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Rio Rancho Public Schools

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At a glance

29^thof 87 New Mexico districts▲ 1

Better than 66% of New Mexico districts

Elementary 11 Middle 4 High 5Grades PK, KG-12

500 Laser Road NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124·(505) 896-0667·All New Mexico district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 66.7% of districts

Schools

16,461

Students

5-star school

Top rankedRio Rancho Cyber Academy3^rd of 132 New Mexico high schools

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Biggest riser

Colinas Del Norte Elementary up 114 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Independence High School 8.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Rio Rancho Cyber Academy and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Rio Rancho Public Schools serves 19 schools — 11 elementary, four middle and four high schools — in a district ranked 29th of 87 in New Mexico at the 67th percentile with 3 stars. Its graduation rate is 89.4% versus the state's 80.6%, and district proficiency is 54.07% in ELA and 34.72% in math, above state figures of 43.34% and 25.54%. Enrollment ranges from 133 students at Rio Rancho Cyber Academy to 2,596 at Cleveland High School.

The clearest standout is Rio Rancho Cyber Academy, ranked 3rd of 132 high schools at the 98th percentile with 5 stars despite only 133 students and a reported 100% free/reduced lunch rate; its 11th grade ELA and science are both 80%. Among traditional high schools, Rio Rancho High (34th of 132, 74th percentile, 4 stars) and Cleveland High School (41st of 132, 69th percentile, 4 stars) lead, with Cleveland posting the highest graduation rate at 91.5%. Mountain View Middle is the strongest middle school at 25th of 191 with 4 stars, while Ernest Stapleton Elementary, Sandia Vista Elementary and Vista Grande Elementary top the elementary group, all 4 stars with ELA above 62%.

