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Sierra Vista Elementary

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Sierra Vista Elementary is a public middle school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 233 students. The school is part of the Las Vegas City school district.

Sierra Vista Elementary's overall performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics is slightly below the state average, but generally on par with or better than the Las Vegas City school district average. In ELA, the school's proficiency rates range from 38.27% to 42.7% across grades, compared to the state average of 41.83% to 47.55%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 11.24% to 23.61% across grades, compared to the state average of 27.27% to 33.03%. Sierra Vista Elementary's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate is 20%, which is lower than the state average of 29.3%. Compared to nearby schools, Sierra Vista Elementary generally performs better than Memorial Middle School, but lags behind Union Elementary and West Las Vegas Middle School.

Sierra Vista Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 51.93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is higher than the 37.99% free/reduced-price lunch rate at Memorial Middle School, but lower than the 100% rate at Union Elementary and West Las Vegas Middle School. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students perform exceptionally well, ranking 15th out of 108 New Mexico middle schools for this subgroup.

251

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,509

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

475 Legion Dr
Las Vegas, NM 87701

(505) 454-5740

District: Las Vegas City

Students who attend Sierra Vista Elementary usually attend:

High:

Robertson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.0%

White:

4.4%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (28% vs 35% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg27%

New Mexico avg35%

257^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	257 of 345	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	226 of 435	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	225 of 420	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	190 of 396	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.7	247 of 383	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.3	294 of 374	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.7	255 of 410	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.2	388 of 421	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	44.0	246 of 442	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	17.0	372 of 412	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	351 of 398	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	338 of 402	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.0	330 of 419	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	312 of 411	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.7	322 of 405	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.1	308 of 398	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.0	283 of 390	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.3	280 of 389	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	62.6	73 of 191	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	106 of 203	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.2	14 of 98	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	39.0	236 of 390	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	200 of 395	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	209 of 343	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.1	302 of 339	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	207 of 255	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	227 of 395	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	188 of 389	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	187 of 320	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	204 of 329	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	235 of 325	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.3	195 of 426	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	167 of 410	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	120 of 361	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	199 of 356	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	45.8	212 of 414	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	222 of 392	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	156 of 337	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	146 of 333	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	243 of 304	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	258 of 413	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.3	73 of 325	77.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2023)62nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2023)49th percentile~ school

Female (2023)39th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)68th percentile+18 vs school

White (2024)63rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2024)60th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2024)46th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)38th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-4 vs state

Science20%-9 vs state

Mathematics19%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Sierra Vista Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)		NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)						NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	4-6	475 Legion Dr	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	Las Vegas City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 454-5740	251	17	14.4	100.0%	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	231 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								(n/a)	20.0		42.7	38.3	40.3			40.5	11.2	22.2	23.6		18.6	$10,509
Memorial Middle	Public	7-8	1236 5th Street	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	Las Vegas City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 454-5710	167	15	11.4	100.0%	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	19.5	161^st of 192 public middle schools	16.1%		25.8	113^th of 165 public middle schools	31.5%	48		21.3				37.1	26.8	31.6				18.6	9.9	$11,702
West Las Vegas Middle School	Public	6-8	1024 South Pacific	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	West Las Vegas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 426-2541	345	21	16.8	100.0%	14 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	321 (93.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23.3	148^th of 192 public middle schools	22.9%		14.3	148^th of 165 public middle schools	10.3%			17.7			37.1	38.6	41.8	38.8			21.0	10.5	12.9	$22,581
Union Elementary	Public	5	421 Union St	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	West Las Vegas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 426-2701	90	6	13.9	100.0%	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (93.3%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	19.1			31.0				31.0		17.9			17.9	$11,917

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Vista Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Vista Elementary?

Students at Sierra Vista Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Sierra Vista Elementary in?

Las Vegas City

How many students attend Sierra Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Sierra Vista Elementary.

What high school do graduates of Sierra Vista Elementary attend?

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

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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