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Martin King Junior Elementary

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Martin King Junior Elementary ranks 106 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Martin King Junior Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 577 students. 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.

Martin King Junior Elementary has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New Mexico, with a statewide ranking between 24 and 115 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally higher than the Rio Rancho and New Mexico averages, with 53.95% of all students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 54.06% in Rio Rancho and 44.19% statewide. In mathematics, 34.02% of all students were proficient or better, compared to 37.1% in Rio Rancho and 26.81% statewide. The school's performance on science assessments is also strong, with 32.65% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 36.81% in Rio Rancho and 29.3% statewide.

Martin King Junior Elementary has a diverse student population, and the school's performance across different subgroups is generally strong. Female and male students perform similarly, and Asian students at the school have performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5-16 among New Mexico elementary schools in the past three years. Hispanic and White students also perform above the state average, and the school's performance with Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students is noteworthy, with rankings in the top 35-50% of New Mexico elementary schools. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.5 to 18.3 over the past three years, which is lower than the district and state averages.

569

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,579

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Nicklaus Dr SE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124

(505) 892-2575

District: Rio Rancho

Students who attend Martin King Junior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle
High:	Rio Rancho High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.0%

White:

24.3%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2014 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (42% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Mexico median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg45%

New Mexico avg35%

106^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	58.9	106 of 345	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	88 of 413	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	115 of 435	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	54 of 420	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	68 of 396	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	24 of 383	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	83.8	37 of 374	90.1%	★★★★★
2016	82.6	51 of 410	87.6%	★★★★☆
2015	84.3	45 of 421	89.3%	★★★★☆
2014	74.4	83 of 442	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	82.3	50 of 412	87.9%	★★★★☆
2012	81.7	48 of 398	87.9%	★★★★☆
2011	85.3	45 of 402	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.0	54 of 419	87.1%	★★★★☆
2009	78.7	56 of 411	86.4%	★★★★☆
2008	86.7	36 of 405	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	89.7	27 of 398	93.2%	★★★★★
2006	89.3	24 of 390	93.8%	★★★★★
2005	90.1	25 of 389	93.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	51.4	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	30 of 56	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	70.6	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	16 of 24	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	91.3	3 of 40	92.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	45.0	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	103 of 398	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	104 of 390	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	57 of 395	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	76 of 343	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	32 of 339	90.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	120 of 255	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	117 of 384	69.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	145 of 395	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	73 of 389	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	50 of 320	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	14 of 329	95.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	86 of 325	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	85 of 356	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	150 of 426	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	37 of 410	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	64.2	95 of 361	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	45 of 356	87.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	64.7	115 of 397	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	118 of 414	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	56 of 392	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	52 of 337	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	12 of 333	96.4%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	46.6	31 of 50	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	35 of 45	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	44 of 83	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.2	16 of 91	82.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	52.4	79 of 165	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	35 of 132	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	40.4	31 of 47	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	107 of 304	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	91 of 339	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	116 of 413	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	33 of 325	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	67.3	51 of 199	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	22 of 187	88.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2024)74th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)71st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2024)55th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2023)52nd percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2018)40th percentile-54 vs school

Military Connected (2022)38th percentile-49 vs school

African American (2023)29th percentile-44 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)22nd percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+10 vs state

Mathematics34%+7 vs state

Science33%+3 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
Rio Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	4601 Pepe Ortiz Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	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%)	41.6	182^nd of 345 public elementary schools	47.2%		37.9	233^rd of 413 public elementary schools	43.6%	51	19.0		51.1	52.3	35.4			46.7	19.6	34.1	27.9				27.0	$9,461
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
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
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
Petroglyph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Marna Lynn Ave NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0923	498	39	12.7	99.8%	113 (22.7%)	17 (3.4%)	284 (57.0%)	7 (1.4%)	52 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	63.6	91^st of 345 public elementary schools	73.6%		78.3	69^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.3%	22	28.6		53.2	60.8	52.4			55.8	30.7	40.5	41.3				37.7	$8,986
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin King Junior Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Martin King Junior Elementary?

Students at Martin King Junior Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 24% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Martin King Junior Elementary a good school?

Martin King Junior Elementary ranks 106^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Martin King Junior Elementary in?

Rio Rancho

What schools do graduates of Martin King Junior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Martin King Junior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Middle
High : Rio Rancho High

How many students attend Martin King Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Martin King Junior Elementary.

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