Summary:
The Explore Academy - Rio Rancho area is served by a single school, Explore Academy - Rio Rancho, which also operates as its own district, Explore Academy - Rio Rancho. The campus is located at 6090 Zenith Court in Rio Rancho and serves grades K–8, enrolling 430 students, with 33.02% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a student–teacher ratio of 13.8. It is reported under the elementary school type even though it spans the middle grades. Statewide, it ranks #67 of 346 schools — the 81st percentile, with 4 stars — placing it in the top fifth of New Mexico schools, and its standing has climbed three years running (69th to 74th to 81st percentile).
Academically, Explore Academy - Rio Rancho outpaces the state in every subject tested in 2025–26. English Language Arts proficiency is 61.05% against a state rate of 44.66%; mathematics is 32.28% against 27.85%; and science is the standout at 62.65% versus 33.62%, or nearly double the state figure. Both ELA and math also improved year over year (up 2.2 and 2.0 points) at roughly twice the pace of the state, widening the school's advantage in each subject.
Grade-level results show where the strengths and gaps sit. All six tested grades beat the state in ELA, with grades 3–5 averaging about 23 points above the state. Middle-school math is the clear soft spot: grades 6–8 average slightly below the state, and 8th-grade math, at 18.00%, is the lowest figure in the data set, below the state's 20.50%. That same 8th-grade class posted 72% in science, pointing to a content-specific gap rather than a cohort-wide issue. Schoolwide, ELA leads math by 28.8 points. In short: exceptional science and strong elementary reading, with middle-school math the clearest opportunity for growth.
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