396 Elementary schoolsRanks 226th of 435 Elementary schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
4th Grade Language Arts (Sierra Vista Elementary)3031.9
 1.9%
   4th Grade Language Arts (Las Vegas City)2930.1
 1.1%
   4th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3035.2
 5.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sierra Vista Elementary)2410.1
 13.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Las Vegas City)2510.1
 14.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)2724.5
 2.5%
5th Grade Language Arts (Sierra Vista Elementary)3533.8
 1.2%
   5th Grade Language Arts (Las Vegas City)3536.1
 1.1%
   5th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3335.7
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sierra Vista Elementary)2726.6
 0.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Las Vegas City)2726.6
 0.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)2430.7
 6.7%
6th Grade Language Arts (Sierra Vista Elementary)3338.2
 5.2%
   6th Grade Language Arts (Las Vegas City)3538.2
 3.2%
   6th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3132.9
 1.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Sierra Vista Elementary)1929.3
 10.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Las Vegas City)2129.3
 8.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1932.5
 13.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students331253
 23.6%
African American21
 50%
American Indian11
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic297238
 19.9%
Pacific Islander00
White2912
 58.6%
Two or More Races01
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%

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Students who attend Sierra Vista Elementary usually go on to attend Robertson High

Students at Sierra Vista Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 253 students attended Sierra Vista Elementary.


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