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Puesta Del Sol Elementary

Public Grades K-5

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Puesta Del Sol Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 569. The school is part of the Rio Rancho School District, which is ranked 30 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Puesta Del Sol Elementary has had a fluctuating performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 99 out of 421 schools in 2014-2015 (4-star rating) to 262 out of 345 schools in 2024-2025 (1-star rating). The school's performance has generally been in the lower half of Rio Rancho elementary schools, with a 2-star rating for most of the recent years. Compared to nearby schools like Ernest Stapleton Elementary, Maggie Cordova Elementary, and Joe Harris Elementary, Puesta Del Sol Elementary consistently underperforms in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels.

The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 70.3% to 100% in recent years, may be a significant factor contributing to its lower academic performance. Additionally, the fluctuating student-teacher ratio at Puesta Del Sol Elementary, ranging from 11.6 to 24.6 students per teacher, could impact the school's ability to provide personalized attention and support to its students. To address these challenges, the school could benefit from targeted interventions and support programs, as well as exploring best practices from the higher-performing nearby schools in the Rio Rancho and Albuquerque districts.

539

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,908

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 Southern Blvd SE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124

(505) 994-3305

District: Rio Rancho

Students who attend Puesta Del Sol Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eagle Ridge Middle
High:	Rio Rancho High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.9%

White:

19.7%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (27% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 47 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg45%

New Mexico avg35%

262^nd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 52 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Rio Rancho

30^th of 82Rio Rancho among New Mexico districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	262 of 345	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	243 of 413	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	294 of 435	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	247 of 420	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	231 of 396	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	206 of 383	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	217 of 374	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.9	207 of 410	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	66.9	99 of 421	76.5%	★★★★☆
2014	66.5	127 of 442	71.3%	★★★★☆
2013	64.3	123 of 412	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	64.4	130 of 398	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.8	192 of 402	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.5	171 of 419	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.3	173 of 411	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.2	164 of 405	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.8	155 of 398	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.6	73 of 390	81.3%	★★★★☆
2005	61.4	124 of 389	68.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	21.1	87 of 98	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	258 of 398	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	254 of 390	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	260 of 395	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	212 of 343	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	210 of 339	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	218 of 255	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	284 of 384	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	321 of 395	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	238 of 389	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	186 of 320	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	171 of 329	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	243 of 325	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	232 of 356	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	273 of 426	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	200 of 410	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	242 of 361	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	232 of 356	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	260 of 397	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	309 of 414	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	234 of 392	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	227 of 337	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	192 of 333	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	36 of 45	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	81 of 83	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	90 of 91	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	58.6	35 of 99	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	11 of 64	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	219 of 304	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	228 of 339	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	281 of 413	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	279 of 325	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	187 of 199	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	167 of 187	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2022)65th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2024)35th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2024)35th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)20th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)11th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Science29%~ state avg

Mathematics21%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, March 12, 2018

Horrible staff and principal Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

In the not quite a month that my child has been in 1st grade here I am extremely concerned in the lack of challenge of material they are teaching the students. My child first of all gets no homework which doesn't bother me so much as to what he tells me he is learning whereas even though I see his teacher everyday she still doesn't bother to tell me exactly what they are learning. According to my child what he is "learning" is what he knew prior to even starting kindergarten. It's a good thing I work with my child every day after school and on weekends for a couple of hours, I feel sorry for the parents of the children and the children themselves whose parents aren't able to do so because this school is definitely setting them up for failure. If we weren't going to move out of state shortly I would 100% be changing my child's school. The only reason I'm giving 2 stars is because I'm hoping things will pick up very soon...fingers crossed x. While most of the people I have encountered that work here are very nice, nice just doesn't give me hope that they are teaching my child new things. Close Quote