Math is the district's clearest weak spot, trailing ELA by double digits nearly everywhere: Rio Rancho High posts 56.93% in ELA versus 19.78% in math, Cleveland 55.45% versus 16.92%, and Stapleton 66.67% versus 48.51%. Independence High School is the opposite outlier — 156 students and a student/teacher ratio of 8.1, yet a 63.7% graduation rate with ELA and math under 20%. At the elementary level, Puesta Del Sol Elementary posts the lowest results at 37.41% ELA and 24.46% math (1 star), and Maggie Cordova Elementary School follows at 40.00% ELA and 28.52% math. Colinas Del Norte Elementary showed the biggest gain, rising from 275th of 345 at 1 star to 161st of 346 with 3 stars.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)		SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)		NM-ASR Science (2026)				NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)							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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd 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 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Rio Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	4601 Pepe Ortiz Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 892-0220	486	30	15.9	100.0%	109 (22.4%)	6 (1.2%)	305 (62.8%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	44.1	179^th of 346 public elementary schools	48.3%		41.6	182^nd of 345 public elementary schools	47.2%	3					35.9				50.6	49.4	41.0				47.2	21.5	29.2	37.2				29.3	$9,461
Puesta Del Sol Elementary	Public	K-5	450 Southern Blvd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 994-3305	539	29	18.3	99.8%	106 (19.7%)	4 (0.7%)	377 (69.9%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.6%)	26.3	261^st of 346 public elementary schools	24.6%		24.7	262^nd of 345 public elementary schools	24.1%	1					24.0				32.9	48.1	29.8				37.4	21.4	26.9	24.0				24.5	$8,908
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	2287 Lema Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 892-1100	805	37	21.5		221 (27.5%)	9 (1.1%)	469 (58.3%)	14 (1.7%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.8%)	70.2	46^th of 191 public middle schools	75.9%		68.6	48^th of 192 public middle schools	75.0%	2						53.6						48.7	62.8	57.4	56.3				33.2	41.7	37.6	37.5	$7,577
Martin King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Nicklaus Dr SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 892-2575	569	31	18.1	100.0%	138 (24.3%)	16 (2.8%)	347 (61.0%)	24 (4.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	62.9	92^nd of 346 public elementary schools	73.4%		58.9	106^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.3%	14					29.5				62.8	64.6	51.4				58.9	48.7	31.7	39.1				39.6	$7,579
Ernest Stapleton Elementary	Public	K-5	3100 Stapleton Ave NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-8473	798	42	18.9		250 (31.3%)	3 (0.4%)	449 (56.3%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.0%)	84.2	39^th of 346 public elementary schools	88.7%		78.3	51^st of 345 public elementary schools	85.2%	12					48.7				66.4	70.7	64.5				67.4	42.7	51.8	50.7				49.1	$8,890
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	4101 Montreal Loop NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 867-0711	931	42	22.3		218 (23.4%)	26 (2.8%)	563 (60.5%)	15 (1.6%)	57 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.4%)	81.8	25^th of 191 public middle schools	86.9%		84.1	25^th of 192 public middle schools	87.0%							61.1						56.5	63.9	62.1	60.9				52.8	49.2	35.4	45.4	$7,185
Colinas Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Night Sky Ave NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 896-3378	540	34	15.9	100.0%	130 (24.1%)	10 (1.9%)	358 (66.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	47.6	161^st of 346 public elementary schools	53.5%		22.9	275^th of 345 public elementary schools	20.3%	114					33.7				62.9	40.4	47.3				50.0	39.3	23.4	28.6				30.3	$8,935
Eagle Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	800 Fruta Rd	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 892-6630	732	52	14.1	100.0%	190 (26.0%)	8 (1.1%)	457 (62.4%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.1%)	58.7	66^th of 191 public middle schools	65.4%		67	51^st of 192 public middle schools	73.4%	15						53.9						48.7	57.9	46.7	51.0				31.6	35.1	24.6	30.5	$8,176
Rio Rancho High	Public	9-12	301 Loma Colorado Dr NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 896-5600	2,568	130	19.7		696 (27.1%)	46 (1.8%)	1,538 (59.9%)	39 (1.5%)	68 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	179 (7.0%)	71.8	34^th of 132 public high schools	74.2%		75.8	28^th of 131 public high schools	78.6%	6	57.3		19.6				60.2																$7,582
Independence High School	Public	9-12	421 Quantum Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 338-4658	156	19	8.1	100.0%	21 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)								(n/a)	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%			37.8																$10,601
Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	7001 Chayote Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 771-2366	786	34	22.9		186 (23.7%)	13 (1.7%)	444 (56.5%)	13 (1.7%)	45 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (10.6%)	79	47^th of 346 public elementary schools	86.4%		65.2	87^th of 345 public elementary schools	74.8%	40					50.6				67.2	62.8	60.5				63.2	47.5	37.2	49.7				45.0	$8,253
Rio Rancho Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Loma Colorado Dr NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-5335	1,024	58	17.5	99.8%	230 (22.5%)	20 (2.0%)	632 (61.7%)	9 (0.9%)	52 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (7.8%)	62	63^rd of 191 public middle schools	67.0%		73.7	41^st of 192 public middle schools	78.6%	22						53.3						41.4	47.0	52.3	47.1				48.3	33.1	31.8	37.7	$8,149
Maggie Cordova Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Veranda Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 994-0229	608	41	14.6	100.0%	136 (22.4%)	9 (1.5%)	415 (68.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.8%)	34.7	219^th of 346 public elementary schools	36.7%		45.8	163^rd of 345 public elementary schools	52.8%	56					26.2				42.9	46.8	29.8				40.6	30.5	28.4	27.4				28.9	$8,930
Shining Stars Preschool	Public	PK	2100 Lionel Street NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 892-7735	590	39	15.1	99.8%	162 (27.5%)	7 (1.2%)	365 (61.9%)	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)								(n/a)
Rio Rancho Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1330 Jackie Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 892-7222	133	14	9.4	100.0%	61 (45.9%)	2 (1.5%)	61 (45.9%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	98.2	3^rd of 132 public high schools	97.7%					(n/a)	80.0					75.0	80.0	77.4				66.7	≥ 80%	81.3	78.1					61.5	50.0	51.2	$8,965
Cleveland High School	Public	9-12	4800 Cleveland Heights Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 938-0300	2,596	136	19.1		638 (24.6%)	54 (2.1%)	1,541 (59.4%)	19 (0.7%)	148 (5.7%)	4 (0.2%)	192 (7.4%)	62.8	41^st of 132 public high schools	68.9%		69.2	34^th of 131 public high schools	74.0%	7	55.6		16.4				49.5																$7,561
Cielo Azul Elementary	Public	K-5	3804 Shiloh Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 338-2320	640	38	16.7	100.0%	152 (23.8%)	21 (3.3%)	368 (57.5%)	14 (2.2%)	22 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.7%)	43.3	181^st of 346 public elementary schools	47.7%		39	192^nd of 345 public elementary schools	44.3%	11					37.0				50.5	43.3	46.7				46.6	32.3	20.0	35.9				28.5	$8,635
Sandia Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Franklin Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 338-2526	713	35	20.2		185 (25.9%)	17 (2.4%)	401 (56.2%)	18 (2.5%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.4%)	78.7	49^th of 346 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.4	52^nd of 345 public elementary schools	84.9%	3					46.4				66.1	70.1	52.7				63.3	38.5	41.7	60.0				46.5	$9,047
Joe Harris Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 10th Street SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 896-0706	574	32	17.9		131 (22.8%)	7 (1.2%)	371 (64.6%)	10 (1.7%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	67.6	78^th of 346 public elementary schools	77.5%		67.5	82^nd of 345 public elementary schools	76.2%	4					39.4				61.6	68.3	49.0				59.6	39.0	38.5	39.4				39.0
Enchanted Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5400 Obregon Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 891-8526	673	42	16.0		207 (30.8%)	6 (0.9%)	384 (57.1%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.6%)	74.1	59^th of 346 public elementary schools	82.9%		75.2	55^th of 345 public elementary schools	84.1%	4					48.7				61.3	61.4	53.0				58.6	36.1	47.4	47.0				43.4	$7,891
Riotech	Public	10-12	7001 Zenith Ct NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(505) 962-4358	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	53.1	51^st of 132 public high schools	61.4%					(n/a)	47.8		15.2				43.5

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
The Ask Academy	0.68 mi	1	6^th
Albuquerque Public Schools	2.29 mi	177	55^th
Explore Academy - Rio Rancho	2.67 mi	1	28^th
North Valley Academy	5.2 mi	1	65^th
Cottonwood Classical Prep	6.14 mi	1	3^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.