Schools Near Puesta Del Sol 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 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 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
Puesta Del Sol Elementary	Public	K-5	450 Southern Blvd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	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%)	24.7	262^nd of 345 public elementary schools	24.1%		34.9	243^rd of 413 public elementary schools	41.2%	19	29.1		33.7	33.0	30.9			32.5	15.8	17.5	29.1				21.0	$8,908
Joe Harris Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 10th Street SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	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%)	67.5	82^nd of 345 public elementary schools	76.2%		78.8	67^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.8%	15	52.2		49.0	64.7	54.4			56.1	26.5	36.4	42.2				34.8
Maggie Cordova Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Veranda Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	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%)	45.8	163^rd of 345 public elementary schools	52.8%		61.7	129^th of 413 public elementary schools	68.8%	34	31.6		38.1	53.1	45.3			44.7	27.7	18.5	39.3				29.7	$8,930
Coyote Willow Family School	Public	K-8	7125 Irving Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 253-0050	280	18	16.0	100.0%	149 (53.2%)	4 (1.4%)	105 (37.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	96.6	11^th of 345 public elementary schools	96.8%		97.3	14^th of 413 public elementary schools	96.6%	3	65.8	72.6	72.4	81.6	79.0	79.2	72.2	79.4	51.7	57.9	65.8	75.0	83.3	76.9	65.6	$6,075
Martin King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Nicklaus Dr SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	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%)	58.9	106^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.3%		72	88^th of 413 public elementary schools	78.7%	18	32.7		59.5	57.8	44.9			54.0	35.7	31.2	35.7				34.0	$7,579
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10220 Paseo Del Norte NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0272	402	34	11.8	99.5%	81 (20.1%)	12 (3.0%)	268 (66.7%)	6 (1.5%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	49.2	139^th of 345 public elementary schools	59.7%		54.7	151^st of 413 public elementary schools	63.4%	12	40.6		52.2	54.4	44.9			50.3	14.9	21.1	34.8				23.8	$8,847
Ventana Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Ventana Village Rd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 890-7375	573	40	14.5	100.0%	142 (24.8%)	4 (0.7%)	361 (63.0%)	15 (2.6%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.1%)	59.8	100^th of 345 public elementary schools	71.0%		78	70^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.1%	30	39.0		52.2	47.6	58.0			52.5	28.3	25.2	49.0				34.2	$6,942
Sunset View Elementary	Public	K-5	6121 Paradise Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-3254	407	25	16.2	100.0%	76 (18.7%)	11 (2.7%)	259 (63.6%)	8 (2.0%)	25 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.4%)	52.7	127^th of 345 public elementary schools	63.2%		65.6	114^th of 413 public elementary schools	72.4%	13	29.5		42.1	51.4	52.6			48.7	31.6	24.3	43.6				33.5	$6,835
Ernest Stapleton Elementary	Public	K-5	3100 Stapleton Ave NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	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%)	78.3	51^st of 345 public elementary schools	85.2%		83.6	55^th of 413 public elementary schools	86.7%	4	43.5		59.1	74.8	48.3			60.9	43.5	39.7	53.1				45.3	$8,890
Seven Bar Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Seven Bar Loop NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 899-2797	455	37	12.4	99.8%	96 (21.1%)	20 (4.4%)	278 (61.1%)	8 (1.8%)	36 (7.9%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	42.7	180^th of 345 public elementary schools	47.8%		39.5	219^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.0%	39	22.8		41.3	56.7	31.7			42.1	32.0	33.3	31.7				32.2	$9,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Puesta Del Sol Elementary

How many students attend Puesta Del Sol Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Puesta Del Sol Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Puesta Del Sol Elementary?

Students at Puesta Del Sol Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

What district is Puesta Del Sol Elementary in?

Rio Rancho

What schools do graduates of Puesta Del Sol Elementary attend?

Students who attend Puesta Del Sol Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eagle Ridge Middle
High : Rio Rancho High

Is Puesta Del Sol Elementary a good school?

Puesta Del Sol Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.1% of New Mexico elementary schools.

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